BEIJING — Chinese state media said Argentine football great Diego Maradona wanted to coach in China, where clubs are spending big bucks to lure international names. The 51-year-old Maradona arrived in Beijing Monday for an eight-day charity tour and the China Daily quoted him as saying “I wish to contribute to the development of China's soccer youth.” Maradona was recently fired as manager by the United Arab Emirates club Al-Wasl. One of Maradona's coterie of agents had sounded out the Chinese earlier this year with a view of eventually landing the national team job, the newspaper said. — AP
