WORLD CUP USA '94 / THE FIRST ROUND : SPOTLIGHT : HE'S NO CHILD

By CHRIS DUFRESNE

July 1, 1994 12 AM PT

German Coach Berti Vogts on the drug suspension of Maradona:

“It’s a tragedy for me. That such a great player is not part of the team anymore. But he is old enough. He should have known what he took. It’s a pity, but an older player like him should have known. He’s made a great impression on the first two games. I’m glad they didn’t punish the team.”

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Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

WORLD CUP USA ’94 / THE FIRST ROUND : SPOTLIGHT : HE’S NO CHILD

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