Argentina has buttload of World Cup demands

Published May 25, 2010 4:00am ET



Diego Maradona remains eccentric even as a coach. Just look at the list of demands made by the Argentina soccer team at the World Cup.

The best, or maybe most unusual, involves Maradona’s suite which needed a few thousand dollar renovation to install … two bidet toilets, as requested by the Argentina squad, according to the Daily Mail. We’ll refrain from any “Hand of God” references or jokes. Make your own.

Anyway, to install the toilets (which cost around $450 apiece), two bathrooms had to be renovated. Also, all of the players’ rooms had to be painted white. They also asked for six Playstations; 10 hot dishes to be served every day alongside 14 different salads; ice cream was to be made available at all times and every dinner must be accompanied by three desserts.

No other team made as many demands. The Slovakian team only wanted two tennis tables and an electronic dartboard.