Argentina's Angel Di Maria kicks the ball during the friendly soccer match against Germany in Duesseldorf September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Angel Di Maria has claimed his former club Real Madrid put pressure on Argentina not to play him in the World Cup final in another bitter chapter in his departure from the Spanish giants.
Di Maria joined Manchester United from Real last month for a British record fee of 59.7 million pounds with the Spanish club’s president Florentino Perez saying the winger's demands for a new contract were too steep.
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