News of coach

Boca Juniors coach Fernando Gago sacked after Superclásico defeat

Yesterday 10:57 Boca Juniors sack Fernando Gago, two days after the Xeneize slumped to a 2-1 defeat in the Superclásico to River Plate.

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

SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS

Argentine Olympic sailor's former coach arrested for alleged abuse

18-02-2025 14:58 Leandro Tulia, the former coach of Argentine Olympic sailor Eugenia Bosco, has been arrested in Buenos Aires following claims by the athlete and others that he sexually abused them in their teens.

FOOTBALL

Mascherano re-unites with Messi as new coach of Inter Miami

26-11-2024 18:56 Inter Miami announces former Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano has been appointed as club's new head coach; Ex-Barça star will reunite with former team-mate Lionel Messi.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Gago unveiled as new head coach of Boca Juniors

15-10-2024 13:25 Former Boca star Fernando Gago tells players they must realise where they ply their trade as he is formally named as the club's new head coach.

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 in Argentina

Boca Juniors coach Diego Martinez resigns after third straight defeat

29-09-2024 10:24 Xeneize boss steps down after catastrophic 2-0 loss to Belgrano; Defeat comes less than a week after Martínez oversaw two derby defeats, including Superclásico.

Copa América 2024

Scaloni hails Argentina for 'Triple Crown' triumph

15-07-2024 09:04 La Scaloneta followed up their 2021 Copa América title with the World Cup triumph a year later, and now they have successfully defended their Copa title again in the USA.

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

RACISM IN SPORT

Argentine coach Caruso Lombardi quits Uruguay club over slur against football ref

23-05-2024 15:40 Football coach Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, under investigation for hurling a racial slur at a referee, quits his Uruguayan club.

FOOTBALL

Carlos Tevez resigns as coach of Independiente

17-05-2024 17:09 Sunday’s will be his last match.

FOOTBALL

River Plate secure qualification for 2025 Club World Cup

15-05-2024 15:57 Qualification for Copa Libertadores last 16 secures place at 2025 tournament in United States and a US$40-million windfall; River’s former manager Marcelo Gallardo sacked by Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad – is he off to Italy?

by James Grainger

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

FOOTBALL

Boca Juniors appoint Diego Martinez as new head coach

26-12-2023 15:26 Ex-Huracán coach Diego Martinez will take charge of the Xeneize on January 2, tasked with improving Boca’s fortunes after a poor campaign last season.

FOOTBALL

Scaloneta still running year after World Cup win, but driver's future is in doubt

18-12-2023 15:49 Collective happiness that Argentines relived on the first anniversary of winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar operates as a balm for the economic crisis and political tension. But there are doubts about the continuation of coach Lionel Scaloni at the helm, despite the upcoming Copa América.

SAY IT AIN'T SO!

Lionel Scaloni casts doubt over his future with national team

22-11-2023 12:29 World Cup winning coach says "it's complicated to continue" in his role and that the side needs someone in charge who has the energy to take the team forward.

Football

Gallardo agrees deal to coach Saudi side Al-Ittihad

15-11-2023 16:42 Former River Plate manager makes shock decision to join Saudi Arabian side; According to reports, contract lasting until June 2025 will make him one of the world’s top three best-paid coaches.

by James Grainger

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Boca must stop treading water after death of Libertadores dream

09-11-2023 17:19 A painful defeat in Rio de Janeiro spelled the end for Jorge Almirón and has left behind a lingering question: where do Boca go from here?

by Dan Edwards