Pass notes No 3,121: the Belgrano
The Argentinian government has rechristened its top football league after the cruiser that was sunk by the British during the Falklands war. What are they playing at?Age: Debatable.Appearance: A solitary blot on the long history of peace between B...
Argentina names top football league after ship sunk in Falklands war
First division league is named after General Belgrano as diplomatic row between London and Buenos Aires escalatesNobody ever thought the General Belgrano would give Argentinians reason to cheer but that's because nobody, until now, thought to name the ...
Argentinian league honours Belgrano
• 30th anniversary of Falklands war is in April• Top flight renamed Crucero General Belgrano Primera DivisiónAs tension rises over the 30th anniversary of the war between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, the Argentinian government ...
Peter Reid kisses Diego Maradona’s ‘hand of God’ in televised reunion
• Reid filmed bantering with Maradona on Abu Dhabi Sports TV• In June Reid said former Argentina player was 'still a cheat'Peter Reid, the former England midfielder, has been filmed meeting Diego Maradona in a televised reunion on Abu Dhabi Sports ...
Enough caviar, a bit of humility please
Have Argentina, the world’s biggest exporters of soccer players, lost their feeling for the national colours Diego Maradona wore with such pride and passion?
Suárez scores four as Uruguay crush Chile
• Suárez hits all four goals for Uruguay in World Cup qualifier• Argentina's poor form continues with draw against BoliviaLuis Suárez was in scintillating form, scoring all four goals as Uruguay stayed on top of the South American World Cup quali...
What next for Tevez?
Andrew McCarten explores the future prospects for the estranged Carlos Tevez.
Brazil 2-0 Argentina | International match report
• Teenagers score in each half for Mano Menezes's side• Friendly played with only home-based players in each teamLucas and Neymar inspired Brazil to a 2-0 victory over their arch rivals Argentina in a friendly played with only home-based players in...
Carlos Tevez gets little sympathy in Argentina
The people's player is getting a bit of a earful back home. Pablo Ramon for Ole: " At Man Utd, Carlos Tevez enjoyed an idolatry that fell apart when the two parted company. Now he is ending in the other...
River Plate still making waves outside top flight
River Plate were relegated, they play in the B Nacional championship, their profile has sunk: Right, right, wrong.
As Argentine Football Association chief Julio Grondona put it, River are not adapting to the second division, the B Nacional is adapt...
The barra bravas: the violent Argentinian gangs controlling football
From the slums of Buenos Aires, there's only one escape – football. To play like Maradona or Tevez is the ultimate dream, but off the pitch there's another option: joining one of the violent gangs who control the sport. An extraordinary report o...
In Argentinian football, the Falklands legacy makes waves | Marcela Mora y Araujo