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Inter Milan's Argentine forward Lautaro Martínez celebrates with supporters after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg football match between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich at the San Siro stadium in Milan on April 16, 2025.

Tale of two Martínez – Lautaro progresses; ‘Dibu’ knocked out

16-04-2025 22:35 Two of Argentina's World Cup winners. Emiliano Martínez and Lautaro Martínez, both flew the flag in the Champions League quarter-finals, though their experiences could not have been more different.

by Dan Edwards

Dalma Maradona, daughter of late football icon Diego Maradona, arrives at the court for a trial hearing on her father's death in San Isidro, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, on April 15, 2025.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona's daughter says doctors could have prevented star's death

16-04-2025 10:16 Dalma Maradona accuses doctors of deception and neglect as late footballer's final days come under scrutiny in emotional trial.

Football

Gallardo remains untouchable, but questions should be asked

12-04-2025 07:12 Almost a year after his triumphal return to the Monumental, Gallardo and River Plate cannot help but be concerned at how the team is performing.

by Dan Edwards

Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso perform on Jimmy Fallon’s 'The Tonight Show'.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: April 4 to 11

11-04-2025 16:56 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina and beyond.

ITALIAN PROBE

Di María, Paredes under investigation for illegal betting in Italy

11-04-2025 09:55 World Cup-winning national team stars Leandro Paredes and Ángel Di María among dozen footballers suspected of using clandestine platforms to bet on poker and other sports.

Fernando Burlando, lawyer for Dalma and Gianinna Maradona, daughters of Diego Maradona, speaks with the press as he arrives at the San Isidro court to attend the trial for the death of Maradona in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina on April 3, 2025.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

‘I’m not well,’ Maradona told a doctor, weeks before death

11-04-2025 09:38 Doctor Flavio Tunessi said the late footballing icon had told him "I’m not well," a few weeks before star's death.

All smiles at CONMEBOL for 2030 World Cup decision.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

CONMEBOL proposes one-off 64-team World Cup in 2030

10-04-2025 18:23 CONMEBOL President Alejandro Domínguez argues increasing the number of teams in the tournament would allow for a broader celebration of the World Cup.

Verónica Ojeda, ex-wife of Diego Maradona and mother of Diego Fernando Maradona, arrives to attend the trial for Maradona's death at San Isidro court, in San Isidro, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on April 3, 2025.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona was ‘held like a hostage’ before death, says ex-partner

09-04-2025 12:57 Diego Maradona was “held like a hostage” and living in squalid conditions in the final weeks of his life, his former partner Verónica Ojeda tells court.

A member of Argentine Special Forces stands guard next to a wall with signs reading 'Justice for God' near the San Isidro court prior to the start of a trial hearing for the death of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona in San Isidro, Buenos Aires province, on April 3, 2025.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona's former doctor bemoans 'neglect of care' before star's death

08-04-2025 17:19 Dr Mario Schiter, Diego Maradona's former doctor, says there was a "neglect of care" in late star's medical treatment in the period leading up to his death.

Ana Estela (centre) and Claudia Maradona, sisters of Diego Maradona, arrive at a San Isidro court to attend a trial hearing for the death of their brother in San Isidro, Buenos Aires province on April 3, 2025.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona ‘sometimes resisted’ medical treatment, admits sister

03-04-2025 23:48 Diego Maradona "sometimes resisted" medical attention, admits one of his sisters at the trial into his 2020 death.

COPA LIBERTADORES

Copa Libertadores opens group phase in typically explosive fashion

03-04-2025 00:16 It's likely too early to tell, but are we witnessing a changing of the guard in South American football?

by Dan Edwards

The Horseball World Cup in Buenos Aires.

HORSEPLAY IN BUENOS AIRES

Argentina becomes first non-Euro nation to host Horseball World Cup

02-04-2025 08:39 A World Cup unfolding within a space of 1,800 square metres at the Rural Society exhibition grounds in Palermo.

by Michael Soltys

People clash with anti-riot Airport Security Police (PSA) during a protest demanding an increase in pensions and against the government of President Javier Milei in front of the National Congress in Buenos Aires on March 26, 2025.

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: March 21 to 28

28-03-2025 17:59 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Argentina's midfielder #08 Enzo Fernández celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Argentina and Brazil at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on March 25, 2025.

International football

Rout of Brazil shows 2026 World Cup hopes are very much alive

28-03-2025 12:39 Tuesday's showing against Brazil, in particular, was as strong a statement of intent from Lionel Scaloni’s side as one could wish to envision.

by Dan Edwards

Jana Maradona, daughter of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, leaves after a hearing at San Isidro court, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on March 25, 2025. Seven medical professionals who cared for Argentine football legend Diego Maradona during his final days are on trial accused of criminal negligence over his death in 2020.

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Maradona ‘was in agony’ before he died, says autopsy doctor

27-03-2025 18:48 Diego Maradona “was in agony” before he died and his doctors should have foreseen his condition, autopsy doctors testify before court.

Argentina's head coach Lionel Scaloni gestures during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Argentina and Brazil at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on March 25, 2025.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

At present, the Albiceleste are unstoppable – even without Messi

27-03-2025 16:10 Why Argentina is doing well without superstar skipper Messi and coach Lionel Scaloni is doing everything right.

Argentina's forward #09 Julian Alvarez celebrates with his teammates Argentina's defender #03 Nicolás Tagliafico, Argentina's midfielder #08 Enzo Fernandez and Argentina's midfielder #11 Thiago Almada after scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Argentina and Brazil at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires province, on March 25, 2025.

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

Argentina thrash Brazil, clinch 2026 World Cup qualification

25-03-2025 22:35 Goals from Julián Álvarez, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister and Giovani Simeone secure a convincing 3-1 win over Brazil as Albiceleste becomes first South American side to book its place at the World Cup 2026.

Julio Coria, former security of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, is detained for false testimony after the court in charge noted contradictions in his statement, at the San Isidro court in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on March 25, 2025.

death of diego maradona

Witness arrested for false testimony at Maradona death trial

25-03-2025 17:39 Julio Coria, Diego Maradona's former bodyguard, detained for false testimony after the court in charge of trial into legendary footballer's death noted contradictions in his statements.

Argentina's midfielder Thiago Almada celebrates after scoring during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Uruguay and Argentina at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, on March 21, 2025.

International football

Qualification all but sure as Scaloneta gets revenge in Montevideo

22-03-2025 09:32 This version of La Scaloneta continues to get the result when it matters most, taking revenge for the Celeste's stunning victory in the Bombonera almost 18 months ago.

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Argentina's players celebrate after winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Uruguay and Argentina at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, on March 21, 2025.

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

Argentina on brink after Almada strike sinks Uruguay

22-03-2025 08:47 Win means Argentina can become first team from region to book a place at next year's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico with a victory over arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: March 14 to 21

21-03-2025 17:00 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Fans remember footballing great Diego Maradona.

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Maradona trial: Star's room was ‘very dirty,’ says doctor

21-03-2025 11:47 Details of star's death emerges during trial; Doctor who saw Maradona after death says medical team was attempting to resuscitate a body that had long been dead.

Ana María Maradona, sister of Diego Maradona, arrives at a San Isidro court ahead of the trial for the death of her brother in San Isidro, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on March 11, 2025.

death of diego maradona

No 'medical items' around Maradona deathbed, policeman tells court

18-03-2025 22:13 Lucas Farías, an officer in the Buenos Aires Province Police Force, says he saw no "medical items" in the room where Diego Maradona received post-operative care.

Football fans take part in a protest of pensioners against the government of President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires on March 12, 2025.

PENSION PROTEST

Political football: In defence of Argentina's forgotten pensioners

18-03-2025 17:54 The football fans who marched Wednesday in Buenos Aires with pensioners were accused of being "destabilisers" by the Argentine government, but they have managed to unite social discontent into an unexpected opposition without leadership.

Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi looks on during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament group A football match between Chile and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 25, 2024.

WORLD CUP

Messi injured as Argentina seek to seal World Cup place

17-03-2025 17:06 Forward and top-scorer Lionel Messi was ruled out for Argentina’s World Cup Qualifiers against Brazil and Uruguay after sustaining an injury this week.

International football

Will Lionel Messi's last dance be the World Cup 2026?

17-03-2025 09:32 Argentina eyes 2026 World Cup qualification, but will Lionel Messi be leading the side out on the pitch?

A model of the house where late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona died is seen arriving to the trial for his death at court in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province, on March 11, 2025.

Death of diego maradona

Court dismisses two defence lawyers from trial into Maradona's death

13-03-2025 23:32 San Isidro court trying seven health professionals for the death of Diego Maradona removes two lawyers of one of the defendants from the case over potential conflict of interest.

FOOTBALL & POLITICS

Football fans put rivalries aside to stand up for pensioners

13-03-2025 00:39 As this week’s protest against President Javier Milei's government proves, supporters are willing to put aside their differences to fight a perceived injustice.

by Dan Edwards

A police officer uses pepper spray during a protest of pensioners supported by football fans against the government of President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires on March 12.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei faces fresh protest from football club fans over austerity

13-03-2025 00:25 Weekly protest against President Javier Milei’s austerity against pensioners takes aggressive turn.

A woman walks past a poster that reads in Spanish: 'Justice for D10s,' outside Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, home of the Argentinos Juniors football club in the La Paternal neighbourhood in Buenos Aires on March 10, 2025.

death of diego maradona

Residents in ‘Barrio de Dios’ want justice for Maradona's death

12-03-2025 22:40 In La Paternal, the neighbourhood where Diego Maradona took his first professional steps as a footballer, residents want justice for their fallen idol.

An image of Diego Maradona on his deathbed is shown in court.

Death of Diego Maradona

'This is how Maradona died' – prosecutor shows shocking photo at trial

11-03-2025 15:22 Shocking image of Diego Maradona on his deathbed shown to court in San Isidro as trial into legendary footballer's death gets underway.

Vélez Sarsfield coach Gustavo Quinteros.

Football in Argentina

Vélez Sarsfield: From success to staggering slump

08-03-2025 06:00 The reigning Liga Profesional champions are sinking without a trace in 2025 with little sign of respite on the horizon for now.

by Dan Edwards

An image of late football star Diego Maradona is seen on the 2nd anniversary of his death at CONMEBOL fan zone

MARADONA TRIAL

Trial of Maradona's medics begins four years after death

07-03-2025 12:00 Beginning Tuesday, more than 100 witnesses will testify in a trial against Diego Maradona's former neurosurgeon, psychologist, and medical professionals accused of "deficient" health treatment.

Traffic chaos during a power cut in Buenos Aires.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: March 1 to March 7

07-03-2025 10:42 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

A man affected by teargas reacts as he is treated during a protest called by pensioners asking for an increase in pensions outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires on February 26, 2025.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: February 21 to 28

28-02-2025 18:23 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Boca Juniors coach Fernando Gago consoles his players.

Football in Argentina

Gago on ropes after Boca's stinging Libertadores defeat

28-02-2025 09:30 Not only will there be no Libertadores for Boca this year, there will be no Sudamericana either. Tuesday’s humbling and historic defeat to Alianza Lima will take some getting over.

by Dan Edwards

Gonzalo Montiel (left) and Sebastián Driussi of River Plate celebrate a goal in Buenos Aires on January 29.

SHOCK THERAPY

Milei’s strong peso revives domestic football with million-dollar contracts

25-02-2025 15:35 President’s peso policy has domestic clubs spending big; More than two dozen players now make US$1 million or more a year.

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: February 14 to 21

21-02-2025 18:16 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Leandro Tulia, the former coach of Argentine Olympic sailor Eugenia Bosco, has been arrested in Buenos Aires on historic sexual abuse allegations.

SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS

Argentine Olympic sailor's former coach arrested for alleged abuse

18-02-2025 14:58 Leandro Tulia, the former coach of Argentine Olympic sailor Eugenia Bosco, has been arrested in Buenos Aires following claims by the athlete and others that he sexually abused them in their teens.

There's something strange in the water... capybaras go green!

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: February 7 to 14

14-02-2025 15:37 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Estudiantes embark on spending spree with US billionaire Foster Gillett’s support.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Just what is going on with Estudiantes and Foster Gillett?

14-02-2025 13:30 After a January of reckless spending, serious doubts have emerged over US businessman Foster Gillett's economic dealings, raising questions about just what exactly is going on with their shadowy financier.

by Dan Edwards

Tennis

Diego Schwartzman retires from professional tennis

13-02-2025 20:46 Diego Schwartzman, a former world number eight, ended his professional tennis career on Thursday in the second round of the Argentina Open.

Natacha Romano, the lawyer of a woman who has accused two French international rugby players of rape, speaks during an interview with AFP in Mendoza, Argentina, on July 10, 2024.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Court begins re-examining rape case against French rugby players

11-02-2025 08:19 Mendoza court hears initial appeal from plaintiff, who accused French rugby players Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou of raping her after a match last year.

In this aerial view smoke rises above the mountains near El Bolsón, in the Patagonian province of Río Negro, Argentina, on February 4, 2025.

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: January 31 to February 7

07-02-2025 16:44 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Unbeaten Independiente desperate to end long dry spell

07-02-2025 09:40 More than two decades have passed since Independiente were last crowned champions of Argentina. Will 2025 be their year of redemption?

by Dan Edwards

Boca Juniors and River Plate are among the teams competing for the title.

Football in Argentina

Time will tell if money talks in top flight

30-01-2025 23:38 One of the joys of this league, after all, is its ability to constantly surprise us.

by Dan Edwards

Argentina's President Javier Milei and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni await the start of US President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.

The Week in Review

Stories that caught our eye: January 17 to 24

24-01-2025 16:06 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Liga Profesional de Fútbol

New season, more teams, new stars, same dream

24-01-2025 06:40 After a lively start to the transfer window in Argentina, there’s certainly no shortage of contenders for this year’s title(s).

by Dan Edwards

Argentina's fly-half Nicolás Sánchez celebrates after scoring a try in the France 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between Wales and Argentina at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, south-eastern France, on October 14, 2023.

Rugby Retirement

Argentina's record points scorer Sánchez retires from rugby

23-01-2025 14:25 Nicolás Sánchez leaves behind record-breaking legacy of 902 points scored across 104 tests for the Pumas.

Gonzalo Montiel and Ander Herrera are among the big-name players to have signed for Argentine clubs.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

World champions, big names sign up for Argentina’s top flight

22-01-2025 14:45 New footballing season set to kick off with 30 teams battling it out for glory.

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: January 10 to 17

17-01-2025 16:57 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata.

Football in Argentina

Summer football has forsaken its spiritual home

17-01-2025 11:54 (Disclaimer: The following column is full of unabated nostalgia and old-man-yells-at-cloud aimless ranting. When asked for an explanation, the author professed that it is very hot in Buenos Aires right now and that has him in a foul mood. For actual up-to-date information, please consult elsewhere in today's newspaper)

by Dan Edwards

Protesters demonstrate in support of Venezuela's opposition in Buenos Aires on January 9, 2024.

The Week in Review

Stories that caught our eye: January 3 to 10

10-01-2025 16:18 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Football in Argentina

Estudiantes embark on spending spree with US billionaire’s support

09-01-2025 21:23 Estudiantes have arrived to shake up the hornets’ nest with a series of audacious transfer bids, bankrolled by billionaire US national Foster Gillett, in a financial offensive which has dragged the conflict around private ownership of clubs back onto the agenda.

by Dan Edwards

Formula One

Franco Colapinto signs with French Formula 1 side Alpine

09-01-2025 14:56 Pilar-born racer signs for French Formula One side BWT Alpine as a test and reserve driver on “multi-year” deal.

Opposition Juntos por el Cambio leader Patricia Bullrich announces at a press conference that she will support libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei in the November 19 run-off.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Bullrich warns U-20 football team ‘could get kidnapped’ in Venezuela

08-01-2025 17:41 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich calls on CONMEBOL to strip hosts Venezuela of the tournament and says Argentina won’t send under-20 football team due to “kidnapping” fears.

Tributes to late British singer Liam Payne are left outside the hotel where he died in Buenos Aires.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Second suspect in custody over late singer Liam Payne’s death

07-01-2025 08:39 Last week, 24-year-old waiter Brian Paiz was arrested by City police officers at his home in Buenos Aires Province. On Monday, Ezequiel Pereyra, a hotel employee of the CasaSur hotel, turned himself in to the courts, becoming the second detainee.

HONOUR FOR LIONEL

Messi awarded US Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden

04-01-2025 12:44 National team skipper Lionel Messi has been granted the highest US civilian honour in the United States.

Relatives of the victims mourn during the 20th anniversary of the República Cromañón disco fire, in which 194 young people were killed and hundreds more injured in Buenos Aires on December 30, 2024. The names of the victims are still painted on the exterior walls of the wrecked nightclub.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: December 28 to January 3

03-01-2025 15:31 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

2025 – YEAR IN PREVIEW

What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2025

03-01-2025 07:59 Your (tongue-firmly-in-cheek) guide to what lies ahead for Argentine football in the next 12 months.

by Dan Edwards

Lionel Messi, pictured before an Inter Miami match.

LIONEL'S WEALTH

US$232 million – Lionel Messi reveals his real-estate assets

31-12-2024 08:49 Lionel Messi has carried out a listing of his real-estate properties, valuing the portfolio at 223 million euros (US$232 million).

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

2024: The year that was

31-12-2024 00:01 The world continued to undergo momentous transformations during 2024, with Javier Milei taking office in Argentina to become the world’s first anarcho-capitalist libertarian president, globally. What ensued, as expected, was voracious, intense, stressful, and action-packed. Inflation skyrocketed then fell aggressively, the peso-dollar exchange rate seemed poised to go crazy, but ended up contained, Milei applied a chainsaw and a blender to the economy, Luis 'Toto' Caputo managed budget surpluses, layoffs galore, the quickest general strike ever, the 'Ley de Bases' affair, Milei travelled abroad (again and again), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner came back to the scene, Mauricio Macri remained there, Alberto Fernández goes into the dog house (which doesn’t mean Dylan’s kennel), the opposition continued its fragmentation, and Milei came full circle, managing to keep his popularity while staying in the dating scene. This is 2024: The Year That Was.

by Michael Soltys

Picture of the wreckage of a Challenger 300 aircraft that crashed upon landing, and a burnt vehicle, in the town of San Fernando, Buenos Aires Province, on December 18, 2024.

The Week in Review

Stories that caught our eye: December 13 to 20

20-12-2024 17:16 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

The Argentine woman who denounced two French rugby players for rape is pictured during an interview with AFP in Mendoza, Argentina, on December 18, 2024.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Accuser in French rugby player rape trial vows to appeal ruling

19-12-2024 21:23 The woman denouncing two French rugby players for rape is ready to take the case to the highest instances, her lawyer says in an interview.

Vélez Sarfield players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Liga Profesional de Fútbol title at the José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on December 15, 2024.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Vélez may have stumbled to finish line, but are worthy champions

18-12-2024 15:55 If ‘El Fortín’ can keep this side together and strengthen in the summer, they have a great chance of fighting for honours again in 2025.

by Dan Edwards

Vélez Sarfield players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Liga Profesional de Fútbol Tournament 2024 ‘César Luis Menotti’ at the José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on December 15, 2024.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Title joy for Vélez Sarsfield after decade-long drought

16-12-2024 07:44 Vélez Sarsfield crowned champions of the 2024 Liga Profesional de Fútbol after defeating title rivals Huracán 2-0 on the final day of the season.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: December 6 to 13

13-12-2024 20:05 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Football in Argentina

Tripartite showdown guarantees exciting end to gruelling season

13-12-2024 13:33 Not since 2014 have three teams reached the final day of the season with the chance to win the domestic title. Vélez Sarsfield, Talleres and Huracán are separated by just two points at the top for a showdown that promises drama.

by Dan Edwards

The 2034 World Cup will be hosted by Saudi Arabia.

International football

FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host

12-12-2024 13:37 Football’s world governing body also finalises plans for 2030 tournament, awarding one opening match of tournament to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in concession to CONMEBOL.

German Hnatow, lawyer for French rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou, addresses members of the media after a deliberation hearing at the Mendoza Criminal Court in Mendoza, Argentina, on December 10, 2024.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Court in Mendoza drops rape case against French rugby players

10-12-2024 12:29 Court in Mendoza dismisses charges against two French international rugby players, Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou, who were accused of raping and assaulting a woman after making their international debuts against Argentina.