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In Uruguay’s cities and towns, paintings of white daisies, each with a missing petal, have appeared on walls and at windows in recent weeks, in memory of the people who went missing during the country’s military dictatorship that began 50 years ago. Thousands in the small South American country are …

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will play in Saudi Arabia next season under a “huge” deal, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday. “Messi is a done deal. He will play in Saudi Arabia next season,” said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity and without naming …

Argentina has notified the United Kingdom that it has unilaterally ended a 2016 pact regarding the disputed Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, a move British officials described as “disappointing.” During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit in New Delhi, India, Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero formally notified his …

A photo of Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi hoisting the World Cup trophy in the air has overtaken an egg as the most-liked post on Instagram, with more than 64 million likes. In the series of photos that Messi posted on Monday, the soccer player is seen posing individually and …

Millions of Argentina fans took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to welcome Lionel Messi and his fellow stars back from their World Cup triumph. The players will sleep at AFA headquarters for a few hours before boarding the bus later Tuesday that will take them to the …

Argentina are World Cup winners for the third time, with Lionel Messi inspiring the Copa America champions to glory, following a penalty shootout win at the end of an incredible final against France in Qatar. – World Cup 2022: News and features | Bracket | Results Kylian Mbappe became only …

Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner escaped unharmed on Thursday after a man fired a loaded gun at her that failed to go off inches from her head. The attack, which the economy minister called an assassination attempt, comes at a time of acute political and social frictions inside …

The Argentina striker Sergio Aguero, who starred at Manchester City for a decade, on Wednesday announced his retirement from football at an emotional press conference, just over a month after he was diagnosed with a heart problem. “I have decided to stop playing professional football. It is a very hard …

Argentina’s Lionel Messi has recovered from the knee and hamstring worries that kept him out of Paris St Germain’s last two games and are in line to start in their World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on Friday. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said staff had worked separately with the 34-year-old Messi …

Argentina won their first major title in 28 years on Saturday and Lionel Messi finally won his first medal in a blue-and-white shirt when an Angel Di Maria goal gave them a 1-0 win over Brazil and a record-equalling 15th Copa America. Di Maria, starting for just the second time …

Lucas Paquetá’s 36th-minute goal lifts Brazil in 1-0 victory Brazil to face either Argentina or Colombia on Saturday’s final Many Brazil players didn’t want to take part in the Copa América tournament. After the Seleção advanced to the final with a 1-0 win over Peru on Monday, some players said …

Lionel Messi’s Barcelona contract expired on June 30; the 34-year-old is now a free agent but Barca president Joan Laporta is confident Argentina forward will sign a new deal; “We want him to stay and Leo wants to stay, everything is going well,” said Laporta Barcelona president Joan Laporta remains …

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Argentinian playmaker frustrated after 1-1 draw with Chile; Paraguay go top of group A following victory over Bolivia. Lionel Messi scored a brilliant free-kick but that was not enough to earn three points for Argentina who were held 1-1 by Chile in their Copa America opener on Monday evening. Before …

Event’s future still uncertain as Supreme Court set to rule on two requests to block the 10-nation football tournament. Brazil’s national football team has agreed to play in the upcoming Copa America despite concerns over the late decision to stage the continental tournament in its home country. The tournament, postponed …

The 2021 Copa America will be hosted by Brazil after Argentina was stripped of the tournament just two weeks before it starts. The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said Argentina was removed as host because of the “present circumstances”. The country is currently experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases. Later …

Lionel Messi may have turned 32 in 2019 but he shows no signs of slowing down. On Saturday afternoon, the Ballon d’Or winner scored his 50th goal for club and country in the calendar year during Barcelona’s 4-1 win against Alaves at the Camp Nou. Ernesto Valverde’s side was stuttering …

Argentinian legend Diego Maradona has announced that he is resuming control of Primera Division side Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata just two days after his shock exit from the club. Earlier this week, club president Gabriel Pellegrino revealed that Maradona had departed the team in a move thought to be …

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned from international football for three months after claiming the Copa America was “corrupt”. Barcelona forward Messi, 32, was sent off in Argentina’s 2-1 third-place play-off win over Chile and later said the “cup was fixed for Brazil”. He has also been fined $50,000 …

Lionel Messi could face an international ban of up to two years after branding the Copa America “corrupt” following his red card in Argentina’s third-place play-off against Chile at the weekend. Messi was sent off for just the second time in his career as Argentina beat Chile 2-1, and later …