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Features news coverage of Argentina and its players, including match reports and general football news.
Maradona: “I don’t believe that anybody is happy with this in a country that lives and breathes football.”
The road ended abruptly for Diego Maradona and Argentina at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. The roadblock was called Germany. For the second time in successive World Cups, the Germans broke Argentinean hearts. This victory was a humiliation for a proud manager and equally proud footballing nation such as Argentina. In comments made directly…
Where are Rooney, Ronaldo, and Messi?
This World Cup has been characterized by teams with two main traits: organization and mental toughness. While it was supposed to be the Wold Cup where Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi were going to explode with their talent, instead we saw less from their teams, and more from other, more organized, and mentally…
World Cup News: Four-Star Germany Thrash Argentina!
Morning all and welcome, once more, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. There’s exactly one week left, and two of the biggest fish have now been comprehensively removed from the pond. Who’d have thought that the oft-cited South American dominance, that had been so prevalent in the early stages of the tournament, would…
Argentina 0-4 Germany – Video Highlights
Argentina 0-4 Germany 2010 FIFA World Cup 3 July 2010 Germany would eliminate Argentina for the second straight World Cup with a convincing and dominating 4-0 victory. Unlike 2006, it was not a close match and the Germans exploited the South Americans who showed vulnerabilities in their defense. Argentina was not really tested in their…
World Cup News: Paris Hilton Arrested As The Netherlands March On!
Goedemorgen and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Now forgive me if this sounds a little bit over-dramatic, but I think that yesterday may have been the greatest day’s-worth of football I have ever witnessed. In my life. Ever. Goals, red cards, tense drama, technique, passion, misery, extra-time, penalties, heartache, jubilation, awful…
Gonzalo Higuain: “I live to score goals.”
Gonzalo “el Pipita” Higuain is chasing history. He currently is the leading goal scorer in South Africa and hopes to emulate fellow Argentine, Mario Kempes, who won the Golden Boot during the 1978 World Cup. The Real Madrid man was born in France where his father, Jorge, was playing football. He has the dual characteristics…
TFT Episode 57: Eight games to go in the World Cup
Suddenly, there are just eight World Cup matches left in South Africa. It’s just whizzed by, hasn’t it?
The quarter finals begin today and there are [...]
“What’s the matter Schweinsteiger? Are you nervous?” – Diego Maradona
Argentina coach Diego Maradona has taken a swipe at Germanys Bastian Schweinsteiger in retaliation for the German maestro’s comments about his side being too influential on referees with their berated complaints. Maradona’s men will meet the Germany in Cape Town this Saturday in the last eight. They also met in the same stage of the…
Germany vs Argentina World Cup Quarter-Final Preview
The purpose built Cape Town Stadium will play host to arguably the most enticing of the quarter-final ties, a tie that will see Joachim Loew‘s effervescent young German side pitted against Diego Maradona‘s well-versed, eye-catching Argentinian charges.
World Cup News: Don’t Blame Jermain Defoe, He Wasn’t There!
Good morning my dears, and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. No action to report. STOP. Please send biscuits. STOP Here’s your round-up of all the World Cup-related goings-on this fine morrow… (If you would like to subscribe to this column – and others like it on Soccerlens – then please feel…
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