The former playmaker said he was misquoted by The Sun newspaper as apologising to English fans for the illegitimate first goal he scored in their quarter-final clash.

"I said that a long time has passed since that and that history can't be rewound," Maradona told radio station La Red.

"They changed my words. I'll have to talk with the translator who was there to ask him for an explanation."

The World Cup winner, who won 91 international caps, has also repeated that he is waiting for a call from the Argentinean Football Association (AFA) for a chance to work with the national team.

"They never gave me the opportunity to work with the national team," he said.

"They told me that the doors were open for me, but they never gave me the key.

"Sadly, when you face Blatter (Sepp, FIFA president) and Grondona (Julio, AFA president) all the doors close."