Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia through injury, with Paulo Dybala recalled to coach Lionel Scaloni’s squad on Monday. Messi has not…
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Kobe Bryant locker, Maradona jersey up for auction in New York
Kobe Bryant’s Staples Center locker and Maradona’s 1986 World Cup jersey went on display Friday in New York, part of an auction of rare sports memorabilia at Sotheby’s. Bryant’s locker,…
Messi spearheads Argentina’s Copa America defence
Lionel Messi will spearhead Argentina’s Copa America title defence in the United States later this month. Manager Lionel Scaloni said on Saturday he was relying on a squad brimming with…
Tevez quits as Independiente coach
Former Manchester United and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez on Friday quit as coach of Argentinian club Independiente. According to local media, the former Argentina international will lead the club…
Cesar Luis Menotti, architect of Argentina’s 1978 World Cup triumph dies
Cesar Luis Menotti, who famously coached Argentina to their first World Cup triumph in 1978, an achievement described as one of the “country’s greatest joys”, has died at the age…
Argentina down El Salvador 3-0 in friendly without Messi
The absence of captain Lionel Messi didn’t slow Argentina on Friday as the world champions warmed up for their Copa America title defense with a 3-0 friendly victory over El…
Dybala to miss Argentina friendlies with thigh injury
Paulo Dybala will miss Argentina’s upcoming friendlies with El Salvador and Costa Rica after his club Roma announced on Saturday that the forward had picked up a thigh injury. In…
Biden congratulates Argentine president-elect Milei
US President Joe Biden congratulated Argentine president-elect Javier Milei in a call on Wednesday, the White House said, three days after the libertarian outsider’s resounding election victory in South America’s…
Argentina defeat Brazil in 2026 World Cup qualifier
Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday in an ill-tempered 2026 World Cup qualifying clash marred by pre-match crowd trouble that forced kick-off to be delayed. A 63rd-minute header from veteran…
2022 World Cup: Messi’s Hotel Room In Qatar To Be Turned Into Museum
The hotel room used by Argentine star, Lionel Messi, during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, is set to be turned into a museum after Argentina’s success in the tournament.