Not the prize one expects to receive after scoring against River Plate Lanus beat River Plate 3–0 in the Supercopa Argentina on Saturday and Lautaro Acosta was named man of the match for scoring the first goal. His prize for claiming this honor: a grill and an apron. You see, Burger King was the sponsor …
This day in football history On 1 February 1937, Argentina won the South American Championship over Brazil with two extra-time goals from Vicente de la Mata. The precursor to the Copa América, the tournament consisted of six teams, with each one playing the others once and the winner decided on points. But Argentina beat Brazil in …
It’s time for Messi to move on—once and for all (Twitter/MessiWorld) At this point in time it has become abundantly clear that the sole purpose of Argentina’s national team is to make Lionel Messi’s life a living hell. There is no other possible explanation for the Mr. Hyde cup final performances of Gonzalo Higuain and how …
Exemplary sportsmanship or innovative time wasting technique? During a youth match in Cordoba, Argentina, one player decided to stop everything and put his opponent’s safety first by tying his shoe for him. This thoughtful service was caught on film, giving Roy Keane the opportunity to pore of the footage and wonder why the kid didn’t …
Lionel Messi scored on his return to international football from non-retirement, but he also aggravated a groin injury that could keep him out of Barcelona’s Champions League opener. In order to calm the fears of his many supporters, Messi posted an image of himself receiving treatment on the injury that undermines his message. The look …
Now that Lionel Messi is back from his international non-retirement and all is right with the world, Maradona would like to get back to questioning his character. Since Messi’s retirement declaration immediately followed Argentina’s third cup final loss in as many years and Messi himself even missed the opening spot kick of their doomed shootout …
Forty six days after announcing his international retirement in the immediate aftermath of missing a penalty in Argentina’s shootout loss to Chile in the Copa American Centenario final, he has triumphantly declared his return, having missed exactly zero international matches. From ESPN FC: “I see that there are a lot of problems in Argentina football …
If Lionel Messi thought the best way to avoid further abuse from the country of his birth in perhaps the most painful moment of his professional career was to immediately retire from international football, he was right. Throughout his career, Messi has been mistreated by a nation that saw him constantly winning club and individual …
After a grueling 120 minutes, the last 78 of which were played 10v10, Chile and Argentina went to penalties in a Copa America final for the second straight year. Sergio Romero gave Argentina a huge boost by saving Arturo Vidal’s shot to start things off, but then the unthinkable happened: Leo Messi missed the goal …
Soccer’s hard lessons, for a fan and his country By Juan Sklar | Illustration by Eirian Chapman Editor’s note: This essay appears in a special edition book we produced for the organizers of Copa América Centenario. “It feels like being dumped,” I said. “It’s just a game,” my girlfriend answered. She’s one of the few Argentines …
