FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Season ends in familiar fashion as Boca see off Tigre to take title 25-05-2022 21:34 This year’s league campaign is over and another will soon be upon us. But first there’s the matter of the 'Finalissima' clash between Argentina and Italy. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL Boca end Racing's hopes of Copa glory, but will fear Tigre 19-05-2022 14:13 To paraphrase an old gem, football is a simple game: 22 players kick a ball around for 90 minutes, and then Boca Juniors win on penalties. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Tigre stun River, but no justice for Defensa in Copa quarters 12-05-2022 00:38 Plenty of stories in the Copa de la Liga Profesional quarter-finals – none more so than Tigre's shock victory over River Plate in front of a bemused Monumental. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Much-maligned Copa de la Liga Profesional reaches decisive phase 06-05-2022 09:55 Two teams in each group are assured of their place already in the play-offs, while the remaining challengers must wait until Saturday or Sunday evening to find out whether they will be joining them in next week’s quarter-finals. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL & CULTURE Marcelo Tinelli resigns as president of San Lorenzo 02-05-2022 16:59 With the club embroiled in crisis, TV mogul Marcelo Tinelli announces he will step down as president of San Lorenzo de Almagro.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Battaglia’s days at Boca may already be numbered 22-04-2022 14:26 Results themselves do not appear to be at the core of Boca's malaise. In the Xeneize's case it seems to be a case of lacking both style and substance. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Gago takes Racing from strength to strength – and the top of the table 08-04-2022 23:40 Coach’s success in Avellaneda will heighten the clamour for him to take over at Boca should results continue to disappoint at La Bombonera in the coming months. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA VAR set to make debut in Argentina’s top flight 22-02-2022 14:35 Footballing authorities in Argentina confirm that VAR will arrive in the first weekend of April for all top-flight matches.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA New season starts with River and Boca favourites for title 10-02-2022 14:55 Argentina’s 2022 football season kicks off Thursday with the return of the Copa de la Liga Profesional.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Mysterious draw caps off another round of football power politics 14-01-2022 03:29 The body responsible for organising Argentina's top flight revealed Tuesday that despite its rather misleading name, the Copa Liga Profesional, which will run during the first half of 2022, would in fact be nothing of the sort. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Covid again set for starring role as new season draws closer 07-01-2022 22:51 While beachgoers line up in their droves to get tested and take out their sweaty frustrations on medical personnel, though, footballers are conspicuous by their absence. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Relentless River clinch title, ending seven-year drought 26-11-2021 23:10 What at one point appeared to be a tense race to the finish for River eventually turned out to be a procession. Celebrations at a packed Monumental were echoed in Tigre, who secure return to the top flight. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL Agüero denies 'rumours' he will never play again 12-11-2021 14:07 Barcelona forward dismisses rumours a heart condition had ended his playing career, insisting he hoped to be back in action within three months.
SUPERCLÁSICO SUNDAY The Superclásico is back – and this time, it's public 01-10-2021 20:54 Long-standing coronavirus restrictions mean that two years almost to the day have passed since supporters were last able to witness this showpiece fixture. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Exodus of coaches continues as Gago quits Aldovisi 27-09-2021 16:12 Former Boca Juniors and Argentina midfielder Fernando Gago resigned as coach of top-flight side Aldosivi on Monday, the league's ninth boss to depart post since start of the season.
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Rampant Talleres scale top-flight summit in style 17-09-2021 13:51 Talleres’ starting line-up is composed mostly of players who fell short at Argentina's more established giants and moved to Córdoba in search of a fresh start. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Fans can return to football, but will the players be there? 27-08-2021 23:08 Argentine fans were able to celebrate the prospect of finally returning to the stadium, only to discover that there may not actually be any players on the pitch when they do so. by Dan Edwards
MARVELLOUS MESSI Lionel Messi's record-breaking club career to date – in numbers 13-08-2021 23:02 Argentine superstar shattered records during his spell in Catalonia...
MESSI MOVES TO PARIS Messi joins PSG with Barcelona legacy intact 11-08-2021 10:13 Even 34, Messi still has so much to offer his new club and country. But for Barcelona, the truth is their number 10 is irreplaceable – both on and off the field.
MESSI MOVES TO PARIS PSG confirm signing of Lionel Messi on initial two-year contract 10-08-2021 18:05 Argentine superstar signs two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, with the option of an additional year.
MESSI MOVES TO PSG Argentines celebrate 'new stage' in Messi's career ahead of PSG move 10-08-2021 17:56 Argentina reacted with joy and pride as Lionel Messi arrived in France on Tuesday ahead of his move to Paris Saint-Germain.
MESSI'S NEXT MOVE Money no obstacle for PSG as they reunite Messi with Neymar 10-08-2021 13:41 Modern football is now dominated by a narrow elite financed by mega-rich owners, state wealth in the case of Qatar-backed Paris Saint-Germain and Abu Dhabi's Manchester City.
LAST TANGO IN PARIS Messi arrives in Paris to complete PSG move 10-08-2021 12:24 Lionel Messi lands in Paris, with the 34-year-old Argentine superstar set to be unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Wednesday.
LAST TANGO IN PARIS? France waits impatiently for Messi as PSG close in on deal 09-08-2021 15:28 Paris is expected to be Messi's next destination after his tearful departure from Barcelona, the club he has represented throughout the 17 years of his glittering professional career.
MESSI'S NEXT MOVE Departing Messi to give press conference Sunday, says Barcelona 07-08-2021 10:03 Lionel Messi will take questions from the press at noon (1000 GMT, 6am Buenos Aires), Barcelona confirm in a statement. They will be his first public comments since his departure was announced.
WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI? Last tango in Paris? PSG hot favourites to sign free agent Messi 07-08-2021 08:13 Paris Saint-Germain now the strong favourites to seal Argentine star's signature; French side have reportedly agreed deal in principle and want to unveil Messi on Tuesday at the Eiffel Tower.
SPANISH FOOTBALL Barça gives up Messi’s star power to try fixing its finances 07-08-2021 08:04 Widely regarded as the best player of his generation, Lionel Messi couldn’t make FC Barcelona’s balance sheet a winner.
SPANISH FOOTBALL Can Barcelona and La Liga afford not to keep Messi? 06-08-2021 16:32 Not so long ago the very best players in the world played in Spain. Gradually, though, things have changed.
MESSI'S NEXT MOVE Barcelona simply cannot afford to keep Messi, says club president 06-08-2021 13:08 Messi's Barcelona career has come to an end because cash-strapped Spanish club cannot afford to keep the superstar, club president Joan Laporta confirms.
WHERE NEXT FOR LEO? 'Absolutely not': Guardiola quashes talk of Messi move 06-08-2021 12:29 Pep Guardiola has ruled out a Manchester City move for Lionel Messi, increasing the chances that Argentine star will end up in Paris.
ARGENTINE SUPERSTAR Messi's 20-year Barcelona career ends; Scramble for signature begins 06-08-2021 01:52 Speculation rages over Argentine superstar’s next destination as scramble for signature begins: Manchester, Paris, MLS – or is it just a bluff by Barcelona?
END OF AN ERA The long goodbye: Barça say adios to Messi, the boy who signed on a napkin 05-08-2021 17:39 Barcelona have insisted in the past they had plans for coping with Messi's retirement, whenever it came, but the truth is their number 10 is irreplaceable – on the field as well as off.
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Tears of joy and wine for dead relatives – Colón fans celebrate team's first title 07-06-2021 17:52 Pensioners crying with joy, wine poured into a dead relative's urn and hooligan violence – fans of Club Atlético Colón celebrate the side's first ever top-flight title.
SPANISH FOOTBALL Simeone and Suárez lead Atlético to La Liga title as Real fall short 22-05-2021 15:36 Only the second time in 17 years that a team other than Barcelona or Real Madrid have won Spanish league crown, with Atléti claiming the other one under Simeone in 2014.
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Emotions run high on opening weekend of season 20-02-2021 07:24 Ricardo Zielinski was one of 10 new coaches on display on the opening weekend, and each fared mixed fortunes. by Dan Edwards
LOCAL FOOTBALL Argentine football continues to come back in torrents 06-02-2021 09:16 The dust has barely settled on the Copa Diego Armando Maradona but in just one week's time, the 26 Primera teams will lock horns once more in a brand-new tournament. by Dan Edwards
A LA CANCHA Stormy waters in Avellaneda as sudden crisis engulfs Racing 21-11-2020 09:32 A run of defeats has plunged Racing Club into crisis. Such is the scale of the disaster that it now looks set to take with it one of the club's most beloved figures: Diego Milito. by Dan Edwards
Liga Profesional de Fútbol Opening weekend overshadowed by Maradona’s health woes 05-11-2020 13:05 Top-flight football returned to Argentina last weekend, but most of the nation’s fans were focused on events in La Plata and row over River’s search for a temporary home. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Top-flight football returns in Argentina, but Covid's presence looms large 30-10-2020 02:00 The long wait is over. After more than seven months of wistful stares at empty stadiums Argentine football is back, on none other than the 60th birthday of wayward legend and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata coach Diego Maradona. by Dan Edwards
BARCELONA PRESDENT Bartomeu resigns as Barcelona president, says club in for Euro Super League 27-10-2020 18:17 Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned as Barcelona president on Tuesday, along with his board of directors, and left with a bombshell admission that he had accepted a proposal for the club to play in "a future European Super League."
SPANISH FOOTBALL Lionel Messi says it’s time for Barcelona to unite 30-09-2020 14:09 Lionel Messi wants to put his dispute with Barcelona behind him and called for the club and its fans to unite.
Global pandemic Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone has Covid-19, confirms club 13-09-2020 08:32 Argentine coach isn't showing any symptoms and is in isolation, say club officials.
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi confirms in interview he will stay at Barcelona 04-09-2020 13:39 Messi confirms he will stay at Barcelona, insisting he could never go to court against "the club of his life" and letting rip at Club President Josep Maria Bartomeu.
RALLY IN ROSARIO Newell’s Old Boys fans dream of an unlikely Messi homecoming 28-08-2020 00:17 Messi’s surprise decision to leave Barcelona has sparked unlikely dreams among the residents of Rosario that he may return to play to Argentina to play with Newell’s Old Boys.
MESSI: END OF AN ERA Top European clubs circle as Messi calls time at Barcelona 26-08-2020 09:14 Lawyers for Argentine star sends club a fax confirming Messi's desire to rescind his contract by triggering a release clause, sending shockwaves throughout the world of football.
ARGENTINE SUPERSTAR From Ballon d'Or to abject humiliation: why Messi seeks pastures new 26-08-2020 09:08 Barcelona have insisted in the past they had plans for coping with Messi's retirement, whenever it came, but the truth is their number 10 is irreplaceable.
BARÇA IN CRISIS Questions surround Messi’s future amid Barcelona chaos 18-08-2020 07:56 Barcelona fired coach Quique Setién on Monday, three days after the team’s humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, the first step in what it said would be “a wide-ranging restructuring" of the club.