News of team

Sad send off for Argentina’s Otamendi in Ecuador defeat

11-09-2025 00:24 Surprising loss to Ecuador in Guayaquil set to bring an end to residency of number one spot of FIFA world rankings.

MARADONA TRIAL

Maradona medics on trial for 'horror theatre' of his death

11-03-2025 17:19 Four years after Diego Maradona's death, supporters chanted outside the trial of seven health professionals Tuesday to determine their responsibilities in what the prosecutor called the "horror theatre" of the legendary football player's final days.

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.

MARADONA TRIAL

Maradona medical team on trial four years after icon's death

11-03-2025 09:58 The multi-month trial begins Tuesday in San Isidro accusing seven of Maradona's medical caregivers for criminal negligence over the football legend's death.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Argentina top World Cup qualifying group – but are they running on fumes?

21-11-2024 17:36 If the Albiceleste, as some of the more hysterical sectors of the sporting press have begun to hint, is entering a crisis, it is an extremely curious kind of crisis.

by Dan Edwards

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Pochettino will relish taking on Pulisic's call for USA culture change

12-09-2024 13:26 Expectations are high in the United States following their big-name appointment of Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Olympic Games: Paris 2024

Argentina’s Olympic medal hopes likely to depend on traditional team sports

19-07-2024 09:39 Argentina Olympic medal hopes are likely to depend on traditional team sports at the upcoming Paris 2024 Games, with chances of success in men’s football, rugby sevens and field hockey.

ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT

Mendoza: Two France rugby players detained over alleged sexual assault

09-07-2024 09:59 Scandal as French national rugby team stars Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou are arrested in Buenos Aires for alleged sexual abuse in Mendoza after last Saturday's clash against the Pumas.

NATIONAL WOMEN’S TEAM

‘Injustice’: Three players quit Argentina’s women’s team over conditions

28-05-2024 10:20 Three footballers from Argentina's national women's team say they will refuse to play in two upcoming friendly matches to express dissatisfaction at the treatment they receive while representing their country.

HOME BURGLARY

Ubaldo Fillol's 1978 World Cup winners' medal stolen

18-03-2024 14:06 Legendary goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol has been robbed of the gold medal he won in the Albiceleste's successful 1978 World Cup campaign.

FOOTBALL

Chinese cities pull Argentina matches after Messi no-show

10-02-2024 10:26 Argentina had announced a tour in China from March 18 to 26, during which it was to face Nigeria in Hangzhou and Ivory Coast in Beijing. But after Messi sat out a high-profile friendly between Inter Miami and a select XI in Hong Kong last week, sports bosses have cancelled the matches.

Football

Newell's, Godoy Cruz make perfect start to Copa de la Liga

09-02-2024 08:56 The nation's top teams are battling through the heat to complete three rounds of Copa de la Liga fixtures in little more than 10 days.

by Dan Edwards

Football

'El Tula,' Argentina's most famous football fan, dies at 83

07-02-2024 15:43 Carlos Pascual dies at the age of 83 after being hospitalised for past week. He received FIFA's “The Best” award on behalf of Argentina's fans after the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

SAY IT AIN'T SO!

Lionel Scaloni casts doubt over his future with national team

22-11-2023 12:29 World Cup winning coach says "it's complicated to continue" in his role and that the side needs someone in charge who has the energy to take the team forward.