AFA spokesman Cherquis Bialo says Maradona's meeting with Julio Grondona was friendly. But Bialo would say nothing more Monday about whether Maradona will keep coaching Argentina.
Grondona meets Tuesday with AFA's executive committee of club presidents to discuss his meeting with Maradona and what to do next.
Maradona said before the meeting that he'll keep coaching as long as he can keep his entire staff and add some others as well. He said the players support him, so he wants to stay on.
''If they touch the kit man, if they touch the massage therapist, I'm out,'' Maradona said during a Monday morning interview with America TV.
After an impressive start, Argentina was knocked out of the World Cup quarterfinals by Germany in a 4-0 rout.
AFA spokesman Ernesto Cherquis said Grondona's own conditions included detailed contractual obligations involving people and job responsibilities but didn't specify further. He said the future of Maradona as coach of Argentina will depend on Grondona's report and the ''spirit'' of the executive committee, which is made up of presidents of Argentina's leading clubs.
If the sides come to terms, Maradona could renew his contract through the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Either way, one decision needs to be made quickly - Argentina is set to announce Tuesday its roster for an Aug. 11 exhibition against Ireland.
Maradona, who captained Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, spoke briefly with America TV upon arrival from Caracas, where he visited Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Asked if he had analyzed the video of Argentina's defeat to Germany, Maradona responded: ''I haven't seen it and I won't see it.''
Argentina President Cristina Fernandez has publicly supported Maradona, and a legislator has proposed building a monument to honor him. But many Argentines want him out, blaming his lack of coaching experience for failing to make the most of a team that included many of the world's best players, including Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
Article culled from: www.foxsport.com
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