Argentina
22 Nov
The International Criminal Court (ICC) decision Thursday to issue arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister "ignores" the country's right to defend itself, Argentina's leader said. Argentina "declares its deep disagreement" with the decision, which "ignores Israel's legitimate right to self-defense against the constant attacks by terrorist organizations like…
15 Nov
World champions Argentina suffered a 2-1 defeat to Paraguay while rivals Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela as South America's big
29 Oct
Spain appointed a new ambassador to Argentina on Tuesday, turning the page on a diplomatic crisis sparked by a war of words between their leaders that left the post vacant for five months. Madrid withdrew its envoy to Buenos Aires in May after libertarian Argentinian President Javier Milei exchanged insults and bitter recrimination with Spanish…
28 Sep
Argentina's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been banned for two matches by FIFA for "offensive behavior," the Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced on Saturday. The 32-year-old Aston Villa star was also found guilty of "violating principles of fairplay" in two separate episodes. Martinez was found to have violated FIFA's code of conduct when holding…
13 Aug
Argentine star Lionel Messi was ruled out on Monday by Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino for the defending champions' Leagues Cup knockout match on Tuesday at reigning MLS champion Columbus. Messi remains sidelined after suffering a right ankle injury a month ago in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Colombia in the Copa America final. Messi has…
5 Jun
Pope Francis, the Argentine head of the Catholic Church, on Wednesday warned governments struggling with debt not to impose upon their populations "deprivations incompatible with human rights". "After a poorly managed globalisation, after the pandemic and the wars, we find ourselves facing a debt crisis that affects mainly countries in the south of the planet,"…
24 Apr
Argentina has asked Interpol to arrest Iran's interior minister over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The foreign ministry said the Iranian minister, Ahmad Vahidi, was part of a delegation from Tehran visiting Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and Interpol has issued…
4 Apr
Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped position in the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday. The ranking that was published on FIFA's website saw the Eagles drop from 28th position to 30th. In Africa, the 2023 AFCON runners-up are in third place behind Morocco and Senegal. Morocco occupies the number one position on the continent…
27 Mar
An Argentine court handed down 10 lifetime prison sentences Tuesday as part of a long-running, mass prosecution of incidents of kidnapping, torture, rape and disappearances during the country's 1976-83 military dictatorship. Along with the lifetime sentences, one defendant was sentenced to 25 years, while another was acquitted. Six others have died in the three years…
27 Feb
The international friendly game between world champions Argentina and Nigeria's Super Eagles billed for March 26 in Los Angeles, USA, has been called off. According to BBC sports journalist, Oluwashina Okeleji, the game was called off due to the short time to process visas for the Nigerian delegation. Okeleji said the US promoters for the…
25 Feb
Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu's economic approach, urging him to adopt a more decisive and reform-oriented strategy similar to that employed by Argentina's new leader, Javier Milei. In a statement titled "Argentina's Javier Milei approach to reforms should serve as a lesson for Tinubu," which…
23 Feb
Nigeria's Super Eagles will take on world champions Argentina in Los Angeles, United States of America in an international friendly game. The game is scheduled for Tuesday, 26 March, 2024, inside the 77,500-capacity Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The game was initially billed to be held in Hangzhou, China also in March. But Chinese sporting authorities…
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