May 11, 2026

Maradona Makes Shocking Return to Football

By Farouk Mohammed

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has ended a five-year absence from football to return as coach of Al-Fujairah FC, the United Arab Emirates club announced on Sunday.


 

“I want to tell you that I am the new coach of Al-Fujairah SC, in the second division of the United Arab Emirates,” Diego Maradona posted on his Facebook page.

Maradona helped Argentina win the World Cup as a player in 1986 and managed his country between 2008-10.

The club posted a picture of the former Boca Juniors, Napoli and Barcelona striker holding their red and white shirt with his name and No. 10 on the back.

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