News of madrid

Venezuela ex-intel chief claims Hugo Chávez sent Kirchners US$21 million

22-10-2021 21:16 Venezuela's former intelligence chief, General Hugo Armando Carvajal, allegedly tells Spanish courts that Caracas sent some US$21 million to Argentina to help fund Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s 2007 presidential campaign.

SPANISH FOOTBALL

Can Barcelona and La Liga afford not to keep Messi?

06-08-2021 16:32 Not so long ago the very best players in the world played in Spain. Gradually, though, things have changed.

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

Albiceleste star Rodrigo de Paul joins Atlético Madrid

12-07-2021 15:39 Just two days after winning the Copa América with the national side, 27-year-old midfielder signs for Atlético Madrid for reported fee of 35 million euros.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Diego Maradona's psychiatrist denies blame in star's death

25-06-2021 22:22 Psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, who was treating Diego Maradona for addiction when he died last November, denies any responsibility for late footballer's demise.

Maradona Investigation

Maradona's nurse first to be questioned over his death

14-06-2021 19:19 Maradona's nighttime carer is suspected of lying when he claimed the World Cup winning captain was sleeping and breathing normally hours before he died — an autopsy revealed he was dying at that time.

SPANISH FOOTBALL

Simeone and Suárez lead Atlético to La Liga title as Real fall short

22-05-2021 15:36 Only the second time in 17 years that a team other than Barcelona or Real Madrid have won Spanish league crown, with Atléti claiming the other one under Simeone in 2014.

‘ISABELITA’ TURNS 90

‘Isabelita’ Perón turns 90, ostracised in Madrid

06-02-2021 09:46 Former president, who lead nation for less than 21 months, has 90th birthday in Madrid, where she has lived for the last four decades.

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

Higuaín heads to MLS, signs for Beckham's Inter Miami

18-09-2020 13:24 Argentine number 9 signs for David Beckham's Major League Soccer outfit Inter Miami, day after departing Juventus.

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

Gonzalo Higuaín set to sign for Beckham's MLS side Inter Miami

13-09-2020 09:34 Argentine forward flies into Miami for medical, ahead of finalising terms with new US club. Former Juventus and Real Madrid striker set to follow former Juve teammate Blaise Matuidi to South Florida.

Global pandemic

Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone has Covid-19, confirms club

13-09-2020 08:32 Argentine coach isn't showing any symptoms and is in isolation, say club officials.

Coronavirus pandemic

Boca Juniors reveal positive virus tests for 18 players

03-09-2020 16:35 Boca reveals 18 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, just two weeks before restarting their Copa Libertadores campaign. President Fernández casts doubt over whether games will go ahead.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Problem mount for Independiente as clubs return to training

15-08-2020 10:18 The case of El Rojo, one of the traditional 'big five' of local football, is emblematic of the struggles likely to become commonplace in this uncertain new world.

by Dan Edwards

Coronavirus pandemic

Hugo Gatti: Being infected with Covid-19 has made me ‘learn more about life’

03-04-2020 14:32 Ex-Albiceleste, Boca and River goalkeeper, 'El Loco' Gatti, who is hospitalised in Madrid after being tested positive for coronavirus, opens up on his health and explains how his predicament has made him “learn more about life.”

Alberto in Europe

Fernández discusses debt with Spanish PM in Madrid

04-02-2020 18:24 Before concluding his Europe trip in France, the Peronist leader met with Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain, to discuss IMF debt renegotiations.

TOURISM

Lammens eyes European, Chinese tourists in bid to boost economy

23-01-2020 07:19 The government is keen to attract foreign tourism, says new Tourism & Sports minister in interview, who hopes overseas visitors will be bringing more than US$6 billion into the economy by end of 2020.