[WORLD CUP RETRO: 1986] Want to be a World Cup expert and impress your friends with your knowledge of the 1986 World Cup? Here are five names to have at yourfingertips about the 13th World Cup, hosted by Mexico and won by Argentina. Televisa. Colombia was slated to host, but it became apparent that a […]
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The World Cup Countdown: Look for water breaks
[BRAZIL 2014] FIFA pushed back following a lawsuit by Penapaf, the federation of Brazilian professional athletes seeking a restraining order to prevent the WorldCup from going ahead with 1 p.m. local time kickoffs. Previously, FIFA approved a measure to allow water breaks at designated times in each half. Uniform start times of 1 p.m. for […]
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Argentina cuts first four players
[WORLD CUP 2014] Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella reduced his squad from 30 to 26 players, dropping Franco Di Santo (Werder Bremen), Lisandro Lopez (Getafe), Fabian Rinaudo (Catania) andGabriel Mercado (River Plate) ahead of the training camp that opens Monday outside Buenos Aires. Argentina (26 Players): Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Sampdoria/ITA), Mariano Andujar (Catania/ITA), Agustín Orion (Boca […]
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[WORLD CUP RETRO: 1978] Want to be a World Cup expert and impress your friends with your knowledge of the 1978 World Cup? Here are five names to have at yourfingertips about the 11th World Cup, hosted and won by Argentina. Madres de Plaza de Mayo. Human rights advocates were appalled that FIFA let Argentina […]
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The World Cup Countdown: Messi arrives home
[BRAZIL 2014] Barcelona’s loss is Argentina’s gain as Lionel Messi returned home on Tuesday after having played the fewestcompetitive games in the last five years. The four-time winner of the Ballon d’Or will try to put behind him Barca’s most disappointing season in recent memory and lead Argentina to its first WorldCup title in more […]
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Demichelis back in fold with Argentina
[WORLD CUP 2014] In the wake of celebrating the English Premier League title with Manchester City, central defender Martin Demichelis returnsto the Argentine squad, from which he was dropped after La Albiceleste tied Bolivia in November 2011. Demichelis, 33, started all of Argentina’s five games at the 2010 World Cup butwithout him, after the Bolivia […]
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“In Argentina, I think you eat dinner some time between 11:30 and 12:30, 1 [in the morning]. His kids, when they first moved here, were bouncing off the walls at 12:30 and 1 [in the morning].All of these cultural habits have to be adjusted.” — Philadelphia Union manager John Hackworth on the nutritional and cultural […]
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U.S. U-20s fall to River Plate in Super Group final
[DALLAS CUP] The U.S. under-20 national team dropped a 2-0 decision to River Plate in the final of the Gordon Jago Super Group at the Dr Pepper Dallas Cupinterrupted in the second half by bad weather at the Cotton Bowl. River Plate is only the second Argentine club to win the Super Group after San […]
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Big weekend for South American imports
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] For all the attention on Toronto FC’s multi-million signings of Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe, who were off this weekend, MLS has quietly put together an impressive group of imports, mostly from South America. Uruguayan Sebastian Fernandez and Chilean Pedro Morales both scored great goals for Vancouver, while Argentine GastonFernandez had the tying […]
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Argentines vs. Americans in UCL
[MAKING A LIST] Michael Bradley said given the choice of taking an American or an Argentine, big European clubs will stillpick the latter. So what what does it look like among the 16 teams in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League? Argentines outnumber Americans, 16-3, and of three Americans, twoaren’t eligible to represent […]