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Diego Armando Maradona, born 30 October 1960, is an Argentine football coach as well as a manager and former player. Many experts, football critics, former players and football fans consider Maradona to be the greatest football player of all time. He joined FIFA player of the 20th century with Pele.

He attempted to work as a coach alongside former Argentines Juniors midfield team mate Carlos Fren. The pair led Mandiyu of Corrientes (1994) and Racing Club (1995), but with little success. In May 2011 he became manager of Dubai club Al West FC in the FC in the United Arab Emirates. Maradona was sacked in 10 July 2012.

After the resignation of Argentina national football team coach Alfio Basile in 2008; Diego on 29 October 2008, AFA chairman Julio Grondona confirmed that Maradona world be the next coach of the national side from December 2008. On 19 November 2008, Diego Maradona managed Argentina for the first time when Argentina played against Scotland at Hampden Park in Glasgow which Argentina won 1-0.

After winning his first three matches in charge of he national team, he oversaw a 6-1 defeat to Bolivia, equaling the team’s worst ever margin of defeat. With two matches remaining in the qualification tournament for the 2010 World Cup, Argentina was in fifth place and faced the possibility of failing to qualify, but victory in the last two matches secured qualification for the finals.

At the World Cup in June 2010 Argentina started by winning 1-0 against Nigeria, and then defeated South Korea by  4-1, with a hatrick from Gonzalo Higuain. In the final match of the group stage Argentina won 2-0 against Greece  to win their group and advance to a second round meeting with Mexico. After defeating Mexico 3-1, Argentina was in turn routed by Germany, 4-0 in the quarter finals to go out of the competition. Argentina was ranked 5th in the tournament. On 15 July 2010,the Argentina Football Association said that he would be offered a new 4 years deal that would keep him in charge through to the summer of 2014 when Brazil stages the World Cup. However on 27 July the AFA announced that its board had unanimously decided not to renew his contract.

Person	Action/Achievement	Place/Country	Time
Maradona	Born	(a) ------	(b) ------
Maradona	became (c) ------	Al west/FC in the United Arab Emirates	(d) ------
The World Cup	was held	(e) ------	2014

Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10

Answer:

4.      (a) Argentina, (b) 1960, (c) manager, (d) 2011, (e) Brazil.

5.      Football coach, manager and former player Diego Armando Maradona was born in Argentina. After the resignation of Agrentina national football team coach, Maradona was confirmed as the next coach. After wining his first three matches in charge of national team, he oversaw a 6-1 defeat to Bolivia. At the world cup in June 2010, Argentina started by wining 1-0 against Nigeria and then defeated South Korea by 4-1. He was kept in charge through to 2014 when Brazil stages world cup.

বাংলা অনুবাদ:

ডিয়েগো আর্মান্দো মারাদোনা ১৯৬০ সালের ৩০ অক্টোবর জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। তিনি একজন আর্জেন্টাইন ফুটবল কোচ, ম্যানেজার ও সাবেক খেলোয়াড় ছিলেন। অনেক বিশেষজ্ঞ, সমালোচক এবং ফুটবল ভক্তরা তাকে সর্বকালের অন্যতম সেরা ফুটবলার হিসেবে মনে করেন। তিনি পেলের সঙ্গে "ফিফা ২০তম শতাব্দীর সেরা খেলোয়াড়" পুরস্কার ভাগ করেন।

তিনি সাবেক আর্জেন্টিনোস জুনিয়র্স মিডফিল্ডার কার্লোস ফ্রেনের সঙ্গে কোচ হিসেবে কাজ করার চেষ্টা করেন। দুজনে ১৯৯৪ সালে ম্যান্ডিয়ু এবং ১৯৯৫ সালে রেসিং ক্লাবের দায়িত্ব নিলেও তেমন সাফল্য পাননি। মে ২০১১ সালে তিনি সংযুক্ত আরব আমিরাতের আল ওয়াসল এফসি ক্লাবের ম্যানেজার হন, তবে ১০ জুলাই ২০১২ সালে তাকে বরখাস্ত করা হয়।

২০০৮ সালে আর্জেন্টিনা জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের কোচ আলফিও বাসিলের পদত্যাগের পর, ২৯ অক্টোবর এএফএ সভাপতি জুলিও গ্রন্ডোনা ঘোষণা করেন যে ডিসেম্বর ২০০৮ থেকে মারাদোনা দলের কোচ হবেন। ১৯ নভেম্বর ২০০৮, তিনি প্রথমবার আর্জেন্টিনাকে পরিচালনা করেন, যেখানে স্কটল্যান্ডের বিপক্ষে ১-০ ব্যবধানে জয় পায়।

প্রথম তিনটি ম্যাচ জয়ের পর, তার দল বলিভিয়ার কাছে ৬-১ ব্যবধানে হেরে যায়, যা আর্জেন্টিনার ইতিহাসে অন্যতম বড় পরাজয়। ২০১০ বিশ্বকাপে আর্জেন্টিনার গ্রুপ পর্বে নাইজেরিয়াকে ১-০, দক্ষিণ কোরিয়াকে ৪-১ এবং গ্রিসকে ২-০ গোলে হারিয়ে শেষ ষোলোতে উন্নীত হয়। মেক্সিকোকে ৩-১ গোলে হারানোর পর জার্মানির কাছে ৪-০ গোলে পরাজিত হয়ে কোয়ার্টার ফাইনালে বিদায় নেয়।

২০১০ সালের ১৫ জুলাই এএফএ ঘোষণা দেয় যে ২০১৪ বিশ্বকাপ পর্যন্ত তাকে চার বছরের জন্য নতুন চুক্তি দেওয়া হবে, তবে ২৭ জুলাই সিদ্ধান্ত বদল করে তার চুক্তি নবায়ন না করার ঘোষণা দেয়।

Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text:

(a) __________ was born on 30 October 1960 and was an Argentine (b) __________ as well as a former player. He was considered one of the greatest footballers of all time and shared the (c) __________ title with Pele. In 2008, after the resignation of (d) __________, Maradona was confirmed as Argentina's national team coach. His first match in charge was against (e) __________, which Argentina won (f) __________. Argentina reached the (g) __________ of the 2010 World Cup but was defeated (h) __________ by Germany. On (i) __________, AFA decided not to renew his contract.

Answers:

(a) Diego Maradona

(b) football coach

(c) FIFA Player of the 20th Century

(d) Alfio Basile

(e) Scotland

(f) 1-0

(g) quarter-finals

(h) 4-0

(i) 27 July 2010

Summary

Diego Maradona, born on 30 October 1960, was an Argentine footballer, coach, and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He shared the FIFA Player of the 20th Century title with Pele. After retiring as a player, he pursued coaching but had limited success with clubs like Mandiyu and Racing Club. In 2008, he was appointed head coach of the Argentina national team. Under his leadership, Argentina struggled in World Cup qualifiers but managed to secure a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the tournament, Argentina won all their group-stage matches, defeating Nigeria (1-0), South Korea (4-1), and Greece (2-0). They advanced to the knockout stage, beating Mexico (3-1) before suffering a crushing 4-0 defeat to Germany in the quarter-finals. Despite initially being offered a contract extension, the Argentina Football Association decided not to renew his contract on 27 July 2010. Maradona later managed Dubai club Al Wasl in the UAE but was sacked in 2012.

Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)

Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)

Complete the flowchart with the major events related to Maradona's coaching career:

1. 2008: Argentina's coach Alfio Basile resigned →

2. 29 October 2008: Maradona was confirmed as the new coach →

3. 19 November 2008: Managed Argentina for the first time vs. Scotland (1-0 win) →

4. 2010 World Cup: Argentina reached the quarter-finals but lost 4-0 to Germany →

5. 15 July 2010: AFA offered him a 4-year contract →

6. 27 July 2010: AFA decided not to renew his contract