ARGENTINA NEWS

Kane and Ronaldo help England and Portugal stay perfect

England and Portugal have made it two wins out of two at the start of European Championship qualifying as their star players continued their record-breaking streaks

MARCH 26, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Retegui scores again as Italy beats Malta 2-0 in qualifying

Argentina-born striker Mateo Retegui is fast becoming the center forward Italy has been sorely lacking

MARCH 26, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mbappé delivers for France as captain; Lukaku nets hat trick

Kylian Mbappé has delivered for France again and this time he was wearing the captain’s armband

MARCH 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lionel Messi becomes second-ever player to reach 800 career goals

Cristiano Ronaldo is the only other player that has ever reached 800 goals for club and country.

MARCH 24, 2023

Argentina beats Panama in 1st match after World Cup title

Lionel Messi’s Argentina has beaten Panama 2-0 with two late goals at the Monumental de Nunez Stadium in the first of two matches for the team to celebrate its World Cup triumph in...

MARCH 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ronaldo, Kane break records in wins for Portugal, England

It was a record-breaking night for Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane as qualifying for the European Championship in 2024 got underway

MARCH 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Messi mania grips Argentina in 1st match as World Cup champs

Messi mania gripped Buenos Aires as the Argentina national team led by Lionel Messi beat Panama 2-0 in a friendly match that was essentially a celebration of their World Cup victor...

MARCH 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New dawn for France as Mbappé leads team against Netherlands

It seems like a new dawn for World Cup runner-up France as it begins European Championship qualifying without Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema and with Kylian Mbappé leading the te...

MARCH 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lionel Messi mobbed by fans while out at dinner in Argentina

When Messi went out to dinner in Buenos Aires recently, he drew a crowd that stretched for blocks.

MARCH 21, 2023

Messi mania in Argentina as soccer star mobbed at restaurant

A steakhouse in the trendy Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo was mobbed by hundreds of frenzied soccer fans late Monday night when word spread that Lionel Messi was inside havin...

MARCH 21, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kylian Mbappé named France's new captain by coach Didier Deschamps

World Cup top scorer Kylian Mbappé has been named as France’s new captain succeeding goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

MARCH 21, 2023

Mbappé is named as France's new captain by coach Deschamps

World Cup top scorer Kylian Mbappé has been named as France’s new captain succeeding goalkeeper Hugo Lloris

MARCH 21, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Unheralded coaches Digard and Still looking to stay unbeaten

Didier Digard’s digging in nicely at Nice and Will Still’s still unbeaten at Reims

MARCH 17, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Huge demand in Argentina to see World Cup champs at friendly

Argentina’s upcoming friendly quickly sold out after more than 1 million people formed an online queue for tickets to see the World Cup champions play at home for the first time si...

MARCH 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Julian Alvarez signs contract extension at Man City

Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez has signed a one-year contract extension to stay with the Premier League club through the 2027-28 season

MARCH 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brothers Khéphren and Marcus Thuram are both in France squad

Brothers Khéphren and Marcus Thuram have been called up by France coach Didier Deschamps for upcoming European Championship qualifiers against the Netherlands and Ireland

MARCH 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Women's team players ask FIFA for equal World Cup money

The global professional soccer players’ union says it sent a letter signed by 150 women’s national team players to FIFA calling for equal World Cup prize money

MARCH 15, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Morocco joining Spain and Portugal in 2030 World Cup bid

Morocco says it will join Spain and Portugal in a bid to host the 2030 World Cup

MARCH 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Most players prefer World Cup in European summer, union says

Research by players' union FIFPRO claims most players from last year's World Cup do not want the tournament to be held again in November and December

MARCH 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

José Pekerman leaves role as Venezuela coach after 15 months

José Pekerman has left his role as Venezuela’s national team coach after being in charge for only 15 months and 10 matches

MARCH 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLS commissioner says league has 'flexibility' to pursue Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is set to be a free agent this summer. Could MLS be his next stop? Commissioner Don Garber thinks so.

MARCH 4, 2023

U.S. jury poised to weigh international soccer's ugly side

Federal jurors in New York are preparing to start deliberations on the fates of two former Fox executives accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes to gain broadcasting right...

MARCH 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Argentina picks squad to celebrate World Cup winners at home

World Cup winner Argentina plans to celebrate with its fans at two home games in March against Panama and Curacao

MARCH 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gunmen threaten Messi, shoot up family-owned supermarket

Police say gunmen have left a threatening message for Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi and opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina’s third-largest cit...

MARCH 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chelsea coach Potter reaches critical point as losses mount

Chelsea manager Graham Potter is facing a critical point of his early reign

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS