Argentina football

Former Argentina striker debuts as coach

Former Argentine football star Carlos Tevez began his coaching career on Friday with a 1-0 defeat at home to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.
25 June 2022, 08:05 AM

‘Five-star’ Messi overtakes Puskas

Argentina striker Lionel Messi scored five goals in a 5-0 friendly win over Estonia on Sunday, a result which helped him overtake Hungary’s great Ferenc Puskas among the all-time international top scorers.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Argentina on top in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) revealed today that Argentina games are most in demand when it comes to the number of ticket applications submitted by Bangladesh fans for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
9 May 2022, 16:01 PM

TV-less Argentine prisoners go on hunger strike

Inmates in an Argentine prison begin a hunger strike to press authorities to repair the cable TV system so they can watch the World Cup.
13 June 2018, 06:56 AM

Enzo Perez covers for Argentina's injured Lanzini

Midfielder Enzo Perez replace the injured Manuel Lanzini in Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad
9 June 2018, 13:51 PM

Messi’s hometown turns blue & white

Lionel Messi’s hometown Rosario paints in the Argentine national colours ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will start next week in Russia.
6 June 2018, 14:29 PM

My invitation to Messi's wedding was lost somewhere: Maradona

Diego Maradona, who did not get an invitation to Lionel Messi's wedding, says invitation card must have been “lost somewhere”.
2 July 2017, 05:55 AM

Argentina look to Sampaoli magic

Argentina hope their new coach Jorge Sampaoli's magic touch, along with returning striker Lionel Messi's magic skills, will spirit them through a rocky qualifying campaign to the 2018 World Cup.
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Argentine match halted after fans shower pitch with dolls

An Argentine first division match between Rosario Central and Racing is briefly halted after the home fans shower the pitch with dolls wearing the shirts of their arch rivals.
22 May 2017, 07:22 AM

Argentine Bauza named United Arab Emirates coach

Former Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza has been appointed to lead the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf nation said on Thursday.
12 May 2017, 06:30 AM

Fan in coma after violence at Argentine soccer match

An Argentine soccer fan was in a coma and two men arrested for attempted murder after a scuffle among supporters in the derby between Belgrano and Talleres in Cordoba, local media reported on Sunday.
17 April 2017, 06:45 AM

Argentina will reach World Cup, says sacked coach Bauza

Lionel Messi's faltering Argentina team will reach the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia despite their precarious position in the qualifiers, sacked coach Edgardo Bauza said on Tuesday.
12 April 2017, 06:31 AM

Argentina fire national football team coach Edgardo Bauza

Argentina's football association fired Edgardo Bauza as coach of the crisis-hit national team as it struggles to qualify for next year's World Cup, the head of the body said Monday.
11 April 2017, 02:23 AM

New AFA president vows to get Messi ban reduced

The Argentine FA, lacking proper leadership since 2015 and fearful its national team might not reach the World Cup finals without banned captain Lionel Messi, elected a third-tier club chairman and former roadsweeper as its president on Wednesday.
30 March 2017, 18:00 PM

New AFA president vows to get Messi ban reduced

The Argentine FA, lacking proper leadership since 2015 and fearful its national team might not reach the World Cup finals without banned captain Lionel Messi, elected a third-tier club chairman and former roadsweeper as its president on Wednesday.
30 March 2017, 09:36 AM

'Insults were said to the air' - Messi protests Argentina ban

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has protested his innocence after being handed a four-match ban for abusing an official, insisting his insults were aimed "to the air".
30 March 2017, 05:46 AM

Messi 4-match ban unfair: Barcelona

Lionel Messi's four-match international ban for swearing at an assistant referee was "unfair and totally disproportionate", his Spanish club Barcelona said Wednesday.
29 March 2017, 18:00 PM