England rise to fourth
England's 2-1 friendly win over Brazil last week earned them a two-place rise to fourth in the latest FIFA rankings
Argentina
England's 2-1 friendly win over Brazil last week earned them a two-place rise to fourth in the latest FIFA rankings
Lionel Messi will formally sign his new Barcelona contract when he returns from international duty later this week
After an unprecedented year of goals and a record fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or we look back at the defining images of Lionel Messi in 2012
River Plate fans paraded a 7,829m club flag from the site of River's former ground in the Palermo district of the capital to the Monumental, their massive stadium in Nunez. The flag has been claimed by River fans as the longest in the world.
Happy 57th birthday to Jorge Valdano, World Cup winner with Argentina in 1986 and later the manager of Real Madrid.
A Neymar penalty in added time saw Brazil beat Argentina 2-1 in the first leg of the 'Superclasico of Americas'
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Argentina legend Diego Maradona enjoyed a day out at the tennis in Buenos Aires on Friday. He watched his country take on the Czech Republic in their Davis Cup clash. El Diego didn't get the result he wanted though, as Tomas Berdych fought back to beat Juan Monaco in a five-set thriller.
Argentinian Apertura leaders Boca Juniors were held to a 1-1 draw at Argentinos Juniors on Sunday night. Argentinos had Diego Placente sent off in the 65th minute but Boca could not find a winner despite their extra man. Boca still lead the Argentine top flight by one point.
Last night's World Cup qualifiers from Columbia's thrashing of Uruguay to Bulgaria hauling Italy back to a draw.
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Portugal are the only side to have made an upwards move inside the top 10 of the latest FIFA rankings
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Manchester City forward Kun Aguero is on international duty as Argentina prepares to kick off its World Cup qualifying campaign, against Paraguay in Cordoba.