Maradona Re-Retires

Diego Maradona, beset by rumors of a new positive doping test, said he had decided to retire from soccer.

“The footballer in me has come to an end. Nobody’s sadder than me,” the former Argentina captain said in a telephone interview with television channel America 2.

“With all the pain in my soul, the moment has come to announce my retirement. Tomorrow will be my saddest birthday,” he added, saying he had promised his father last month that he would quit the next time “rumors” circled about his drug habit.