Lionel Messi, practically silent since Spain defeated Argentina in the World Cup final, is today a bundle of questions and unknowns. Has he played his last World Cup…
From gratitude and pride for the selection, to bewilderment: in a handful of hours, those that passed from the early morning of jumps and chants next to the Obelisco,…
Luis De la Fuente, what a great marquis you are going to be. And how far are you going to go? It is 2010 again. A Barcelona striker who gives us the cup and Mourinho landing in Madrid. The…
Spain is forever, damn it, because if you have to play football, you play football, and you win, and you win civilly. But if you have to go to war, you go, and you win…
Argentina’s journey in this World Cup has been somewhat simpler than Spain’s, but very hard-fought. The three-time World Champion started this
“Never are we lost.” This phrase from Leo Messi after one of the agonizing victories in this World Cup encapsulates the philosophy that Lionel Scaloni wanted to bring to the…
On Saturday morning, in the lobby of a hotel next to Madison, an Argentine guy about 50 years old was talking on the phone: «How much does that tray cost me?», and…
They say Jorge Valdano said it. Others, that it was Arrigo Sacchi. Or Eduardo Galeano. Who knows. The fact is that once someone uttered the mythical phrase: “Football is…
Lionel Messi celebrated with emotion Argentina’s qualification to the World Cup final after defeating England 1-2 in a match full of intensity and symbolism.
The 2026 North America World Cup already has its two protagonists for the most important match on the planet. In a thrilling semifinal held in Atlanta, the team…