Diego Maradona (AP Photo)

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Diego Maradona of Argentina celebrates with the cup at the end of the World Cup soccer final in the Atzeca Stadium, in Mexico City, Mexico.

A star who was addicted to drugs, sentenced to jail for shooting at reporters and punched the ball into the net in a World Cup quarterfinal doesn't seem like the ideal candidate to coach a national football team.

But this is Diego Maradona, one of football's all-time greats who can do no wrong in the eyes of Argentina's fans.