News of league

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

Today 14:45 New footballing season set to kick off with 30 teams battling it out for glory.

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

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei calls for ‘alliance of free nations’ as he hosts Meloni

20-11-2024 15:06 Javier Milei voices his intention to create a new multilateral grouping of right-wing nations as he hosts Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; President uses press conference to criticise the “woke virus” he claims is infecting the West.

Football in Argentina

River cling on in Santiago to round off another eventful week

21-09-2024 00:33 River in the Libertadores, a title race is looking like a procession, Messi explodes back onto the scene, a ‘Chiqui’ Tapia masterclass and the futsal ‘muchachos’ fly the flag.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Can underdogs break up Superclásico dominance of Argentina’s top flight?

09-08-2024 13:04 In a cash-starved league like Argentina's where player and coaching turnover is at astronomical levels this by definition gives the Buenos Aires heavyweights the advantage almost before a single ball is kicked.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Superclásico takes centre-stage as derby weekend arrives in Argentina

22-02-2024 15:41 The weekend of clásicos is here and fans are licking their lips at the prospect of some tantalising clashes.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

Boca wonderkid Barco heads to Brighton in US$10-million deal

12-01-2024 14:49 Nineteen-year-old left-footer wanted move to English Premier League side; Brighton had two bids rejected by Boca, who preferred that youngster’s release clause was paid up in full – meaning the Xeneize will miss out on share of future sale.

FOOTBALL

Chelsea crisis: Is time already running out for Pochettino?

25-09-2023 21:16 Mauricio Pochettino was only confirmed as the new man in the Stamford Bridge hot seat in May, but is his position already in doubt after a string of poor results?

Football

Messi magic marvels Miami

28-07-2023 20:46 Even at 36, he is clearly at the top of his game, an asset that any club in the world would give almost anything to possess.

by Dan Edwards

PREMIER LEAGUE

Troubled Chelsea hire Mauricio Pochettino as new manager

29-05-2023 09:34 Chelsea hire ex-Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino as their new coach; Argentine accepts challenging of reviving troubled Premier League club.

Football in Argentina

Rookie bosses ready for unpredictable River-Boca Superclásico

04-05-2023 15:14 Nine years and a month have passed since the last time River took to the field against Boca Juniors without Marcelo Gallardo leading them out. But ‘El Muñeco’ is gone now, leaving both sides in the unusual situation of having two rookie coaches centre-stage in Argentina's most celebrated club fixture.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Boca find relief in Libertadores, River recreate domestic form

19-04-2023 23:45 Victory places Boca's Libertadores quest back on track, but the Xeneize were not the only team in desperate need of a win this week.

by Dan Edwards

Football

MLS not Argentina, Mexico challenging Brazil's Americas domination

31-03-2023 11:53 Major League Soccer challenges Brazil’s football hegemony by competing for the young Latin American pearls that would otherwise head to Brazil en route to Europe.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Time moves fast in Argentine football, with little margin for error

16-03-2023 23:06 With just over a quarter of the 2023 campaign now complete a number of front-runners have reared their heads above the rest, while at the other end the fight to beat the drop has begun in earnest.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL

Demichelis gives River no reason to regret his appointment

10-03-2023 10:55 How to replace a living club legend, a man who delivered more success than almost any of his predecessors? That was the dilemma River Plate faced this summer after Marcelo Gallardo moved on, but optimism is running high.

by Dan Edwards