Argentine Diego Milito, whose two goals gave Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, was the surprise omission fromthe 23-player short list for the new FIFA Ballon d’Or. Milito had 22 league goals in his debut season for Inter last season and also scored the winning goal […]
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Americans claim silver medal
[COPA AMERICA PARALYMPICS] The USA beat Venezuela, 5-0, on Wednesday in Buenos Aires to clinch the silver medal at the 2010 Copa America Paralympics. After getting a pre-game pep talk on the phone from former U.S. World Cup player and Hall of Famer Jeff Agoos, JayHoffman‘s Americans went out and crushed Venezuela. Marthell Vazquez led […]
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Why South American soccer's future looks bleak
By Paul Gardner How much longer can South American soccer last? I mean, how much longer can it continue being truly South American soccer, the soccer of artistry andgoals? How long will it be before the clammy, money-drenched embrace of the European game smothers everything that distinguishes and delights in the Latin game? This is […]
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The ugly truth behind Lionel Messi's injury
By Paul Gardner The sight we did not want to see — but, alas, one that seemed destined to be set before our eyes — arrived on Sunday, at the very end of the AtleticoMadrid vs. Barcelona game … Lionel Messi, clutching his head, being carried off the field on a stretcher, his right foot, […]
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Soccer — The way it ought to be
By Paul Gardner Argentina 4, Spain 1. An extravagant scoreline — certainly an emphatic one from the Argentine point of view. But hardly an honest one, for there wasplenty of activity from the Spanish — including three shots that hit the Argentine goalposts. Five goals and plenty of chances and saves add up to great […]
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A Monumental effort
[ARGENTINA-SPAIN] Tuesday’s Argentina-Spain match in Buenos Aires lived up to its billing and then some. Argentina won, 4-1, in a game played at El Monumentalas part of its bicentennial celebrations, prompting interim coach Sergio Batista to say the Albiceleste could have just as easily the World Cup as Spain. Butthe Spanish coach Vicente Del Bosque […]
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World Cup champs get stiff test
Will Sergio Batista, Diego Maradona‘s short-term replacement as Argentina head coach, be able to sway the Argentinesoccer federation (AFA) with a good performance against World Cup champion Spain Tuesday in Buenos Aires? The AFA meets next month to pick a permanent coach for Maradona, who was notretained after the World Cup. Batista, who won his […]
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OBITUARY: Francisco Varallo (1910-2010)
Argentine Francisco Varallo, the last surviving player from the first World Cup in 1930, died Monday at the age of 100. Varallo, nicknamednicknamed “Canoncito” (little canon) for his powerful shot, played in Argentina’s 4-2 loss in the final to Uruguay in Montevideo after missing the semifinals against the United States withan injury. “I was a […]
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MLS Sueno winner key to River Plate's bid to avoid relegation
Former MLS Sueno winner Rogelio Funes Mori, who played in the FC Dallas Juniors program, scored two first-half goals for River Plate in its 3-2 win overIndependiente, its third victory in three games to start Argentina’s Torneo Apertura. River is tied with Velez Sarsfield for first place after three games. It needs a strong season […]
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Zanetti and Cambiasso back in the fold
[ARGENTINA] It’s perhaps a little late for the liking of Argentine fans, but defender Javier Zanetti and midfielderEsteban Cambiasso of Inter Milan are back on the Argentina national team, called up for the Sept. 7 friendly against World Cup champion Spain in BuenosAires. Zanetti and Cambiasso won Italian league and cup titles and the UEFA […]