| TheOriginalWinger

He might have the second or third best left foot in the starting eleven for Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid, but Angel Di Maria is just a tad bit dirty with that thing........ And the United States National Team will get an up close look on Saturday.

'Lionel Messi, soccer's reigning world player of the year, has been declared fit to play for Argentina in its upcoming matches against the U.S. in East Rutherford, N.J., on March 26 and against Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica, on March 29.' (more...)

via USSoccer.com GOALKEEPERS (3): Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Tim Howard (Everton), David Yelldell (MSV Duisburg) DEFENDERS (9): Carlos Bocanegra (Saint-Etienne), Jonathan Bornstein (UANL Tigres), Timothy Chandler (FC Nürnberg), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay DeMerit (Vancouver Whitecaps), Oguchi Onyewu (FC Twente), Tim ...

Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero were left off the squad for Argentina's upcoming friendlies versus the USA and Costa Rica, to be played on the 26th and 29th of March. Word arounfd the campfire is that Sergio Batista is punishing Carlos Tevez for withdrawing from the friendly against Brazil with an injury, only to play for Manchester City three days ...

Love it or hate it. Talk about them or choose to ignore them. There are a lot of moments in soccer's history that may not demonstrate the sportsmanship side of the sport, but that will forever remain embedded in the consciousness of the fans. I feel like exploring some of them. Let's start here. The very, very infamous "Hand of God."

Spanish language commercial - Argentina vs. the USMNT, March 26, 2011 at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey.  Three weeks from tonight.  Ticket sales are currently at 40,000 (via SoccerInsider).

The heated match between local rivals Claypole and Victoriano Arenas descended into mayhem in the second half as players, technical staff and even fans were involved what can easily be described as a mass brawl.  In the ensuing chaos the swamped ref, Damian Rubino, gave up on the whistle and just decided to basically red card everyone ... all ...

We already showed you the new Argentina home kit for 2011, and now we see some images of the away jersey. Some more looks after the jump. (more...)