Off Track ..... Maradona slams 'stingy' Brazil

Diego Maradona said he had rarely seen Brazil play as negatively as it did in its Olympic Games semifinal defeat to Argentina.

"It's a long time since I've seen Brazil so stingy and defensive," the former Argentina captain was quoted in his country's media as saying.

"I didn't think they could do any damage. They never managed to play their way out of defence, nobody helped Ronaldinho and they never played coherently. I think Argentina were better in every metre of the field."