As this page prepares for 2008 Olympics, with Argentina’s opening Group A match against Australia less than a montha away, here is a brief look at some of the big stories currently going on in world football. Please include any other stories/rumors below.
The Argentina WCB will be focusing a lot on the upcoming Olympic games, [...]

Tonight’s “other” big game may not have as much on the line as with the Copa, but a friendly between Argentina and Mexico should be a wonderful opportunity to see some of the players that will be involved for WCQ this summer. Tonight’s match at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego can be seen live at [...]

Two of the best football writers around take different looks at the current state of Argentine football.
Gregory Sica focuses on the poor start from Argentina’s top clubs participating in this years Copa Libertadores. While I think it’s a little early to call this years campaign a total disaster, I agree that teams, especially San Lorenzo, [...]

We’re down to the final 16 in Europe as the Champions League resumes today after a long winter break, and as always, Argentina will be well represented, with names like Messi, Heinze, Higuaín, Gago, Tevez, and Belluschi just to name a few.
What match-up are you most looking forward to? While everyone seems to be calling [...]

Despite my best efforts, unfortunately I learned today that I will not be able to make it out to L.A. for the Argentina Guatemala friendly this Wednesday. I’m bummed about it, but working a full time job here in Chicago always made this trip iffy to begin with. To those of you lucky enough to [...]

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Goal Keepers: Oscar Ustari (Getafe, Spain), Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar, Holland).
Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Ezequiel Garay (Racing de Santander), Federico Fazio (Sevilla, Spain), Martín Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Cristian Ansaldi (Rubin Kasan).
Midfielders: Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Ever Banega (Valencia), José Sosa (Bayern Munich), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Damián Escudero (Vélez Sársfield), Juan Román [...]

From the L.A. Coliseum Website:
Los Angeles, CA — The Argentinian National Soccer team takes on Guatemala at the Coliseum on Wednesday, February 6th. Kickoff is at 7:30pm, gates open at 6pm.
Representing the Argentinian National Team will be Leonel Messi, Javier Mascherano, Ezequiel Garay, Fernando Gago, Gonzalo Higuain, Oscar Ustari, Sergio Aguero, Ever Baegas, Federico Fazio, [...]

A proposed friendly between Argentina and Guatemala in the U.S. appears to be on.
According to a stories posted today in Prensa Libre and Diario Olé, the Argentina Under 23 squad will face the Guatemala senior team in Los Angeles on February 6th. The time and venue have yet to be determined. Originally the plan was [...]

The Argentina Football Association has reduced Carlos Tévez’s 2 match ban to 1, allowing the striker to be available for the June 17th clash against rivals Brazil for WC qualifying. Tévez originally received the ban after earning a straight red card during Argentina’s 2-1 loss to Colombia last November. As a result of the reduction, [...]

It appears the honeymoon between Ever Banega and his new employers is over.
I didn’t pay much attention to Golazo’s post yesterday about a newly surfaced sex tape starring young Banega in which the player reportedly shows his genitals, but apparently his new club Valencia are not too pleased about the video going public and are [...]