Maradona: It's useless making a leader of Messi
Diego Maradona lampooned Lionel Messi for using "the bathroom 20 times before a game" and suggested the Argentina star stay in the international wilderness. Messi has not appeared for the nati...
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No Messi but Argentina too strong for Iraq in Saudi friendly
Lautaro Martinez scored his first goal for Argentina on his full debut as they beat Iraq 4-0 in Saudi Arabia. An experimental side without the likes of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero or Gonzalo Higuai...
Argentina announces new taxes, ministry cuts amid turmoil
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri announced new taxes on exports and the elimination of several ministries on Monday in a bid to halt economic turmoil that has sent the peso to record lows. Macr...
Argentina asks early release of IMF funds to calm markets
President Mauricio Macri asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday for an early release of funds from a $50 billion deal with the IMF to ease concerns that Argentina will not be able to...
Manu Ginobili, a 4-time champion with Spurs, retires at 41
Manu Ginobili has played his final game, and with that a new era awaits the San Antonio Spurs. Ginobili announced his decision to retire Monday, the 41-year-old wrapping up what he called a "fabulo...
Argentine Senate rejects legalizing elective abortion
Argentina's Senate on Thursday rejected a bill to legalize elective abortion, a defeat for a grassroots movement that came closer than ever to achieving the decriminalization of the procedure in the h...
Uruguay v France: Laxalt backs daunting defence to deal with Mbappe
Diego Laxalt is confident Uruguay are strong enough as a defensive unit to deal with France forward Kylian Mbappe in Friday's World Cup quarter-final. Mbappe scored twice in a standout display in t...
Messi avoids media after Argentina crash out of World Cup
Lionel Messi opted not to speak to the media after Argentina were knocked out of the World Cup in Russia by France on Saturday. Messi recorded two assists but could not score as Jorge Sampaoli's me...
World Cup 2018: Mascherano quits after Argentina lose to France
Javier Mascherano has announced he's retiring from the national team after Argentina was eliminated from the World Cup in Russia on Saturday. The 34-year-old midfielder says "It's time to say goodb...
World Cup 2018: France beat Argentina 4-3, into quarterfinals
Teenager Kylian Mbappe struck twice inside five second-half minutes to ensure France beat Argentina 4-3 and became the first team to qualify for the World Cup quarterfinals. Following an exhilarati...