BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona says he is taking the president of the Argentine Football Association to court, accusing Julio Grondona of spreading false information about his problems with drugs and alcohol.
Maradona said Friday in a report in the Clarin newspaper that he has not had drugs or alcohol for six years. Grondona implied in a television interview earlier this week that Maradona was using again.
Maradona said he has contacted his lawyers about filing the case, though it was not clear when that might happen.
He has been involved in a spat with the 79-year-old Grondona since July, when Maradona’s contract as national team coach was not renewed after Argentina lost in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
Grondona hired Maradona in 2008.
