“I never imagined I could leave Independiente, but now all I want to do is to celebrate this title and thank fans for their support all those years.” — Ezequiel Barco, the18-year-old Argentine reported to be bound to Atlanta United for a record MLS transfer fee, after his goal gave Independiente a 1-1 tie against […]
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FIFA corruption trial: Argentine lawyer accused of bribery jumps in front of train hours after testimony
Hours after the star witness in the FIFA corruption trial said he paid him a bribe, Argentine Jorge Delhon was killed when he was struck by a train in an apparent suicide in Buenos Aires. Alejandro Burzaco, the former CEO of Argentine-based Torneos y Competencias, testified that his company paid Pablo Paladino and Delhon $2 […]
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What They're Saying: Ignacio Piatti
“Montreal is a beautiful city. It is more of a European style, very different from Toronto, where there are many buildings. It’s all very calm. Even the soccer. Here nobody knows me. And you can losea game, 10 [goals], 12, 20, and they do not tell you anything. Also, I have two and a half […]
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Aguero sets Manchester City record with 178th career goal in win over Napoli
Sergio Aguero became Manchester City’s all-time top scorer with the winning goal — his 178th goal for City — in a 4-2 victory at Napoli that moved it into the Champions League knockoutstage after only four games.
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Report: Javier Mascherano eyes move to United States next season
Argentine star Javier Mascherano is considering a move from Barcelona at the end of the season. His first choice: the United States.
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UCL: Messi hits 100-goal mark for Barca in Europe
Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal in European competition to lead Barcelona to a 3-1 win over Greek champion even though the Catalan club played the second half with 10 men. GerardPique was sent off for two yellow cards just before halftime.
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Aguero could return to action for Manchester City on Saturday
Argentine star Sergio Aguero play for Manchester City against Stoke on Saturday, two weeks after breaking a rib in a car crash in Amsterdam.
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Calm returns to Argentina after Messi comes to the rescue
After his hat trick rescued Argentina and sent it to the World Cup with a 3-1 win at Ecuador, Lionel Messi said he and his teammates can celebrate qualification. “Fortunately,everything went well and we are into the World Cup,” he said. “We are calm now after achieving the main goal — that is the most […]
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History is not on Argentina's side for trip to Ecuador
Argentina’s hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup rest on hopefully beating Ecuador in Quito on Tuesday. La Albiceleste has won just two of six qualifiers in Ecuador and once since the current formatbegan in 1996.
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What They're Saying: Tite
“Yesterday, we thanked each other because we are already qualified. I can’t imagine what it is like for others; they must be having trouble sleeping. [In the end], others will reap what their worksowed.” — Brazil coach Tite with little apparent sympathy for rival Argentina, which might not qualify for the World Cup. (AP)