IT TAKES little to fuel speculation surrounding Diego Maradona, but one nod from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was enough for a newspaper to report he is in line to coach Iran.
By The Newsroom
Published 6th Dec 2010, 14:10 BST
Updated 6th Dec 2010, 23:17 BST
"President Ahmadinejad: Maradona might be head coach of the national team," read the front page headline in Iranian daily Ebtekar. "When asked about reports of Maradona becoming Iran's new head coach, he (President Ahmadinejad] nodded his head," the newspaper reported.