Maradona banned from football
Published: 16 November, 2009, 17:17
Edited: 16 November, 2009, 21:21
Diego Maradona (AFP Photo / Javier Soriano)
A fine of $24,000 and a two-month ban from football is the price Argentina coach Diego Maradona will have to pay for his expletive-filled rants aimed at journalists after his team qualified for the World Cup.
FIFA's disciplinary committee heard Maradona give evidence during a three-hour hearing on Sunday, before excluding him from football until January 15.
This means the 49-year-old will miss Argentina's friendly against the Czech Republic.
FIFA had the authority to ban him from World Cup matches next summer altogether, but the football legend apparently came to his senses and showed sincere remorse for his actions.
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