Argentina

Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, died Wednesday at the age of 60, plunging his sport and his native Argentina into mourning. Renowned along with Pele as one of the greatest players ever to play the game, the…

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has won the Men's Ballon d'Or for a sixth time. Messi was involved in 63 goals in total in the past 12 months for both club and country, including 46 goals and 17 assists as the play-maker…

He started off as a boxing player, then slowly graduated to a boxing promoter and currently he has risen to the rank of a boxing manager. Franklin Imbenzi cuts across as a calm and collected guy. He speaks calmly, his stout physique is a…

Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino scored the goals as Brazil beat arch-rivals Argentina 2-0 on Tuesday to qualify for the Copa America final. Jesus and Firmino netted a goal apiece in each half to give Brazil a victory which ensured…

Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in four minutes to send France charging into the World Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina. The 19-year-old forward's electric pace caused Argentina problems all afternoon and his twin…

Argentina and Lionel Messi scraped into the knockout stages of the World Cup by the skin of their teeth on Tuesday after an 86th minute strike from defender Marcos Rojo gave them a barely deserved 2-1 win over Nigeria, eliminating the…

Argentina's do-or-die clash against Nigeria on Tuesday can be a launch pad for the team in Russia following a woeful start to the World Cup, insisted defiant coach Jorge Sampaoli. Failure to beat the Africans will prolong Lionel Messi's…

Argentina’s despondent coach Jorge Sampaoli took the blame for Thursday’s shambolic 3-0 World Cup defeat by Croatia as he tried to deflect the criticism from a terrible goalkeeping mistake and a poor performance by his captain Lionel Messi.…

Samuel Eto'o, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Carles Puyol, Cesc Fabregas and Xavi are among some of the current and former Barcelona team-mates who have touched down in Argentina ahead of the highly-anticipated wedding of Lionel Messi to…

Security is at the top of everyone's minds in Rosario, Argentina these days. On Friday, soccer superstar Lionel Messi will be married there to Antonella Roccuzzo at a lavish celebration bringing together some of the world's best-paid…