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Maradona eyeing plum post
BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona said today he was considering a proposal by an opposition faction within Italy’s Napoli to make him president of the club, which is in dire economic and sport straits.
In a television interview, Maradona, who announced his retirement as a player two months ago, said that in the coming days he was sending a representative, Guillermo Coppola, to Italy to analyse the offer.
But he made it clear he wanted wide powers to try to bail out Napoli, now at the bottom in the Italian league standings.
Pedroso, Quirot voted best by media
HAVANA: Latin America’s sports reporters have named two Cubans the continent’s Best Athletes of 1997, the Prensa Latina News Agency said. Best Woman Athlete was 800 metres world champion Ana Fidelia Quirot, while world champion long-jumper Ivan Pedroso was voted Best Male Athlete. The second places went to Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo and Costa Rican swimmer Claudia Poll. The award for Best Team of 1997 went to Brazil’s national football team.
