It was a consecration, the spiritual overtones entirely appropriate. Lionel Messi not only emulated the deity of Argentinian football, Diego Maradona, by leading the nation to World Cup glory, he finally plugged the burning gap...
Read MoreLive World Cup final updates from 3pm UK timeJacob Steinberg: Qatar the winner regardlessAnd you can email Scott with your thoughtsThe closing ceremony has taken place. A celebratory “mash-up of songs from the World Cup...
Read MoreAs Lionel Messi zigzagged this way and that it sometimes seemed that Argentina’s No 10 must be electrically powered and perhaps operated by remote control.Although Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister scored the vital...
Read MoreArgentine foreign minister calls for improvement in bilateral relations with Britain 40 years after conflictSantiago Cafiero: Britain still acts as if Falklands dispute has been settledBritish-Argentine relations will be stifled...
Read MoreRally to demand government action on climate crisis is first worldwide since start of pandemicHundreds of thousands of people in 99 countries have taken part in a coordinated global climate strike demanding urgent action to...
Read MoreLeopoldo Luque in tears after officials search his home and office in Buenos AiresDiego Maradona’s personal physician has denied responsibility for his patient’s death after police raided his home and surgery on...
Read MoreBlessed with sublime talent developed in the slums of Buenos Aires, cabecito negro went on to become everything that defined Argentina’s football principlesIn the 1920s, as Argentina, a booming immigrant nation, sought a...
Read More• Argentinian inspired his country to World Cup glory in 1986• He possessed sublime skill and led a troubled personal lifeDiego Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, has died aged 60.The...
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