Crest Love: #16 – Boca Juniors
Maradona’s Boca Juniors are the subject of the latest in our Crest Love series. Continue reading → Maradona’s Boca Juniors are the subject of the latest in our Crest Love series. Continue reading → Gabriel Uchida’s Argentina 360
Brazilian photo-journalist Gabriel Uchida has travelled around Argentina capturing stunning 360′ images of football stadiums from different divisions. Continue reading → Happy Birthday Messi: Master and the Apprentice
Many are calling him the greatest player of all time and he’s only just turned 28. While Lionel Messi rightfully claims football’s brightest spotlight today, the Argentine was waiting in the wings at the Nou Camp while Ronaldinho held centre stage. But ten years ago, he announced himself to the watching world.
Continue reading → Adidas Messi Mirosar10
Lionel Messi’s signature Mirosar10 boot tells the story of a legend. The Adidas Messi Mirosar10 design and specially created website chronicle the little flea’s rise to greatness. Continue reading → River Plate V Boca Juniors El Superclásico Argentina
Amazing scenes from the Argentinian El Superclásico as River Plate faced city rivals Boca Juniors. Continue reading → Prayers Answered for San Lorenzo
Pope Francis’ club in Argentina, San Lorenzo, are the 2014 Copa Libertadores champions after a 1-0 win in the second leg over Paraguay’s Nacional. Watch all the best bits.
Continue reading → Adidas Brazuca Final Rio
Adidas’ official match ball of the World Cup final has been updated. The Brazuca Final Rio will be used only once in the last game of the competition when Germany face Argentina on Sun 13 July, in the Estádio Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro.
Continue reading → June 22, 1986: Maradona vs England
On this day in 1986, Diego Maradona scored two of the most talked about goals in World Cup history. The ‘Hand of God’ at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City was followed by what many still consider to be the greatest goal of all time. Continue reading → Sergio on Sergio
Sergio Agüero believes he can win the Golden Boot this summer. Find out about his first memories of the World Cup and how the sensational striker can be stopped on the pitch, when Sergio talks to Sergio.
Continue reading → Adidas Argentina & Russia World Cup Away Kits
Adidas have ramped up their World Cup onslaught with the release of a slew of away kits of the participating nations. Along with defending champions Spain and contenders Germany, comes the Russian and Argentinian versions. Continue reading → Maradona at 18
In honour of his birthday this week, take a look at this footage of Diego Maradona from the 1979 FIFA U-20 World Cup, via FIFATV. Continue reading → Come Play for Me Argentina
The links between Ireland and Argentina go back centuries from the Chief Admiral of the Argentinian Navy, William Brown, to Che Guevara. There are significant footballing ties also, and two of the more exotic names touted as replacements for Giovanni Trapattoni are those of Hector Cuper and Marcelo Bielsa. Fellow countryman and journalist, Xabier François, says the time is right for an Argentine coach of the Boys in Green. Continue reading → On This Day, 1976: Maradona Makes Début
October 20, 1976, Diego Armando Maradona Franco makes his professional début with Argentinos Juniors, ten days before his sixteenth birthday. In 167 appearances, he scored 115 goals before a £1m transfer to Boca Juniors in 1981.
Continue reading → Messi Skills in Flipbook Form
From the artist who gave us the superb Ronaldinho and Ronaldo skills flip-books, it was inevitable that we’d finally see the Lionel Messi version. Scintillating. Continue reading → The Church of Maradona
For a lot of fans, football is a religion. To Hernan and Alejandro Veron, Argentine player Diego Maradona is the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. As founders of the Church of Maradona, Alejandro and Hernan have reinvented the idea of a fan club, creating instead a full-fledged religion around their idol. Pay a visit to […] Continue reading → Messi: The World’s Greatest
All Hail the Messi-ah
The Messi-ah is born!! Hallelujah, hallelujah. The birth of Thiago Messi has kicked off a light-hearted chase for Spain and Argentina to claim the wee dribbler. Continue reading → The Handball that Rocks the Cradle
Most babies are afraid of the Bogeyman. In Brazil, it’s Diego Maradona. Continue reading → Goooooaaaaallllll Argentina!!
GOOOOOOAAAAALLLL Argentina!! Continue reading → State of Play: Tough Love Means End of the Road for McShane and Skilbane
GIOVANNI Trapattoni has named the Irish team for the friendly with Argentina and raised the eyebrows of many (Kenny Cunningham especially) with the inclusion of Paul McShane and Kevin Kilbane as fullbacks.
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