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Diego Maradona has been admitted to the hospital following psychological ill health, his personal doctor has confirmed. The former soccer star celebrated his 60th birthday just days before entering the Ipensa clinic in La Plata, located just outside of Buenos Aires. According to ESPN, via Google Translate, the Argentinian coach received a medical checkup in […]

Russian embassy officials may have been involved in a massive cocaine operation, in a crime that appears to be more akin to a John le Carré novel than real life. But despite the fantastic story, The Daily Beast reported that the accusations have some serious merit behind them. Chief among them is a massive drug […]

In what can only be described as one of the most bizarre news stories of the day, a woman in Argentina was saved by fellow commuters after she fell onto subway tracks just as a train was approaching. The woman, who has not yet been named, was simply standing with other commuters waiting to board […]

Two South American powerhouse teams, Chile and Argentina, are set to play for the first time since July 6, when they faced each other in the third-place match of the 2019 Copa America tournament, a match won by Argentina 2-1. La Albiceleste had lost to Chile in the previous two Copa America finals, per Fox […]

Last weekend, the South Africa Springboks traveled to Argentina, where they captured their first major international trophy in 10 years. This game saw the Springboks destroy the Pumas, 46-13, behind a pair of tries and five penalties scored by 25-year-old fly-half Handré Pollard, as Rugby Pass reported. Now, one Saturday later, the two teams shall […]

With just six weeks to go before they open their Rugby World Cup campaign in Japan, the South Africa Springboks can get the best dose of momentum possible, needing only a win over Argentina to clinch their first Rugby Championship crown since 2009, as Sky Sports reports. The ‘Boks will benefit from the result of […]

Many soccer fans will attest that Lionel Messi is arguably the greatest player to ever lace up a pair of boots, but even he isn’t safe from the punishments administered by the institutions that dictate the rules of the game. BBC Sport reports that the superstar is in hot water with officials over some recent […]

The New Zealand All-Blacks open their campaign for a fourth consecutive Rugby Championship trophy when they travel to Argentina to face the Pumas, a team they have defeated in all 28 matches the two have played, going back to their first meeting in 1985, per Rugby Pass. With New Zealand preserving players for their upcoming […]

After a frustrating 2-0 semifinal loss to Brazil, after which he slammed the match’s refereeing decisions as “bull***t,” as quoted by The Independent, five-time Ballon D’or winner Lionel Messi can do no better than a third place finish in the 2019 Copa America. To achieve even that, Messi and Argentina will need to get by […]

The great Lionel Messi, at age 32, now stands two wins away from the first trophy of his career with his national team of Argentina — a trophy that would be Argentina’s first in any international competition in 26 years, per Al Jazeera — when he takes the field for the first semifinal of the […]

Argentina stumbled in the 2019 Copa America group stage, needing a somewhat shaky 2-0 victory over tournament invitee Qatar to get themselves to a second-place finish and a place in the quarterfinals. Now, the team gives Lionel Messi a second chance to win his first international trophy with his national team, as the 14-time Copa […]

Lionel Messi, perhaps the greatest player in the world and a five-time Ballon D’or winner, has been a European champion and domestic La Liga champion on numerous occasions in his club career with Barcelona. But on Sunday, the great Messi may be facing his last chance to win a major trophy with his national team, […]

Lionel Messi may be the greatest player in the world, but he has never won a trophy with his national team, Argentina. As a result, as Marca.com notes, Messi remains in the shadow of his countryman Diego Maradona, who led his country to the 1986 FIFA World Cup championship and won Copa America titles in […]

The third match of the 2019 Copa America tournament could be considered the true opener, because with Argentina taking on Colombia to open play in Group B, the competition sees its first matchup of top world-ranked teams — and longtime South American rivals. In fact, according to FIFA.com, Argentina ranks 11th in the world while […]

The 46th playing of the world’s oldest continental championship tournament opens tomorrow when the Copa America begins. Copa America pits 10 South American countries, along with two invited nations from other continents, against each other for a trophy first contested in 1916, as ESPN reports. The 2019 tournament features another level of intrigue, as five-time […]

Argentina enters the 2019 Women’s World Cup after beating perhaps the greatest odds of any team competing to make it to the tournament for the third time in their history. After the 2015 Pan-Am Games, funding issues left the team basically disbanded until the 2018 Copa America, as reported by The Guardian. They did well […]

In a G20 summit that has been filled with strange and awkward moments for Donald Trump, as Inquisitr reported, perhaps the most puzzling incident occurred on Saturday when Trump joined Mauricio Macri, president of host country Argentina, on stage for a photo opportunity — and then immediately wandered away. In a viral video of the […]

Remember the Trump baby blimp? It seems like the giant inflatable Trump balloon, which first debuted during the American president’s visit to the United Kingdom earlier this year, won’t leave him alone. According to Business Insider, the baby blimp is set to follow Trump all the way to Buenos Aires in Argentina, where the U.S. […]

President Donald Trump, en route to the G20 summit in Argentina, announced via Twitter that he was canceling a meeting between himself and Russia President Vladimir Putin. Trump made the announcement shortly after revelations came forward from a guilty plea that was made earlier in the day from his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who admitted […]

The two-day G20 summit will see the heads of state of the world’s 20 biggest economies come together in Buenos Aires, but the government is urging people to leave the Argentinian capital as it braces for a chaotic long weekend. Friday, which is the day world leaders start arriving, has been declared a public holiday, […]

Chile has unveiled a new hiking route through the region of Patagonia as a way to attract more tourism and raise awareness about wilderness conservation. The Route of Parks spans across 1,740 miles from Puerto Montt all the way to Cape Horn. The route comprises three already existing hiking trails and links them into one […]

Argentina will try to defeat the reigning World Cup champion New Zealand All Blacks for the first time in 27 attempts, according to Reuters, when the two nations meet in Round Three of the 2018 Rugby Championship. in a match that will be live streamed on Saturday from Nelson, New Zealand. In fact, Los Pumas […]

After a more than 16-hour debate, Argentina’s Senate has rejected legislation to legalize abortion for women up to 14 weeks pregnant, reports the BBC. The final verdict was 38 votes against the bill to 31 votes for it. Currently, Argentina allows abortion in cases of rape or for women facing serious health problems if they […]

Argentina barely survived the group stage, as SportsKeeda recorded, but suddenly possess a real chance at winning their third FIFA World Cup, while 2006 winners France also put in three disappointing performances, but that was enough to take them through to the win-or-go-home knockout stage, where the first match of the single elimination phase of […]

If Argentina do not win on Tuesday, all-time great goal scorer Lionel Messi will likely have played in his last World Cup game, but that’s not important to Argentina’s opponent the Nigeria Super Eagles, as Sky Sports reported, who know that a win will send them through to the Round of 16 at Argentina’s expense […]

Argentina and Lionel Messi look to bounce back after a shocking 1-1 draw to upstart Iceland in their 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D opener, but table-topping Croatia could present a significant roadblock, as Goal.com reported, to what may be the great Messi’s final chance to win a World Cup, in a match that will […]

A supposedly seven-foot-tall “mysterious beast” has allegedly been spotted in a city in Argentina, and according to the YouTube channel that uploaded the video of the beast, it has already killed two dogs, the New York Post is reporting. The video was uploaded to the channel UFO Mania, and has since been viewed over 830,000 […]

Christmas is celebrated throughout the world in many forms of tradition — Americans know what that looks like for the states. The typical western tradition of Christmas is celebrated with a Christmas tree, stringed lights decorating the tree and home, and with as many or few embellishments one can tolerate. Shopping for gifts and listening […]

With the air supply on the Argentina sub calculated as running low, there’s a heightened urgency to find the submarine with the 44 Argentina sailors on board. A sound detected right after the ARA San Juan submarine vanished has been analyzed and the experts believe it is a sound not made by anything conducive to […]

The Argentina submarine and its 44 crew members have been missing since Wednesday when communications with the sub broke down. Now seven pings believed to be coming from the ARA San Juan via satellite are giving the country of Argentina hope that the 44 crew members may still be alive while stranded at the bottom […]

The Argentine Armada (Navy) diesel-electric attack submarine referred to as the ARA San Juan (S-42) had been out of radio contact for three days. And now, the U.S. Navy and NASA join the search for the missing submarine with its crew of 44 sailors. ArsTechnica reports that NASA sent a modified P-3 Orion patrol plane […]

In just the last few weeks, Dakota Johnson was associated with four different potential boyfriends. She was seen having a wine date with Jon Hamm of Mad Men, spotted having sushi with Chris Martin, leaving a New York hotel with her ex-boyfriend Matthew Hitt, and then rumored to have Elon Musk pursuing her during a […]

A long-awaited reunion turned deadly for a group of eight friends from Argentina after five of them were killed in the recent terror attack in New York City. In response to the tragic incident, United States President Donald Trump said that the country will be implementing “tougher extreme vetting procedures” to keep American citizens safe […]

Fans of soccer behemoth Lionel Messi are worried that the superstar and his team may miss the 2018 World Cup in Russia following a shocking 1-1 draw with Venezuela on Tuesday. The team’s chances to recover in time to qualify for the 2018 contest are complicated by the fact that Messi, one of the most […]

Uruguay hosts Argentina on August 31, Thursday in a critical game for the visitors. Argentina is currently fifth place in the standings and they want a top-four finish to avoid the play-off game. On the other hand, Uruguay sits third behind Brazil and Colombia. A win for Uruguay gives them a great chance of qualifying […]

The England Lions rugby union tour of Argentina wraps up on Saturday with the second Test match — a match that will live stream from Santa Fe after England walked away with a thrilling, comeback victory at Estadio CA Colon last weekend. The tourists somehow managed to secure the 38-34 win when 23-year-old New Zealander […]

Brazil vs. Argentina headlines this week’s set of international friendlies. This edition of the Superclasico de las Americas will be held down under in Melbourne, Australia, on June 9. It is also the first game for Argentina’s new manager Jorge Sampaoli, who took over his country’s national team last month from Edgardo Bauza. Sampaoli will […]

A 25-year-old man from Argentina has spent over $30,000 on plastic surgery, hair treatments, and other cosmetic procedures and says he won’t stop until he’s fully transformed into an elf. https://twitter.com/siradisi1bilgi/status/860652405104553985 Luis Padron says his obsession with elves began as a young teenager when he was bullied by other children for his dyed hair, unique […]

Lionel Messi, arguably the best player in the history of soccer, has earned many admirers in his more than a decade-long career. Some of the game’s finest of the past and the present have showered the Argentine with genuine praises and recognitions. Here are some of the compliments that the Barcelona star has received by […]

FIFA has suspended Argentina’s Lionel Messi from four World Cup qualifying games after he insulted a referee. The incident took place in a game against Chile, and the complaint says that Lionel Messi “directed insulting words at an assistant referee.” The referee, Emerson Carvalho, filed the complaint after the game, which was a World Cup […]

Argentina will travel to face Bolivia in the South American World Cup Qualifiers with nothing but victory in mind. 🏆#WCQualifiers 🇧🇴#Bolivia 🆚 🇦🇷#Argentina🏟️ #EstadioHernandoSiles🗓️2⃣8⃣March | 🕒21:00⚽️📝 Match Preview Here ⬇️https://t.co/5XSLYusond pic.twitter.com/cn5yDYuUpi — TipstersPortal (@tipstersportal) March 26, 2017 When Argentina last traveled to Estadio Hernando Siles, lying at 3,6370 m. (1,1932 ft.), Lionel Messi and co. […]

Argentina reduced the chances of missing out on the next FIFA World Cup by winning their must-win game against Chile on Thursday night. Less than three years after appearing in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final, a Lionel Messi penalty gave “La Albiceleste” a much-needed boost in their bid to reach the 2018 edition. Before […]

South American World Cup qualifiers will see two of the biggest teams in the world, Argentina and Chile, clash with each other in Buenos Aires on Friday. This will be the first time Lionel Messi and co. face Chile after their Copa America Centenario final loss in July 2016. The game was decided on tie-breaker […]

Scientists believe they may have discovered a first in the animal kingdom – a fluorescent frog that emits a bright, colorful glow once exposed to ultraviolet light. According to an NPR report, the South American polka dot tree frog doesn’t look outwardly peculiar upon first glance. But when the frog was analyzed by researchers, they […]

Justin Bieber performed in Melbourne on Friday night as part of the Australia leg of his Purpose World Tour. While some fans have described the concert as unforgettable, others claim he appeared bored during the show. Fans who attended the concert at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne took to social media to express their opinions […]

It was a sight that seems to be on the way to going viral, a welcome respite to the usual spate of bad and/or polarizing news. With more than 1 million penguins flocking to Argentina’s Punta Tombo peninsula earlier this week, it was more than just breeding season taking them there, but rather copious amounts […]

Many Argentines saw visions of Mauricio Macri in the rise of Donald Trump. As a rich boy-prince touting his lack of political establishment ties, screaming corruption at the party in power — it’s easy to see how an outsider could get that view. After all, even Eric Trump compared Mauricio to his father while opening […]

Argentina has banned greyhound racing, or carreras de galgos, with a new bill that was able to achieve relative unity in the deeply divided country’s Congress. On Thursday, Argentina’s lower house voted 132-17 to approve the bill which will put an end to greyhound racing in the country. The measure found near-universal support in the […]

Lionel Messi and “amazing” are used in the same sentence quite often. He’s one of the most talented footballers in the world. However, every so often, you have to come up with another word to describe the Argentine with the golden foot. That’s what we have to do tonight: find a word to describe Messi […]

Argentina hosts Colombia in the World Cup qualifiers at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario on November 15. After being thrashed by their arch rival Brazil 3-0 last week, Messi and Co. look to improve their FIFA World Cup qualifiers campaign on their home soil. Things haven’t been going well for Argentina since their Copa […]