Argentina’s Olympic gold medals in 2004 and 2008 seem like a distant memory now since Julio Olarticoechea’s under-prepared 2016 squad fell at the first hurdle in Brasilia after a 1-1 draw with […]
Julio Olarticoechea hasn’t had much time and several of the first choice picks were withdrawn from the squad but on the evidence of Thursday’s goalless draw with México, Argentina don’t look like […]
Argentina’s Olympic hopes have suffered a further blow with the news that West Ham United midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the tournament in Rio de Janeiro as a result of […]
Manuel Lanzini sprained his left knee in the goalless draw with Colombia on Thursday and will now miss the remaining two friendlies against Haití and México prior to the Olympic […]
Between the chaos at the Argentine Football Association, Gerardo Martino leaving his post as coach and several clubs refusing permission for players to participate, Argentina’s Olympic preparation has been far from […]
The Olympic football tournament kicks off on August 4th and with Jorge Olaricoechea currently working with his squad in the United States in preparation, Daniel Fraiz-Martinez takes a look at […]
Gerardo Martino’s 2016 Olympic squad is gradually taking shape and should be completed over the coming days before they begin their preparations on July 4th. After the news that Cristian […]
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has reportedly contacted Cristian Espinoza, Mauricio Martínez and José Luis Gómez to confirm that they will be named in Gerardo Martino’s 18-man squad for the Olympic […]
Gerardo Martino has named his 35-man preliminary Olympic squad and somewhat surprisingly included Juventus striker Paulo Dybala, despite his claims that the Italian club had not given permission. Inter Milan […]
Gerardo Martino has named the enormous 57-man shortlist for this summer’s Olympic squad and must now whittle this number down to the eventual 18 with an additional four reserve names. […]
The draw for the 2016 Olympics games football tournament took place this week in the Maracanã stadium and Argentina learned the identities of their group D rivals. La Albiceleste will face […]
Gerardo Martino has revealed that he has already spoken with Everton manager Roberto Martínez regarding defender Ramiro Funes Mori playing for Argentina at both the Copa América and the Olympics […]
2016 is an important year for La Albiceleste as Gerardo Martino and Argentina look to put behind them the disappointment of consecutive final defeats. The Copa América Centenario provides an immediate […]
When Lionel Messi played his part in Argentina’s Olympic gold medal winning side in 2008, it was hoped that it would be the first of many international honours. La Albiceleste […]
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