MARADONA OFFERS TO SORT OUT MESSI

DIEGO MARADONA has demanded access to Argentina’s training ground in a bid to heal the rifts tearing apart Jorge Sampaoli’s squad.

The two-time World Cup winners are on the brink of going out of the tournament and Sampaoli has been at war with a number of his top players.

Now Maradona wants to speak to the squad in a bid to lift their morale ahead of their decisive game against Nigeria. He said: “I played with my life whenever I wore the Argentine shirt. “I want to be able to make them understand what it means to wear the national shirt.” Skipper Lionel Messi has looked a shadow of himself so far, but Maradona said: “Let’s not pretend that you can win the cup alone. “Leo has played as well as he could, but it is difficult to solve the problems of your peers – and I should know. The kid is just not a leader.” MOSCOW shops are stocking up on beer to quench the thirst of foreign fans after bars reported shortages. Ann Azbuka Vkusa saleswoman admitted: “There is beer everywhere. I’ve nowhere to put it.”