By Ben Collins Last updated: 20th November 2008
Maradona: Faced old foe
Diego Maradona mocked old foe Terry Butcher after Argentina beat Scotland 1-0 in his first match in charge.
Maradona watched Maxi Rodriguez score the only goal at Hampden Park before being asked about former England captain Butcher, who was on the opposing side when Maradona scored his infamous 'Hand of God' goal in the 1986 World Cup.
Now Scotland's assistant manager, Butcher insisted in the build-up to the friendly that he would not shake Maradona's hand.
Butcher was nowhere to be seen at the final whistle and asked if he had shaken his hand, Maradona retorted: "Who is he? Who is Butcher?
"I greeted the Scotland manager after the game. Who is Butcher?"
Then bursting into a wide smile, Maradona said: "Since the bad news I've had about my daughter, it's the first time I've managed to laugh."
Maradona's youngest daughter Giannina had suffered a pregnancy scare which led to her fiance, Sergio Aguero, quitting the Argentina camp to return to Spain.
"I've been thinking of my daughter and her baby and the lads made things easy for me during a difficult time," added the new Argentina coach.
"She was happy for me to be here leading the Argentina side. The players wore the shirt with pride and made me proud.
"It was a great experience and I was relaxed throughout.
"It was a clear victory for us. We were brilliant for the first 25 minutes and scored a goal but we couldn't convert our half chances.
"We gave the ball away too easily but even then Scotland couldn't capitalise so we deserved our victory."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Wigan |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Man City |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Burnley |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs West Ham |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Birmingham vs Portsmouth |
| 19:45 | Burnley vs Man Utd |
| 19:45 | Fulham vs Blackburn |
| 19:45 | Hull vs Tottenham |
| 19:45 | Sunderland vs Chelsea |
| 19:45 | Wigan vs Wolverhampton |
| Wednesday 19th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Liverpool vs Stoke |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | Burnley vs Everton |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Blackburn 0 - 0 West Brom | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Man City 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Sunderland 2 - 3 Chelsea | |
| Fulham 0 - 2 Everton | |
| Arsenal 4 - 1 Stoke | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Liverpool 3 - 1 Tottenham | |
| Monday 18th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 3 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Sunday 17th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 Blackburn | |
| West Brom 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 16th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 1 Fulham | |
| Bolton 1 - 1 Hull | |
| Stoke 2 - 0 Wigan | |
| Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Tottenham 2 - 1 Man City | |
| Everton 3 - 1 West Ham | |
| Man Utd 0 - 0 Arsenal | |
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