Diego Maradona called for an audit into the Argentine FA after meeting with FIFA's normalization committee, according to David Manuca of GOAL. He was "left furious after a meeting with FIFA's normalization committee" in place for the AFA, with Maradona claiming talks "went backwards." Maradona arrived at the AFA HQ Wednesday to meet with Primo Corvaro and Montserrat Gimenez -- who are in charge of the committee -- to talk about "the recent controversies surrounding Argentine football." Doubts "were lingering over the nation's participation" at the upcoming Olympics. The team "announced a finalized 18-man squad" later on Wednesday. But after meeting with Corvaro and Gimenez, Maradona left AFA HQ Wednesday "less than impressed." He said, "The meeting went backwards. I do not agree with a lot of things they want to do. They want to make a fresh start and I don't want that yet, I want an audit of the ex-[AFA] president [Julio Grondona], and then we start new. We continue to be in the same mafia as under Grondona. There are even paintings of Grondona there. I am going to speak with [FIFA president] Gianni Infantino and if this is what he proposes to me, I will not accept it." Maradona had hoped to be part of the coaching staff for the Rio Olympics, but he was "denied the possibility." He said, "I am angry. It hurts me in my soul." Of the proposed Superliga, Maradona said, "Don't talk to me about the championship or Super League. Leave me a clean AFA. I don't agree with presidents that want it all for them. The big teams are in great shape, but what about the others? They want a Super League of 30 teams. I am very annoyed" (GOAL, 7/7). The AFP reported Argentine President Mauricio Macri "slammed corruption and bad management" at the AFA, which is paralyzed by "a squabble over broadcasting rights" (AFP, 7/7).
