Nobby Out To Get Maradona The Sack?

Last updated : 09 October 2009 By Footy Mad - Editor

The former Toon favourite is calling time on his international career after this week, but he hopes to go out with a bang as Peru look to finish Diego's dreams of World Cup qualification.

Nobby Solano: "Peru cannot qualify, but we will be playing for pride against Diego Maradona's Argentina."

Diego Maradona: "I'm not giving up nor am I going. I never said I could resign.

"I'm asking the press for a bit of respect.

"I only said that after the qualifiers I had to meet with Julio Grondona to talk about what happened during the whole of this year.

"It was you who said about resigning.

"I had to organise a meeting with the players to tell them that this wasn't true because a journalist told (Martin) Demichelis and he asked me afterwards.

"The day I have to leave I will say.

"I could at this moment have been smoking a cigar rather than talking to you. I did it because I respect your work and because it's my work."