The video above (spotted on DT) is of Diego Maradona’s press conference after his Argentina team beat Germany 1-0 in Munich. Don’t worry if you no hablo español, because the real focus here is Maradona’s body language. Is he just scratching a persistent itch? Or is he not so subtly giving the universally recognized gesture for “eff you” to his many many critics? Is there even any doubt?

You could say this is immature and inappropriate behaviour for a 49 year old international football coach, and you’d be right. But I’m choosing to see Maradona’s middle finger as a tantalizing preview of what promises to be an event-filled World Cup 2010.