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via Guardian Riquelme went to take a corner towards the end of Boca Juniors's 0-0 draw at Olimpo's small ground in Bahía Blanca and was spat at by a fan through the perimeter fence. "People are used to doing this in our country and nothing surprises [you]," the creative midfielder said. The 33-year-old, still one of the outstanding ...

via MCFC Carlos Tevez has returned to training at Carrington on Monday morning after arriving back in Manchester. Carlos returns following international duty in the Copa America with Argentina and, as always, had a smile for club photographer Sharon Latham as he began light training.

Argentina 3 - 0 North Korea Scoring Summary Argentina: Ferreyra Jussiei (36') Argentina: Lucas Villafañe (84') Argentina: Ezequiel Cirigliano (90')

Argentina 1 - 0 Mexico Scoring Summary Argentina: Erik Lamela (69')

Alejandro Sabella, 56-year-old former Argentine midfielder, who played for Sheffield United and Leeds United has been appointed coach of Argentina to replace Sergio Batista, who was sacked after the country's disappointing exit from the Copa América. [via : : image]

As the Argentinean season prepares to restart on August 7th, a friendly match between Lanus and All Boys descended into chaos as Mauro Camoranesi and Juan Pablo Rodriguez came to blows on Saturday. According to reports, the catalyst for the punch-up came after Camoranesi embarrassed Rodriguez with a nifty piece of skill. The ex-Italian ...

via Guardian Sergio Agüero has said on Twitter that his £38m move from Atlético Madrid to Manchester City is close to completion. The 23-year-old Argentina international was at City's Carrington training ground on Wednesday morning having cut short a holiday in his homeland to finalise contract negotiations and undergo a medical. "Just ...

via FIFA The Argentinian Football Association have terminated the contract of national team coach Sergio Batista. AFA spokesman Ernesto Cherquis Bialo announced the move in the wake of the team's disappointing campaign at the Copa America, which they hosted. Cherquis Bialo said: "The national teams committee has decided to rescind the contract ...