It isn’t strange for Argentina to face weaker opponents in their final friendly on home soil before a World Cup and while the supporters in La Bombonera will be eager […]
By Youssef Amin Argentina’s embarrassment of riches in the striker positions are well documented. Sergio Agüero, Gonzalo Higuaín, Paulo Dybala, Mauro Icardi and Lautaro Martínez. Most countries would love to […]
The main attraction at Argentina’s open training session in Buenos Aires on Sunday was clear but while Lionel Messi shares the nation’s overwhelming desire for success, the Barcelona star has […]
by Daniel Fraiz-Martinez “It’s clear that we need to have a base system, which could well be the 2-3-3-2. This will allow us to occupy different levels on the pitch, […]
One of the most recognisable faces in Argentine football over the past 30 years and a World Cup legend after his heroics in 1990, Claudio Caniggia spoke at length to Cristian […]
Lionel Messi is the quiet, unassuming commander-in-chief leading from example each time he walks onto the pitch but behind him rallying the troops is Argentina’s passionate, vocal deputy, El Jefecito, […]
Argentina were stunned on Tuesday with the news that Sergio Romero had suffered a knee injury in training and was ruled out of the World Cup. The goalkeeper’s replacement Nahuel […]
One of the few positions on the pitch that seemed fairly certain for Argentina was Sergio Romero’s status as number one but the Manchester United goalkeeper has suffered a knee […]
Lionel Messi and 22 others is the initial thought from Argentina’s World Cup squad for 2018, which is lacking one of Europe’s top sharp-shooters Jorge Sampaoli has named his final […]
It perhaps wasn’t the shake up many expected when Argentina appointed Jorge Sampaoli but after a fraught qualification campaign, La Albiceleste have the 23 that will head to Russia next […]
Any concerns that Argentina could bring only a half-fit Sergio Agüero to another major tournament have been squashed as the Manchester City striker returned to training in Ezeiza and admitted that […]
Having dragged Argentina almost single-handedly to Russia, Lionel Messi is gearing up for another crack at international honours with La Albiceleste. The Barcelona star’s presence alone puts Argentina among many […]
Jorge Sampaoli has named his preliminary World Cup squad and while there are few real surprises, Argentina must now cut this to the 23 that will travel to Russia. Lionel […]
Argentina boss, Jorge Sampaoli, has been touring Europe trying to find solutions to problems all over the pitch, starting with what to do with Mauro Icardi Jorge Sampaoli has been […]
Keep Messi happy, check in on the walking wounded and maybe allow a defensive rock back from exile, Jorge Sampaoli has a busy time in Europe Humiliation against Spain still […]
Despite appearing to be firmly in Jorge Sampaoli’s plans at the tail-end of Argentina’s fraught World Cup qualifying campaign, Mauro Icardi could now be the unlucky man on the outside […]
Jorge Sampaoli’s number nine plans have been thrown into disarray with the news that Sergio Agüero is a huge doubt in the race for Russia 2018 Jorge Sampaoli has his […]
There is still a month until Jorge Sampaoli has to name his preliminary 35-man Argentina squad for the World Cup but ahead of that May 14 deadline, it is understood […]
Another clean sheet in the shirt of Valencia sees Ezequiel Garay back in the spotlight as a possibility to solve Argentina’s defensive dilemma Lionel Messi dragging Argentina to the World Cup […]
A week of tuning-up for Argentina turned into further fears of Messi-dependency and even more doubts about the backline and Gonzalo Higuain Jorge Sampaoli was supposed to be using this […]
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