An apology to those of you who have not been following the Spanglish lesson plan, but this interview with Maradona was too priceless to pass up. Consider it a pop quiz. And at the least, you can enjoy the sight of a very, very unhappy man.

For those of you conspiracy theorists, it is a bit odd that Messi was too injured to play against Russia, healthy enough to score two goals in Spain two weeks later, but now may be too injured to played against Brazil. What a rare set of circumstances! I just hope he gets better soon.

What is more odd is seeing Maradona sober. The nervous gestures, the darting eyes- it appears the albiceleste hotseat may soon be a recipe for relapse. He failed to walk the fine line between saying “Messi is good please Barcelona let him play” and “My team is good I believe in your guys.”

It appears that behind-closed-doors shannigans may deprive fans of seeing Messi play in the biggest classico of them all. But at least we got to see Maradona’s potential last words.

Note: this interview took place on the eve of the Argentina friendly vs. Russia

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