After hoisting his first World Cup trophy with Argentina in December, Lionel Messi said that tournament would be his last, but now it appears he’s open to the possibility of playing in the 2026 event. “Because of age it’ll be difficult to make 2026,” Messi, 35, told Diario …
The president of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, was honored on Tuesday as an Honorary Member of the Boca Juniors football team, in a ceremony she attended at the “Bombonera” stadium in the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. “Today is an exceptional day for …
Chelsea announced the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Benfica on Wednesday after days of complex negotiations between the clubs to secure the Argentina midfielder for a British transfer record 106.8 million pounds ($131.46 million). As the deadline day approached its end on Tuesday, it appeared a deal might not be …
“It was amazing. Everything changed for me that day. We finally got what we had dreamed of so much, the thing I’ve wanted for so long in my career. And it finally came at the end.” Lionel Messi gave his first interview after winning the World Cup, where …
The Argentine Football Association’s president appeared to confirm today that Lionel Scaloni has committed to continue as head coach of the Argentine team. In an interview with radio La Red, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia said he and Scaloni are “committed to keep on going together”, and that they will …
Lionel Messi has been immortalized in Argentina in tributes ranging from tattoos to murals after leading the national team to win the soccer World Cup. Now his face can be seen from the heavens too – on a specially designed corn field. The field in Los Condores in central Cordoba …
World Cup champions Lionel Messi, Julián Alvarez, Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez and coach Lionel Scaloni are among the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards, which honor the most outstanding members of the world’s most popular sport each year. The 2021/2022 nomination period was extended this year to include …
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez today secured second place in an international award for the world’s best netminder. The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) gave the World’s Best Goalkeeper 2022 Award to Belgium’s and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who had already scooped the prize …
Pelé, one of the best football players in history, died Thursday afternoon at the Albert Einstein hospital in the city of São Paulo at the age of 82. After hearing the news, the Argentine footballing world bid farewell to one of Latin America’s greatest popular idols. Social networks …
