A lifelong Boca Juniors fan, Mauricio Macri would ascent to club presidency in their greatest time of need. He’s take that a step further later on
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From Maradona and Balbo to Batistuta and Crespo, Italian football and Argentine strikers have forged one of the game’s truly unique relationships
For a nation that later gave us Maradona and Messi and some of football’s greatest clubs, its roots are owed to a humble academic from Glasgow
Few individuals crossed the divide between the Falklands and Argentina in the 1990s. Martyn Clarke – a former trialist at Boca Juniors – was one of those
At one point, Diego Buonanotte was talked about as the next Aimar. A tragic accident put paid to those hopes and he’s been rebuilding his life ever since
In one of South American football’s greatest shocks, the verve and vigour of a splendid Colombia in 1993 would destroy Argentina on their own patch
Armed with an old Boca Juniors jersey, photographer Pancho Monti celebrated the club in the image of the fans that make it what it is
In a testament to his character, above the tournament-winning goals and trophies, David Treezeguet’s two season in the second tier define his career
“I can’t do any more than this, there is nothing more than this,” said Marcelo Gallardo in an intimate moment with his coaching staff during the on-field celebrations of River Plate’s epic…
From These Football Times magazines comes an exclusive feature looking at the life and times of Argentina and Inter legend, Javier Zanetti
Mauro Camoranesi remains something of an enigma. Shielded away from the appreciation he deserves, almost like a frustrated winger trying to obtain the ball from the protective possession of a determined full-back,…
This feature is part of Virtuoso It is a testament to the brilliance of Diego Maradona that, when considering his finest performances on the grandest of all stages, more than one springs to…
May 13, 2012, 4.53pm: the score at the Etihad Stadium is 2-2 between Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers, with the game heading into the last minute of injury time. Roberto Mancini’s City…
David Olaoye made international headlines in August 2017 when he became the first Englishman to sign a professional contract with an Argentine football club. After spells in Greece and Slovenia, the forward…
The first stanza of the Argentine national anthem had barely concluded on a balmy summer night in Rome when the camera panned to Diego Maradona. “Hijos de puta,” Argentina’s captain uttered in…
In June 2014, prior to the World Cup’s grand opening ceremony in Brazil, Julio Humberto Grondona spoke to the German Press Agency. “When I leave FIFA, it will be to go to…
Illustration by Matt Steven The number 10 was an important part of Juan Román Riquelme’s life. It would be the defining number on the back of his shirt – perhaps the last number…
Football: although we might not see it as something that we take from, it gives us so much. It’s a spectrum of involvement. Footballers earn their keep from the game, while for…