News of team

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.

Politics

The make-up of Victoria Villarruel’s inner circle

07-09-2023 15:04 Javier Milei’s vice-presidential candidate has close group taken from her teams from the Fundación Oíd Mortales and the Partido Demócrata of Buenos Aires Province. Trajectories and thoughts of a hermetic group on the rise.

by Giselle Leclercq

ELECTION 2023

Bullrich presents team for government, De la Torre returns to fore

06-09-2023 14:02 Opposition presidential candidate unveils officials who would become key Cabinet ministers; Melconian for economy, Pinedo for foreign affairs, De la Torre for social issues, Quetglas for education.

ELECTION 2023

Rumours and confirmations: Milei assesses potential cabinet options

26-08-2023 00:27 Propelled by his PASO primary victory, the libertarian lawmaker’s team is hurriedly assessing its options. The presidential hopeful has already said who will be heading Ministries of Foreign and ‘Human Capital,’ the latter pooling sensitive areas under the leadership of a woman with an unknown background. Who might join a Javier Milei cabinet if he is elected as president: confirmed names and rumours.

by Giselle Leclercq

ELECTION 2023

Milei to send team for investor talks in New York

25-08-2023 10:58 Advisers for Javier Milei will travel to New York in September to present their economic plans to Wall Street banks for the first time.

FIFA's Women World Cup

Argentina lose 1-0 to Italy in the Women's World Cup opener

24-07-2023 17:42 Cristiana Girelli scored the only goal of the match to give the Italian team the win. Albiceleste play the second match next Thursday against South Africa.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Messi says 2022 World Cup was probably his last with Argentina

13-06-2023 13:57 Albiceleste skipper reveals that Argentina's triumph in Qatar was likely his World Cup with the national team, declaring: "I don't think I will be around for the next."

ARGENTINA IN ASIA

A drink with Messi for US$42,000? Chinese police warn over scams

11-06-2023 08:58 Argentina skipper's presence in China for a friendly against Australia has drawn scammers and ticket-scalpers desperate to capitalise on Messi mania.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Marcelo Bielsa agrees deal to be next Uruguay coach

12-05-2023 09:49 Veteran coach Marcelo Bielsa agrees US$4-million-a-year deal to take charge of Uruguayan national team until 2026 and will sign contract in the coming days.

UNIQUE DOUBLE

Messi, Argentina's national team honoured with Laureus awards

08-05-2023 17:28 Argentina and Paris Saint Germain star scoops unique double, landing individual Laureus award for his exploits in Qatar, while the Albiceleste as a whole picks up team prize.

TURKEY-SYRIA QUAKE

Argentina’s humanitarian mission helps to rescue three quake survivors in Hatay

16-02-2023 01:34 Rescues took place just four days after team landed on Turkish territory. Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero welcomes work of the responders: "We are thrilled to be able to share this news."