[ARGENTINA] The release of Argentina’s 23-player roster for the World Cup was such big news that the traffic shut down the Argentine federation’s web site forhours. Coach Diego Maradona, who called up 108 players in 18 months, finally settled on a team of mostly European-based players but he’s expected to rely on acore of young […]
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World Cup squads: the predictable surprises
By Paul Gardner Looking at the preliminary World Cup squads, there are certainly some selections and omissions that you could call “surprises.” Except inthe case of Brazil, of course. No one should ever be surprised at who is, and is not on the Brazilian roster. This is a country with so many good players that […]
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Maradona overlooks Inter pair
[ARGENTINA] Coach Diego Maradona called up Diego Milito and Walter Samuel but their was no room for their Inter Milan teammates, Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso, in Argentina’s 30-player provisional roster for the World Cup.
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Celtic, Rangers and Boca Juniors headed to U.S.
[DATEBOOK] The Seattle Sounders announced plans to host Argentina’s Boca Juniors and Scotland’s Celtic in a pair of exhibition matches. D.C. United has scheduled a match against Celtic rival Rangers in July. Celtic and Rangers are negotiating to renew their Old Firm rivalry in the United States during their summer staysin the United States. May […]
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Milito steals the show
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Diego Milito stole the show from fellow Argentine LionelMessi, scoring once goal and setting up two more as Inter Milan stunned defending champion Barcelona, 3-1, in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal series. Neverhad Barcelona lost by more than one goal since Pep Guardiola took over as head coach […]
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River Plate star returns four months after car crash
Less than four months after being involved in an early-morning car crash in which three friends were killed, young midfielder Diego Buonanotte will suit upfor River Plate against Torneo Clausura leader Godoy on Saturday. “I feel happy to play again and keep my head busy,” said Buonanotte, who suffered injuries to a shoulder andlungs in […]
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River Plate and Boca coaches quit three days apart
First, Boca Juniors. Now, River Plate. The two giants of Argentine soccer are struggling and the coaches of both teams resigned three days apart. Leonardo Astrada quit as River Plate coach on Monday, a day after it fell to 17th place in Argentina’s Torneo Clausura with only 13 points in 14 games following its 0-0 […]
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Messi worth his weight in chocolate
The Pasteleria Prats in the Catalan town of Lleida has made a 250-pound chocolate statue in honor of Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Messi, whoonly weighs 150 pounds himself, is wearing a Barcelona uniform and holding a Golden Ball on a Prats stand. (The Argentine won the 2009 Golden Ball as the best player in the […]
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Alves quits languishing Boca
Abel Alves became the third coach to quit Boca Juniors in the last 10 months when he resigned after the famous Buenos Aires club’s 3-0 loss to Colon droppedit to 19th place in the 20-team Torneo Clausura. Alves was the reserve team coach when he was promoted in January following the resignation of AlfioBasile. Boca […]
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What They're Saying
“Maradona could do more with an orange than Messi can do with a soccer ball. But as a coach, Maradona is a disaster and Messi is the only one who can save him in South Africa.” — Real estate employee Daniel Rivas, reflecting common opinion in Argentina that Lionel Messi still has along way to go […]