The Football Club of the UAE, “Al Wasl” dismissed the Argentinian Diego Maradona from his post   as a head coach. According to Reuters, the decision was taken on Tuesday, July 10, at a meeting of the board of the club. The reason for dismissal of Maradona was the fact that for the last season “Al Wasl” not only failed to win any awards, but dropped to eighth place from sixth in the league of the United Arab Emirates (there are 12 clubs).  Thus, a two-year contract that Maradona signed with “Al Wasl” in May 2011, broken prematurely.
In April 2012 it was reported that the coach of “Al Wasl” had a conflict with the leadership of the club because of the   promised him players were not purchased. In the past, Diego Maradona coached two clubs in Argentina, and also coached the national team of his native country before the World Cup in 2010.