FOOTBALL – PREMIER LEAGUE Bielsa says Leeds should wait before extending his contract 22-02-2021 13:01 Marcelo Bielsa says it would be better for Leeds United to wait until the end of the season before deciding whether to extend his contract.
A LA CANCHA What might have been: Sabella and Maradona in Sheffield 19-12-2020 09:23 Late footballer and national team coach Alejandro Sabella was a fans favourite during his time with English side Sheffield United – and he was nearly joined in South Yorkshire by Diego Maradona. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL Messi, Ronaldo set to renew stellar rivalry in Champions League 07-12-2020 12:30 Lionel Messi's rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo has enthralled football for the better part of a decade, and the pair will duel for potentially the final time when Barcelona host Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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."
Coronavirus pandemic AFA confirms top-flight football in Argentina will return on October 30 15-10-2020 00:54 AFA chief Claudio Tapia confirms that top division teams will restart matches on October 30, after seven months without Argentine league football.
PREMIER LEAGUE Salah bags hat-trick as Liverpool edge Bielsa's Leeds 12-09-2020 16:06 Marcelo Bielsa's perform well but lose 4-3 at Anfield, as Leeds return to English top-flight after 16-year absence.
FOOTBALL Bielsa ready to take on ‘best league in the world’ 12-09-2020 10:12 Two months have passed since Leeds clinched the Championship title and Marcelo Bielsa has been hard at work, preparing his side to take on England’s top clubs. by Dan Edwards
EL LOCO IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE Bielsa confirms he is staying at Leeds this season 10-09-2020 18:29 Marcelo Bielsa has played down the delay over his new contract at Leeds after confirming he will be in charge for their first season back in the Premier League.
INTERVIEW Leeds Utd owner Andrea Radrizzani on Bielsa's stress, one-year deals 21-08-2020 14:44 Leeds owner is counting on Marcelo Bielsa to lead the team in the Premier League, while at the same time planning for a future without the enigmatic manager.
Champions League Football Messi’s silence raises more doubts about Barcelona future 21-08-2020 14:43 Barcelona lost 8-2 in the Champions League quarterfinals last week to Bayern Munich.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Nacional's high-fliers mocked as AFA’s creates another monstrosity 20-08-2020 22:25 The men from Viamonte have done it again: just when you thought they couldn’t mess up the national game anymore, they’ve created another monstrosity, rendering a host of already played matches irrelevant in the process. by Dan Edwards
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.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SHOCK 'Rock bottom': Barca reeling after Champions League humiliation 15-08-2020 08:30 A night of utter misery in Lisbon for Barcelona, as the pandemic-enforced single-game reformatting of a knockout stage and Bayern Munich deliver an killer blow to the club's legendary stars.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SHOCK 'Hard to comprehend': Brutal Bayern hit eight past Barcelona 15-08-2020 08:25 A merciless Bayern Munich inflicted a humiliating, record defeat on Barcelona on Friday, recording a scarcely believable 8-2 victory in their Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Messi's toughest task as Barcelona face up to Bayern Munich 13-08-2020 00:46 Lionel Messi might never have been faced with a more daunting task at Barcelona than engineering a victory against Bayern Munich in Lisbon on Friday.
RIVER REDEVELOPMENT River to play away from Monumetal, stadium to be redeveloped 06-08-2020 15:20 River Plate have announced they will redevelop of their emblematic Monumental stadium and its pitch, raising questions over where it will play its upcoming Copa Libertadores matches.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL Leeds planning contract talks with Bielsa after promotion 18-07-2020 17:35 Championship title winners Leeds plan to offer contract extension after the Argentine ended the club's 16-year exile from the Premier League.
ARGENTINE COACH 'Marcelo Bielsa Way': Leeds shopping centre to honour coach by renaming street 18-07-2020 09:00 Leeds United coach Marcelo Bielsa is to be honoured with his own street in the English city after guiding the Whites back to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL 'We're back!': Bielsa hailed as Leeds win promotion to Premier League 17-07-2020 18:02 Fans gathered outside Elland Road in England, despite the coronavirus pandemic, to celebrate the promotion of Leeds United to the Premier League after a 16-year exile. And many were particularly thankful to one man: Marcelo Bielsa.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL Jubilation as Liverpool win Premier League to end 30-year drought 26-06-2020 03:07 Reds end 30-year wait for the English title as they were crowned Premier League champions on Thursday, triggering jubilant scenes as fans ignored social-distancing to celebrate.
Argentine superliga Not even a River-Boca title showdown will save the Superliga 06-03-2020 11:41 At breakneck speed and with an outrageous ad hoc rule change thrown in for good measure, the Superliga's days appear to be numbered. by Dan Edwards
ARGENTINE SUPERLIGA All or nothing for River and Boca in final day Superliga showdown 05-03-2020 23:21 Fans of two Buenos Aires giants will be glued to screen this Saturday as two sides face crucial matches, with River ahead by one point. One side will be the champions come full-time - but which one will it be?
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA River prepare a party, as Boca hope for Monumental stumble 27-02-2020 20:19 Preparing for what could be a Monumental weekend, River Plate fans are hoping to celebrate the end of their six-year title drought in the coming 48 hours.
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Man City’s ban sparks dreams of prodigal sons 23-02-2020 16:41 UEFA bombshell greeted with glee in Argentina, but calm down, the top stars are not returning home anytime soon. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL Record breaker Agüero will 'die scoring goals', says Guardiola 13-01-2020 08:51 The 31-year-old Argentine international broke the record for the number of goals by a non-English player in Premier League, previously held by Thierry Henry.
Bloomberg Argentine fighter wins US$1 million – but won't bring prize money home 06-01-2020 09:12 “I’m not going to be so stupid as to take even one dollar back to Argentina,” says Sordi, after winning Professional Fighters League’s light heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden.
ARGENTINE COACH Mauricio Pochettino speaks on Spurs exit, coaching insecurity 22-12-2019 22:37 In his first interview since being replaced by José Mourinho last month, the Argentine coach and former international reflected on the challenges he faced in the Premier League with Spurs.
FOOTBALL Former Albiceleste coach Jorge Sampaoli leaves Brazil's Santos 11-12-2019 15:50 Brazilian side says in a statement that Sampaoli resigned had on Tuesday. But the former national team coach tells media it wasn't his decision to step down.
ARGENTINE SUPERLIGA Maradona returns as coach of Gimnasia – two days after leaving 22-11-2019 13:48 "I am very happy to be able to announce that I will remain coach of Gimnasia," he said.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL Mourinho named Spurs boss after Pochettino sacking 20-11-2019 10:08 So-called "Special One" returns to Premier League, less than 24 hours after Tottenham Hotspur sacked Argentine coach after poor run of form.
ARGENTINE SUPERLIGA Maradona has quit as coach of Gimnasia, club confirms 19-11-2019 16:13 Reports suggest departure linked to an imminent management shake-up at La Plata club, with footballing legend apparently in demand from other Superliga clubs.
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Maradona agrees deal to become coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 05-09-2019 16:58 Presentation to unveil Argentine footballing legend as new head coach of 'El Lobo' set for tomorrow at a hotel in La Plata.
FOOTBALL Bury and Bolton serve as cautionary tales for Argentine clubs 31-08-2019 01:21 Argentina should be in no rush to wrest clubs out of fans’ control and open up the Superliga to private owners. by Dan Edwards
EUROPEAN POLITICS Curtains for Italy's first post-war populist government 29-08-2019 12:56 The end of Italy's first post-war government experiment with far-right populists marks a stunning defeat for League leader Matteo Salvini, but his political career is far from over.
EUROPE Italian PM Conte to resign after League party pulls backing 20-08-2019 13:15 Conte's decided to step down after a potential no-confidence sought by far-right Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
TRANSFERS Tottenham Hotspur sign Albiceleste international Giovani Lo Celso 08-08-2019 15:25 Spurs make double swoop for Lo Celso, Sessegnon, as transfer window in England closes. Argentine international moves from Real Betis to Premier League side
FOOTBALL Problems mount for Messi as injury woes adds to ban 06-08-2019 10:00 Messi banned for three months after CONMEBOL 'corruption' outburst, as star's new season in Spain begins with a cloud hanging over it.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE And if, you know, your history… 01-06-2019 09:18 Tottenham Hotspur take on Liverpool in the Champions League final today – and the path to European football’s most important match is one forged by 137 years of history. by James Grainger
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Red is the colour of my true love’s shirt, even if in Poch’s Argentina I often walk alone 01-06-2019 09:12 By amazing coincidence, the Times small staff includes lifelong fans of both Champions League finalists. Honorary Editor Michael Soltys explains why red is the colour of his true love’s shirt, even if in Pochettino’s Argentina he often walks alone. by Michael Soltys