<p>Argentina's greatest footballer Diego Maradona Sunday slammed the statements of the president of Argentine Football Association (AFA) Julio Grondona, who had said that Maradona was a bad luck to the national team.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Maradona said Grondona was a "poor stupid" for saying that the national team had scored a goal against Iran just after Maradona left the stadium, reports Xinhua.<br /><br />"I left before the end of the first half. Somebody (referring to Grondona) said the goal had been possible because I had left the stadium. Poor stupid. The goal was a merit to 'Leo' Messi and not a result of my absence," said Maradona.<br /><br />Maradona, 53, Saturday attended Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, where Argentina defeated Iran 1-0 with a goal scored by Messi in the 91st minute.<br /><br />According to press reports, Grondona said the goal was possible just after Maradona had left the stadium.<br /><br />"After 'Bad Luck' left, we won," said Grondona.<br /><br />In his local TV show "De Zurda", Maradona answered: "I want to tell Grondona that what I have, I earned it with my work, and what he wears FIFA bought it."<br /><br />Grondona has led AFA since 1979.<br /><br />Maradona was the coach of Argentina in South Africa 2010, where the team were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Germany with a 4-0 score.<br /><br />When he left the team, he made harsh criticism against Grondona. <br /></p>
<p>Argentina's greatest footballer Diego Maradona Sunday slammed the statements of the president of Argentine Football Association (AFA) Julio Grondona, who had said that Maradona was a bad luck to the national team.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Maradona said Grondona was a "poor stupid" for saying that the national team had scored a goal against Iran just after Maradona left the stadium, reports Xinhua.<br /><br />"I left before the end of the first half. Somebody (referring to Grondona) said the goal had been possible because I had left the stadium. Poor stupid. The goal was a merit to 'Leo' Messi and not a result of my absence," said Maradona.<br /><br />Maradona, 53, Saturday attended Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, where Argentina defeated Iran 1-0 with a goal scored by Messi in the 91st minute.<br /><br />According to press reports, Grondona said the goal was possible just after Maradona had left the stadium.<br /><br />"After 'Bad Luck' left, we won," said Grondona.<br /><br />In his local TV show "De Zurda", Maradona answered: "I want to tell Grondona that what I have, I earned it with my work, and what he wears FIFA bought it."<br /><br />Grondona has led AFA since 1979.<br /><br />Maradona was the coach of Argentina in South Africa 2010, where the team were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Germany with a 4-0 score.<br /><br />When he left the team, he made harsh criticism against Grondona. <br /></p>