Argentina : Maradona hand against sky-high

Argentina legend Diego Maradona has signed a bumper contract to continue as coach of the national soccer team. Press reports said Maradona will earn 1.2 billion USD [€ 860,000] by the passage of one year as coach, which comes in $ 100,000 [€ 72,000] a month and covers the period from November 2008 to October 2009.

The agreement means Maradona, who has worked as coach of Argentina since November 2008 without signing a contract, remain in office at least until the end of the FIFA World Cup ™ South Africa 2010 qualifiers in October...[source]