Tag: ARGENTINA
Argentina coach blames everybody but Messi after heavy Croatia defeat
Argentina coach, Jorge Sampaoli, has lambasted his team after a 3-0 loss to Croatia on Thursday.
The ex-Chile manager, however, exonerated embattled skipper, Lionel Messi...
World Cup: Maradona weeps as Argentina crash to Croatia
Diego Maradona lost control of his emotions on Thursday as Argentina were beaten mercilessly 3-0 by Croatia.
Ante Rebic, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic were...
World Cup: Messi disappoints as Iceland hold Argentina
Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as Argentina were held to a 1-1 draw by Iceland in their World Cup Group D opener in...
Magical pig predicts Super Eagles to make World Cup semi-final
A mysterious pig named Mystic Marcus has tipped Nigeria to reach the last-four of the FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Something of a reminiscent of the...
Messi fires Nigeria warning with hat-trick in friendly
Lionel Messi issued a serious warning to the Super Eagles ahead of the World Cup with a hat-trick in their 4-0 warm-up win over Haiti...
Nigerians celebrate Mauro Icardi’s Argentina snub
Nigerians have seemingly expressed their delight after Argentina left out Mauro Icardi from its World Cup squad.
Icardi finished as last season's Serie A top...
Forget Messi: John Ogu picks best Argentine player
Contrary to expectations, Super Eagles midfielder has snubbed Lionel Messi as Argentina's main threat ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
Ogu, 30, has advised Gernot...
FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles soar; World Cup foes crash
Nigeria’s Super Eagles climbed five spot in the latest FIFA World Ranking released on Thursday.
The three-time African champions moved into the top 50 (47)...
Spain thrash sorry Argentina
Super Eagles World Cup foes, Argentina, were taught hard footballing lessons by Spain on Tuesday.
Isco scored a hat-trick as the 2010 champions warmed up for...
Argentina can be “Messi team’’ at Russia 2018 World Cup, team...
FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has the talent and maturity to carry Argentina’s hopes of a successful 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign this year, the...