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 […]
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Argentine teammate takes swipe at Messi
Martin Palermo, Lionel Messi‘s teammate on Argentina’s World Cup team, says the Barcelona star doesn’t have theleadership qualities that Diego Maradona had when he led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title. “Messi isn’t Maradona,” Palermo said Monday onAmerica TV. “To me, Messi does not have Maradona’s mentality. He’s not prepared to carry the team. […]
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Welcome back, Diego Maradona?
Only a week after being fired, Diego Maradona’s name is being mentioned as a candidate to succeed himself as Argentina’s national team coach. “Diego has never gone away and he is still arriving,” Ernesto Cherquis Bialo, Argentina Football Association (AFA) spokesman, told radio station Ten,paraphrasing the lyrics of a famous tango dance. Bialo said Maradona’s […]
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Bielsa renews contract with Chile
Carlos Bielsa, who led Chile to the second round of the World Cup, has been rewarded with a contract extension through the 2015 Copa America. The 55-year-oldArgentine had been mentioned as a possible candidate for the U.S. national team head coaching position if Bob Bradley was not retained. “We have reached completeagreement on all points,” […]
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Maradona bitter about 'betrayal'
Diego Maradona blasted Argentina soccer federation (AFA) president Julio Grondona and national team manager Carlos Bilardo (who coached him on Argentina’s 1986 World Cup championship team) for plotting to get him fired as national team coach. “Grondona lied to me. Bilardobetrayed me,” Maradona claimed.
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Messi to play for Argentina at Ireland
Barcelona star Lionel Messi was included in the Argentina squad that will face Ireland on Aug. 11 in Dublin. The team will be coached by Sergio Batista, a coach of Argentina’s youth team. He was named interim coach on Tuesday following the dismissal of DiegoMaradona.
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Top choice not likely replace Maradona
[ARGENTINA] The 21-month tenure of Diego Maradona as Argentina national team coach is over. Now comes the task offinding a replacement. Like Brazil, whose first choices were unavailable when it came time to replace World Cup coach Dunga, Argentina’s most popular coachwon’t likely get the job because of conflicts with Julio Grondona, the boss of […]
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Well said … Or not so well said
[BEST OF THE WORLD CUP] Death threats downplayed, profane insults, gentle jibes, and plain silliness are included in our selection of memorable quotes from the2010 World Cup. … Hoping that’s true“In our language, ‘I’ll kill you’ means ‘I’m not happy with you.’” — Nigeria national team spokesman Idah Peterside down plays more than a thousand […]
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Rooney, the worst of the worst
[FLOPS] One after another, the world’s biggest stars flopped on the biggest stage, beginning with Englishman WayneRooney. For a ranking of the World Cup flops (which excludes players still in the tournament) … 1. WAYNE ROONEY. How did Rooney go from themost feared striker in the English Premier League to a non-factor for England at […]