Maradona's questionable exit

Don't be fooled by the formal announcement from Buenos Aires that Maradona's contract will not be renewed.

There is nothing that Diego likes more than to be placed in a situation where he can rally his believers round a claim of martyrdom by sinister powers. He did so when he was busted for drugs back in the early 1990's, he did it again when he tested positive in the US World Cup. He is likely to seize this moment as part of the latest round of an enduring struggle between himself and the...