Maradona receives warm welcome from fans
Argentine football legend visits Al Wasl Stadium and looks at club's new facilities
- By Gautam Bhattacharyya, Sports Editor
- Published: 00:04 May 15, 2011
- Image Credit: Zarina Fernandes/Gulf News
- Football legend Diego Maradona of Argentina arrives at the Al Wasl Sports Club in Dubai on Saturday.
Dubai: A hearty roar went up from the motley crowd as exactly at 7.30pm, a special guest walked into the Al Wasl Stadium yesterday evening.
Diego Maradona, clad in a casual blue tee-shirt, bermudas and a baseball cap, walked in for an interaction with members of the Al Wasl team, who were training for their upcoming UFL game. The club authorities had, earlier last week, announced the possibility of him visiting the club to take a look at their some of their new facilities — and expectations have been growing ever since among his fans here.
After making a brief appearance early in the afternoon, the Argentine legend came back in the evening. heavily escorted in a Mercedes four-wheel drive. While the smattering of fans would not have been more than 150, there was no dearth of enthusiasm and colour among them.
While quite a few were carrying the famous blue-and-white flag, one of them wore a bushy wig so typical with the football crowd all over the world.
A middle-aged gentleman in a kandoura was shouting "Diego... amigo." His shouts caught Maradona's attention, and he turned around blowing kisses in his inimitable style. After spending 20-odd minutes on the ground shaking hands with the players, officials and posing for photographers, Maradona was finally whisked out by the security personnel.
According to informed sources in the club, the legend would be staying in Dubai for quite a few days and could be "visiting the club again".
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