Maradona arrives in Kolkata

Dec 06, 2008 10:23

Diego Maradona's arrival to a red carpet welcome  in Kolkata has forced attention away from cricket for a bit. Indian skipper Bhaichung Bhutia has been quoted as saying "We can't just expect his (Maradona) being here will change things. We need to have a long-term plan in place for the coaching centre and develop it accordingly. We need to do the follow up.”

Rahul Bali writes on goal.com and follows it up with a critical look: Is It Beneficial? while NDTV has this report on its website.

Champion of the poor to be richer by $ 1.6m reports The Statesman. and this despite the State Chief Minister shooing down a plea for Rs 5 crore

Here is Maradona's programme

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