Argentina name under-23 squad for friendlies in Japan
World Cup qualifiers in South America this month may have been lost to Covid-19 but it hasn’t prevented Fernando Batista from naming an under-23 squad for friendlies in Japan as […]
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Scout report: The most exciting young player in Argentina, Alan Velasco
By Peter Coates “I play ball, I don’t feel pressure” – words easier said than demonstrated under the lights. Yet when you see Alan Velasco play, there is a clear […]
Scout report: Man City target Darío Sarmiento shines bright in La Plata
By Tom Robinson While rumors continue to swirl around the possibility of a Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola reunion at Manchester City, there is another diminutive Argentinian seemingly on his […]
PODCAST: A tribute to Diego Maradona
It’s almost impossible to express how much Diego Armando Maradona meant to Argentina but in the wake of the iconic number ten’s passing this week, Peter and Tom discuss his […]
Argentina mourns Diego Maradona’s death, the man who embodied a nation’s passion
The day was always going to come and yet when news broke on Wednesday of Diego Maradona’s death it was met with complete disbelief across Argentina. That quickly spread to […]
Argentina impress in victory over Peru (VIDEO)
The disappointment of last week’s draw with Paraguay was clear but Argentina provided the ideal response on Tuesday with victory over Peru in Lima. Two first half goals from Nicolás González […]
Argentina held by Paraguay as VAR denies Messi winner (VIDEO)
Argentina were unable to maintain their perfect start to World Cup qualification on Thursday evening as a dogged Paraguay battled to a 1-1 draw in La Bombonera. Lionel Messi and […]
A special talent Fernando Gago calls time on a career blighted by injury
For any player with over 60 Argentina appearances and a club career that took him from Boca Juniors to Real Madrid and ended with 14 titles, it’s perhaps difficult to […]
Ángel Di María returns as Argentina name WCQ squad but defence remains a headache
Despite his outstanding club form over the past year Ángel Di María’s international career appeared over, a casualty of the team’s failures and coach Lionel Scaloni’s desire to bring through […]
PODCAST: Messi leads Argentina to successful start to WCQ (with Tim Vickery)
After a fascinating start to World Cup qualification in South America Peter and Tom are joined by BBC World Football phone-in’s Tim Vickery to look back on the week. Argentina […]
Argentina make perfect start to World Cup qualification with victory in La Paz
The last time Argentina secured victory in La Paz, Lionel Scaloni lined up in starting eleven as the Albiceleste won 2-1 on the way to qualifying for the 2006 World […]
Lionel Messi gives Argentina victory in World Cup qualification opener
The points were all that mattered on Thursday evening at La Bombonera and so Argentina’s narrow victory over Ecuador should be deemed a successful start to South American World Cup […]
Transfer round-up: Lucas Martínez Quarta the big mover in busy window
Football in Argentina is yet to return and financial troubles have led to an understandably quiet window within the country but a late flurry of transfer activity in Europe saw […]
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Fausto Vera on life at Argentinos Juniors, transfer speculation & Argentina aspirations
2020 – best laid plans and all that. Argentinos Juniors had just finished the Superliga season fifth and in doing so secured a place in the 2021 Copa Libertadores, midfielder […]
Scout report: Lanús star Pedro De La Vega
By Peter Coates “Usually when you’re not training with the first team, the speed is different, but the truth is, he is a kid who was ready for it.” Eventual […]
PODCAST: Julio Arca exclusive interview – From U20 glory, life at Sunderland & Boro to Sunday League football
Peter and Tom are joined by Julio Arca to chat at length about his career. From his beginning with Argentinos Juniors, the under-20 World Cup triumph, his daunting move to […]
Assessing Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina squad for October World Cup qualifiers
It looked as though coronavirus would send October’s World Cup qualifiers the same way as that of the original start date in March or the 2020 Copa América but with […]
Scout report – Argentinos Juniors midfielder Fausto Vera
El Semillero del Mundo (The seedbed of the world) reads on a wall at the training ground at Argentinos Juniors. Beneath that in bold, capitalized letters is the name of […]
Alexis Mac Allister promises more for Brighton next season
It was in the Brazilian city of Curitiba around this time last year that Alexis Mac Allister announced himself to the Boca Juniors faithful. A stinging long range effort in […]
Argentinians on the move? A look at all the possible European transfers involving Argentinian players
By Amit Menon With all top European leagues coming to an end for the 2019-20 season, this will be an unprecedented transfer window with clubs being challenged financially. The potential […]
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