Passarella to face fine

Passarella to face fine

MONTEVIDEO (AFP): Uruguay's Argentine coach Daniel Passarella faces a fine of some US$210,000, worth some three month's salary, if he carries out his threat to resign, local paper El Pais reported here on Friday.

Last month Passarella, who coached Argentina at France 98 and who has been in charge of Uruguay less than a year, said he was on the verge of resigning in frustration over the availability of European-based players.

Passarella, who skippered Argentina to victory in the 1978 World Cup, originally agreed to see Uruguay through the 2002 qualifiers.

But on Wednesday he said he might quit as early as after the April 26 qualifier against Paraguay.