{"id":1000736,"date":"2022-02-23T06:37:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T06:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/23\/aguero-in-talks-with-argentina-over-backroom-staff-role\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T06:37:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T06:37:04","slug":"aguero-in-talks-with-argentina-over-backroom-staff-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/23\/aguero-in-talks-with-argentina-over-backroom-staff-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Aguero in talks with Argentina over backroom staff role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"384\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sergio-aguero-211215-smiles-g-1050-696x384.jpg\"   alt=\"BARCELONA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 15: Sergio Kun Aguero of FC Barcelona attends during a press conference to announce his retirement from football at Camp Nou stadium on December 15, 2021, Barcelona, Spain. (Photo By Marc Graupera Aloma\/Europa Press via Getty Images)\" title=\"BARCELONA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 15: Sergio Kun Aguero of FC Barcelona attends during a press conference to announce his retirement from football at Camp Nou stadium on December 15, 2021, Barcelona, Spain. (Photo By Marc Graupera Aloma\/Europa Press via Getty Images)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BARCELONA, SPAIN &#8211; DECEMBER 15: Sergio Kun Aguero of FC Barcelona attends during a press conference to announce his retirement from football at Camp Nou stadium on December 15, 2021, Barcelona, Spain. (Photo By Marc Graupera Aloma\/Europa Press via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Argentina striker Sergio Aguero said he could be a part of Argentina\u2019s backroom staff at the World Cup in Qatar this year after meeting with Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Aguero, 33, announced his retirement from soccer in December because of a heart condition, bringing the curtain down on an 18-year career during which he scored more than 400 goals. Read full story<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine said the final details of his arrangement with the AFA would be decided in the coming weeks, and added that he was hoping to attend the final draw for the World Cup, which is set to take place on April 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still need to figure out the role, but I\u2019ll be with the team at the World Cup,\u201d Aguero told TyC Sports. \u201cIt was a nice talk with Chiqui (Tapia).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to spend time with the players,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019ll be there with the team, I get along very well with them. I want to be close to them and try to have fun. I want to find a way I can help the national team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aguero scored 41 goals in 101 games for Argentina, representing them at three World Cups and helping them win the 2021 Copa America \u2013 their first major title in 28 years.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina have already qualified unbeaten for Qatar, and are second in the South American qualifying group, four points behind Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ZYNrOPOd2SI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Family of four physically challenged children gets support after Adom News report #AdomTV (22-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZYNrOPOd2SI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARCELONA, SPAIN &#8211; DECEMBER 15: Sergio Kun Aguero of FC Barcelona attends during a press conference to announce his retirement from football at Camp Nou stadium on December 15, 2021, Barcelona, Spain. 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