体坛英语资讯：Maradona says he turned down offer to coach Venezuela
<p><span word="BUENOS">BUENOS</span> <span word="AIRES">AIRES</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 24-- <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="Maradona">Maradona</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="Maradona">Maradona</span>, <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Argentinian">Argentinian</span> <span word="Superliga">Superliga</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="Gimnasia">Gimnasia</span>, <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Caracas">Caracas</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="Dudamel">Dudamel</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> [<span word="job">job</span>] <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Gimnasia">Gimnasia</span>," <span word="Maradona">Maradona</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="Superliga">Superliga</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Velez">Velez</span> <span word="Sarsfield">Sarsfield</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lads">lads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Vinotinto">Vinotinto</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="January">January</span> 3, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Dudamel">Dudamel</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="Serie">Serie</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="Atletico">Atletico</span> <span word="Mineiro">Mineiro</span>.</p><p><span word="Maradona">Maradona</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="handedly">handedly</span> <span word="guided">guided</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1986 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Gimnasia">Gimnasia</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="May">May</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 59-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="relegation">relegation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Argentinian">Argentinian</span> <span word="football">football</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="tier">tier</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>, <span word="Napoli">Napoli</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boca">Boca</span> <span word="Juniors">Juniors</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="admiration">admiration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Argentinian">Argentinian</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="Armando">Armando</span> <span word="Maradona">Maradona</span>," <span word="Maduro">Maduro</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>. "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="reflections">reflections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="themes">themes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>. <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>! <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="unconditional">unconditional</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>."</p>
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