FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP South American giants ignite Club World Cup Yesterday 14:28 On this side of the Atlantic Ocean at least, the Club World Cup has got off to a roaring start. So far, so good for Argentina's teams at FIFA’s flagship tournament. by Dan Edwards
Football Flying Argentina’s flag on the international stage 13-06-2025 18:09 Back-to-back tests against Chile and Colombia give reigning world champions perfect chance to blood a few new faces; Boca and River head to the US to fly the national flag at the Club World Cup. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Coming home as a champion 06-06-2025 06:26 For the people of Saavedra and Vicente López – and one half of Rosario – it feels like football has returned after years of wandering in the wilderness. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Unfancied Huracán and Platense go for glory in top-flight final 30-05-2025 13:27 Ten reasons you should ignore the haters and watch the Liga Profesional de Fútbol Apertura final. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Platense’s ‘brothers’ target play-off glory after eliminating River 23-05-2025 18:11 The ‘Squid’ prove to be slippery customers for the aristocrats of nearby Núñez; Drilled by the curious coaching duo of Sergio Gómez and Favio Orsi, Platense are Argentina’s new giantkillers. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Muniain inspires San Lorenzo, year after switching Bilbao for BA 16-05-2025 09:45 Unpaid wages, FIFA embargoes, deceased pontiffs, presidential bribery scandals: nothing seems to be able to distract the Cuervo from their mission to grind out results and keep slogging forward. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL & MOTORSPORTS Put aside the injustice and prepare for top flight play-off mayhem 08-05-2025 16:27 Enjoy the thrills and spills of this next month of winner-takes-all mayhem; Argentina sure to develop a fresh case of F1 Francomania. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Restoring Xeneize to glory will take more than firing and hiring 30-04-2025 17:21 Until Juan Román Riquelme takes a long, honest look in the mirror and faces up to the real problems the club he presides over faces, the challenge of restoring the glory days appears to be beyond even the most accomplished of coaches in world football. by Dan Edwards
Francis & Football Not so saintly behaviour at Pope’s beloved San Lorenzo 25-04-2025 09:04 An unseemly mess has broken out at Francis’ favourite football club – it is impossible to escape the irony that this storm broke right at the moment the Cuervos' most ardent fan finally passed on. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Tale of two Martínez – Lautaro progresses; ‘Dibu’ knocked out 16-04-2025 22:35 Two of Argentina's World Cup winners. Emiliano Martínez and Lautaro Martínez, both flew the flag in the Champions League quarter-finals, though their experiences could not have been more different. by Dan Edwards
Football Gallardo remains untouchable, but questions should be asked 12-04-2025 07:12 Almost a year after his triumphal return to the Monumental, Gallardo and River Plate cannot help but be concerned at how the team is performing. by Dan Edwards
COPA LIBERTADORES Copa Libertadores opens group phase in typically explosive fashion 03-04-2025 00:16 It's likely too early to tell, but are we witnessing a changing of the guard in South American football? by Dan Edwards
International football Rout of Brazil shows 2026 World Cup hopes are very much alive 28-03-2025 12:39 Tuesday's showing against Brazil, in particular, was as strong a statement of intent from Lionel Scaloni’s side as one could wish to envision. by Dan Edwards
International football Qualification all but sure as Scaloneta gets revenge in Montevideo 22-03-2025 09:32 This version of La Scaloneta continues to get the result when it matters most, taking revenge for the Celeste's stunning victory in the Bombonera almost 18 months ago. by La Scaloneta continues to
FOOTBALL & POLITICS Football fans put rivalries aside to stand up for pensioners 13-03-2025 00:39 As this week’s protest against President Javier Milei's government proves, supporters are willing to put aside their differences to fight a perceived injustice. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Vélez Sarsfield: From success to staggering slump 08-03-2025 06:00 The reigning Liga Profesional champions are sinking without a trace in 2025 with little sign of respite on the horizon for now. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Gago on ropes after Boca's stinging Libertadores defeat 28-02-2025 09:30 Not only will there be no Libertadores for Boca this year, there will be no Sudamericana either. Tuesday’s humbling and historic defeat to Alianza Lima will take some getting over. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Just what is going on with Estudiantes and Foster Gillett? 14-02-2025 13:30 After a January of reckless spending, serious doubts have emerged over US businessman Foster Gillett's economic dealings, raising questions about just what exactly is going on with their shadowy financier. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Unbeaten Independiente desperate to end long dry spell 07-02-2025 09:40 More than two decades have passed since Independiente were last crowned champions of Argentina. Will 2025 be their year of redemption? by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Time will tell if money talks in top flight 30-01-2025 23:38 One of the joys of this league, after all, is its ability to constantly surprise us. by Dan Edwards
Liga Profesional de Fútbol New season, more teams, new stars, same dream 24-01-2025 06:40 After a lively start to the transfer window in Argentina, there’s certainly no shortage of contenders for this year’s title(s). by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Summer football has forsaken its spiritual home 17-01-2025 11:54 (Disclaimer: The following column is full of unabated nostalgia and old-man-yells-at-cloud aimless ranting. When asked for an explanation, the author professed that it is very hot in Buenos Aires right now and that has him in a foul mood. For actual up-to-date information, please consult elsewhere in today's newspaper) by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Estudiantes embark on spending spree with US billionaire’s support 09-01-2025 21:23 Estudiantes have arrived to shake up the hornets’ nest with a series of audacious transfer bids, bankrolled by billionaire US national Foster Gillett, in a financial offensive which has dragged the conflict around private ownership of clubs back onto the agenda. by Dan Edwards
2025 – YEAR IN PREVIEW What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2025 03-01-2025 07:59 Your (tongue-firmly-in-cheek) guide to what lies ahead for Argentine football in the next 12 months. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Vélez may have stumbled to finish line, but are worthy champions 18-12-2024 15:55 If ‘El Fortín’ can keep this side together and strengthen in the summer, they have a great chance of fighting for honours again in 2025. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Tripartite showdown guarantees exciting end to gruelling season 13-12-2024 13:33 Not since 2014 have three teams reached the final day of the season with the chance to win the domestic title. Vélez Sarsfield, Talleres and Huracán are separated by just two points at the top for a showdown that promises drama. by Dan Edwards
THE MAGIC OF FOOTBALL Joy, ecstasy, relief – and so many tears 29-11-2024 12:00 The tens of thousands of Academia fans who travelled to Paraguay for the Copa Sudamericana final all had one singular goal: to see Racing Club win a continental crown for the first time since 1988. And our dream came true. by Dan Edwards
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Argentina top World Cup qualifying group – but are they running on fumes? 21-11-2024 17:36 If the Albiceleste, as some of the more hysterical sectors of the sporting press have begun to hint, is entering a crisis, it is an extremely curious kind of crisis. by Dan Edwards
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Paraguay's anti-Messi approach pays off with Argentina win 15-11-2024 14:36 Paraguay inflict a rare defeat on Lionel Scaloni's charges, giving their World Cup 2026 qualification hopes a huge boost. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL & POLITICS Gustavo Costas gives soul to Argentina’s exhilarating spectacles 08-11-2024 00:45 Grizzled coach Gustavo Costas provides a connecting thread as Racing end three-decade drought to reach club's first continental decider in 32 years. by Dan Edwards
FORMULA 1 Franco Colapinto, Argentina’s new star attraction, draws fans to F1 01-11-2024 07:34 As anyone who has ever driven in Buenos Aires or negotiated the monolithic speedway that is the Panamericana highway out of the capital can attest, racing is in Argentina’s blood. by Dan Edwards
COPA LIBERTADORES River need a miracle after Libertadores humbling 25-10-2024 09:58 Tuesday's disaster in the Estadio Mineirão demonstrated the scale of the task ahead for Marcelo Gallardo. by Dan Edwards
International football Dominant Messi in no rush to walk away from Argentina 19-10-2024 09:32 Tuesday night’s 6-0 thrashing of Bolivia proved to be another dream evening for Argentina's evergreen talisman, who once more rolled back the years to leave his audience spellbound and wanting more. by Dan Edwards
International football Albiceleste take the positives from a waterlogged clash in Venezuela 10-10-2024 23:19 The most remarkable thing by far about Argentina's otherwise wholly unremarkable stalemate against Venezuela is that the game went ahead in the first place. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Boca eye Gago as next in line to test Gallardo’s supremacy 02-10-2024 22:23 After Diego Martínez's Boca tenure ended with a whimper, the Xeneize are once again back to the drawing board. Fernando Gago would bring a fresh, adventurous style of play – the kind that has been rarely seen at La Bombonera of late. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL River faithful on cloud nine as 'El Muñeco' continues to torture Boca 25-09-2024 22:01 Marcelo Gallardo, Boca’s executioner-in-chief, raised temperatures by holding his nose while walking onto the La Bombonera turf, provoking the wrath of the home support. By the end of 90 minutes, however, those same fans were turning on their own. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina River cling on in Santiago to round off another eventful week 21-09-2024 00:33 River in the Libertadores, a title race is looking like a procession, Messi explodes back onto the scene, a ‘Chiqui’ Tapia masterclass and the futsal ‘muchachos’ fly the flag. by Dan Edwards
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Messi-less Albiceleste drop points – but no need to panic 12-09-2024 16:47 Argentina caught a glimpse of what that future without Lionel Messi may hold. And thankfully, it is not entirely bleak. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Quinteros leads Vélez Sarsfield through a storming winter revival 30-08-2024 09:17 A sparkling run of six wins in seven game, culminating in last Monday’s 5-0 demolition of Barracas Central, has left Vélez at the summit of Argentina’s top flight. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL & POLITICS Milei’s sets collision course with AFA in club ownership row 23-08-2024 14:41 A conflict is brewing that could tear the nation's game down the middle. President Milei’s government is bent on imposing a new club ownership model that would privatise sporting institutions, but its arguments for the change do not stand up to scrutiny. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Gallardo is back at River for one purpose: glory 15-08-2024 17:38 River are already showing signs of switching from the patient, thoughtful, at times ponderous football which characterised them under Demichelis to Gallardo’s patented break-neck style, but it will take time for heads and legs to start responding to this increase in velocity. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Can underdogs break up Superclásico dominance of Argentina’s top flight? 09-08-2024 13:04 In a cash-starved league like Argentina's where player and coaching turnover is at astronomical levels this by definition gives the Buenos Aires heavyweights the advantage almost before a single ball is kicked. by Dan Edwards
Copa América 2024 Copa victory caps stunning run for Argentina’s golden generation 15-07-2024 15:46 The last three years have been ones to remember for this Argentina team and with this latest victory, they are surely the greatest that this football-addicted nation has ever seen. by Dan Edwards
Copa América 2024 Argentina's old masters lead way to Copa América final 10-07-2024 15:04 Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María are enjoying every minute of what could be their international farewell. But thankfully, this Argentina team remains so resilient as to absorb almost any departure, even those two legends. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Clubs ready their wallets as Liga Profesional de Fútbol pauses 14-06-2024 12:30 Last call for league football before Copa América kicks off – let transfer silly season begin! by Dan Edwards
Football Countdown to Argentina's Copa América defence begins 07-06-2024 16:58 After four games no fewer than four teams sit at the top of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol, but in Argentina, all eyes are about to switch to Lionel Messi and the Albiceleste. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Football isn’t always a young man’s game 31-05-2024 13:27 Racing Club’s Gustavo Costas is overseeing a fine run of form at his beloved boyhood club and his formula is working like a charm. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Beware coaches… success is nothing if not ephemeral 25-05-2024 05:17 Football is a cut-throat business, whether you are coaching at the nation's biggest clubs or fighting down the bottom of the table. by Dan Edwards
Football in Argentina Thrilling start as Argentina's top flight kicks off (again) 17-05-2024 11:28 There was certainly no shortage of goals in this first round of Liga Profesional fixtures. by Dan Edwards
César Luis Menotti (1938-2024) ‘El Flaco’ left an indelible mark on Argentine football 07-05-2024 16:48 César Luis Menotti will be forever associated with football and the nation he took to the top of the world, in the most difficult of circumstances. by Dan Edwards