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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Argentina'
Argentina: Riquelme Targets Libertadores Glory in 2009
Argentina: San Lorenzo Try To Keep Hold Of Bergessio
Argentina: Boca Take Apertura Crown Despite Defeat
Argentina: Boca End San Lorenzo's Title Hopes
Argentina: Batista Names South American U-20 Championship Squad
Argentina: San Lorenzo Defeat Tigre In First Game Of Title Playoff
Argentina: River Plate To Sell Buonanotte or Falcao In January
Argentina: Boca, San Lorenzo and Tigre To Playoff For Title After Final Day Victories
Colombia Shock Argentina and Venezuela Edge Out Bolivia
Colombia provided a shock result in the fourth round of South American World Cup qualifiers, defeating Argentina 2-1 in Bogota.Argentina took the lead ten minutes before half-time through Lionel Messi...
Argentina, Paraguay and Colombia Win in 2010 Qualifiers
Argentina continued their one hundred percent start to the World Cup 2010 Qualifiers, defeating Bolivia 3-0 at El Monumental, while Paraguay and Colombia also celebrated victories in round 3 of the Qu...
Tevez, Messi and Aguero Up Front for Argentina Against Bolivia
Despite recalling Hernan Crespo to his squad, Alfio Basile looks set to go with the three most in form strikers for Argentina's game against Bolivia this evening.Carlos Tevez, Lionel Messi and Sergio ...
Basile Tinkers With Argentina Formation
Argentina coach Alfio Basile is thought to be considering a 4-3-3 formation for Argentina's upcoming World Cup qualifiers, reverting from his usual 4-1-2-1-2 setup.With Hernan Crespo back in the squad...
Argentine Barra Bravas Denounced by Guns Registry
The National Registry of Arms (Renar) in Argentina has denounced various known football hooligans for the illegal possession of firearms.Adrián Rousseau and Alan Schlenker of River Plate were the two...
Brazil Win South American U-15 Championship
A victory for Brazil, coupled with a loss for Uruguay, gave the host nation their second successive South American U-15 Championship on Sunday.Going into their game against Chile, the Brazilians knew ...
Basile Completes Argentina Squad For Upcoming WC Qualifiers
Alfio Basile has added Hugo Ibarra, Sebastian Battaglia and German Denis to his previously named squad for the upcoming 2010 World Cup Qualifiers against Bolivia and Colombia.In a surprise move, Basil...
Uruguay in Pole Position to Take South American U-15 Championship
Uruguay are just a game away from clinching the South American U-15 Championship after recording their second victory of the final round-robin stage of the tournament, against Brazil.Sebastian Gallego...
South American U-15 Championship Final Stage Round 1 Results
The final stage of the South American U-15 Championship got underway yesterday with the first of three rounds of games that will decide the winner of the competition.Brazil got off to a good start, de...
Uruguay Through, Argentina out, in Beach Soccer World Cup
Uruguay booked their place in the quarter finals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by defeating Japan, whereas Argentina went out after losing on penalties to France.Despite taking the lead after sev...
Argentina win, Uruguay lose in Beach Soccer World Cup
A win for Argentina and a loss for Uruguay leaves both teams in need of points from their final group games to progress to the quarter final stage of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.Argentina were com...
Uruguay win, Argentina lose in Beach Soccer World Cup
There were contrasting fortunes for the two Latin American sides who played in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup yesterday.Uruguay came from two goals down to defeat Italy 3-2 after extra time. Two goal...
Crespo Back in Argentina Squad for Bolivia and Colombia Games
Argentina coach Alfio Basile has recalled Hernan Crespo to the national squad for the upcoming qualifiers against Bolivia and Colombia.Crespo has missed the last three squads due to the injury he pick...
Mexico and Brazil Both Win on First Day of Beach Soccer World Cup
Mexico and Brazil both got off to winning starts in the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup earlier today.Mexico beat Russia on penalties after a 2-2 draw at the end of extra time. Ricardo Villalobos and...
Maradona: Current Side Lacks the Spirit of 86
In an interview with Colombian television, Diego Maradona has again expressed his concern over the current state of the Argentina national side.The 1986 World Cup winner said:"The problem is a lack of...
1986 World Cup Winner Batista to Replace Tocalli as Argentina U-20 Boss
The Argentine Football Association have moved quickly to appoint a successor to Hugo Tocalli, replacing him with 1986 World Cup winner Sergio Batista.Tocalli, who led Argentina to this year's U-20 Wor...
Argentina Top of Latest FIFA World Rankings
FIFA have announced the updated World Rankings for October, with Argentina and Brazil both moving ahead of Italy into the first and second positions.Mexico go down two places to fifteenth, with Urugua...
Basile: "Tevez is my Number Nine"
Alfio Basile has confirmed Carlos Tevez's position as his number one choice for the main striker role in the Argentine national team.The press in Argentina felt that Tevez underperformed in the first ...
Milito and Messi on target as Argentina defeat Venezuela
Argentina continued their perfect start to the 2010 World Cup qualifying series by recording a 2-0 victory over a hard-working, enthusiastic Venezuela side in Maracaibo.The hosts had the better of the...
Gabriel Heinze is only injury worry for Argentina ahead of Venezuela clash
Argentina coach Alfio Basile looks set to name a unchanged side against Venezuela tonight, preferring to stick with the same eleven that provided success against Chile.The only injury doubt is Gabriel...
Second round of 2010 qualifiers in South America, Argentina and Brazil live on Sky Sports
The next set of games in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers will be played over the next two days, with a couple of games being shown live by Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.The fixtures are as follows:16...
Riquelme free kicks against Chile: The Video
Please excuse the American TV coverage, with the cringe worthy commentator and his Sid Widell impersonating co-commentator, who brings on the artist and architect comparisons a little strong for my li...
