'Frustrated' Maradona says he may quit Mexican club

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has threatened to quit his job as head coach of Mexican second division side Dorados at the end of the season.

The 58-year-old revealed that he felt his presence at the helm of the club was no longer beneficial.

The 1986 FIFA World Cup-winning captain also lambasted local referees and accused them of favoring opponents for fear of giving preferential treatment to "Maradona's team."

After his side Dorados played a lackluster 1-1 draw with Venados, the diminutive icon told local media, "There's something weird here, I do not like it.

"I'm going to talk to the president afterward. At the end of this [season] maybe I'll leave."

While slamming some refereeing decisions during the match, a seemingly frustrated Maradona claimed, "There was a very clear penalty on [Amaury] Scotus, and do you know why they did not award it? Because you [journalists] tomorrow are going to say that it was given because it was Maradona's team. So I'm hurting Dorados and that's why I'm leaving. There's a guilty party who does not play and who is on the bench and that's me."

The Albiceleste great, who also led Argentina to the final of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, took charge of Dorados in September and since then guided the club to last season's playoffs following six wins in seven matches.

The Sinaloa-based side is currently sitting third in the league standings and has been unbeaten in eight league matches.

"Enough of soccer, constant fights, one behaves badly and is the worst in the world, behaves well and is the worst in the world. What I'm saying is that it's unfair because I cannot do anything," he rued.

(CGTN)