Diego denies rumours, says not resigning

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BUENOS AIRES, Nov 14 (AP): Diego Maradona will remain Argentina coach after denying speculation that he planned to resign because of a dispute over his assistants with his boss.
"I'm still the coach. There's been no changes, no resignations, nothing," Maradona told journalists Thursday in Mar del Plata, where he was visiting the Argentina tennis team preparing for next week's Davis Cup final against Spain.
"Things are the same as they always were," Maradona added.
Officially appointed coach only last week, Maradona reportedly said he would quit before or after his first match in charge next Wednesday, a friendly at Scotland, because of a dispute with Argentine Football Association president Julio Grondona over the freedom to appoint the remaining members of his coaching staff.
Team manager Carlos Bilardo had assured reporters on Wednesday that the soccer great would remain coach, but he acknowledged there was tension between Maradona and Grondona over the coach's appointment of Oscar Ruggeri as his assistant.