Al Wasl club, Maradona patch up

Dubai’s Al Wasl football club has patched up with the head coach Diego Maradona and the football star will stay with the club till the end of his contract. The club said in a statement sent to Emirates 24l7 that Al Wasl Management held a meeting with Maradona and discussed a number of issues including the recent outburst by the head coach. “Following a three hour meeting with Al Wasl Management held last night, Diego Maradona has discussed a number of issues with the club management and a strategic plan for next season has been identified. The Al Wasl Coach has acknowledged that his recent outbursts were not in the best interests of the team and that he understands the club’s disappointment. But as a reassuring measure, he has reaffirmed that he will not be leaving Al Wasl under any circumstances and that he will respect his contract that runs until the end of next season,” the club said in a statement. Following the success of the meeting, it was decided that further discussions will be held to study the needs of the team, along with future signings within the allocated budget, the club said. On another note, Al Wasl are waiting to hear back from the Pro-League Disciplinary Committee after appealing the two home-match ban penalty that has been given to Al Wasl; requesting for the penalty to be lifted.