It is still early days but the first success in the new era of Argentina’s youth teams could be around the corner as the under-15s cruised into the final of […]
Without Lionel Messi, Argentina are clearly below full-strength and there are clearly more important matters than results when organising friendlies in a World Cup year but the nature of Tuesday’s […]
By Neil Chappell Some people remember where they were when President Kennedy was shot; when the World Trade Centre in New York was attacked or when Princess Diana died. I […]
There is still a great deal of work to do for Jorge Sampaoli but his Argentina side got useful minutes on the clock as they inaugurated Russia’s redeveloped Luzhniki Stadium […]
Simon Penrose returns with the latest update in his ‘Next Generation’ series. Updates from his player focus and who else has been impressing in Europe this week? After a busy week involving […]
Champions Juventus ensured that they didn’t lose any further ground on Inter and Napoli at the top of Serie A after a 4-1 win over Spal. A sensational Federico Bernardeschi […]
There is no stopping Mauro Icardi at the moment and fresh from his derby hat-trick heroics at the weekend, the Inter captain was again among the goals to help his […]
Steadily working our way through the countdown, the Golazo 50 2017 continues. In case you missed it here are the picks so far… 50-46 / 45-41 / 40-36 / 35-31 / 30-26 / 25-21 / 20-19 / 18-17 / 16-15 Weighing in with expert opinion on the […]
Marcos Acuña may have become Jorge Sampaoli’s makeshift left back for Argentina but in his more natural offensive position, the 25-year-old shone in Sporting Clube de Portugal’s 5-1 win over […]
Fernando Gago’s breakdown during Argentina’s latest qualifying phase was sadly all too typical of a promising career blighted by injury “I don’t care! Let me play!” screamed Fernando Gago. The […]
Sergio Agüero struck his 177th goal for Manchester City in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Burnley to finally go level with Eric Brook’s 79-year-old record as the club’s record goalscorer. After missing […]
After days of speculation Argentina have finally confirmed their opponents for a second friendly in November as La Albiceleste will remain in Russia to face Nigeria in Krasnodar. Jorge Sampaoli’s […]
The second of the two friendly opponents is still not confirmed but ahead of November’s match with Russia and one other, Jorge Sampaoli has named his latest Argentina squad. There […]
Independiente supporters can attest to Emiliano Rigoni’s goal scoring capibilities after an increase in the forward’s end-product during the final six months at the club but on Thursday afternoon, the […]
A busy night in the Champions League saw Lionel Messi reach yet another milestone in his astonishing career as the Argentinian genius scored his 100th goal in European competition as […]
Simon Penrose returns with the latest update in his ‘Next Generation’ series. Updates from his player focus and who else has been impressing in Europe this week? As the nights draw in […]
Argentina supporters may not have had much opportunity to see Mauro Icardi as their new number nine last week but back in Italy the centre forward proved just how deadly […]
The defining performance from Lionel Messi for Argentina came at just the right time with a brilliant hat-trick putting the Albiceleste in Russia 2018 “What I have always asked of […]
The two hundred and sixty-eighth episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Peter and Andrés discuss Argentina’s qualification for the Russia 2018 World Cup, in spite of a 0-0 draw at home […]
With World Cup qualification now secured, Argentina’s preparations begin for next summer. November’s international break is the next opportunity for Jorge Sampaoli to work with his squad and after confirming […]
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