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Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. [3] It is the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,377 clubs and 37,161 officials, all according to FIFA) [1] and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. [4]
The head of Argentina's soccer federation said the chaotic ending to its Olympic soccer match against Morocco on Wednesday “makes no sense," and coach Javier Mascherano called the scene “a ...
France's Olympic soccer coach Thierry Henry didn't want the fracas to take full focus during his pre-match news conference Thursday. “I won’t talk about that,” said Henry, a member of France ...
FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Argentina for its players' actions during a contentious World Cup quarterfinal match against the Netherlands. The soccer governing body cited “order and ...
In contrast to Argentina and Uruguay, where British influence declined rapidly, in Brazil the British community retained the most say in football culture for a relatively long time. Harry Welfare, who played for Liverpool F.C. before going to Rio de Janeiro to get started as a coach, taught the Fluminense FC players deep and wide passing ...
The country's most famed football idols are Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi, both of whom captained the national team to a World Cup trophy. Argentina's fiercest rival is Brazil and their rivalry is sometimes known as the "Battle of the South Americans". They have played each other numerous times in the Copa América and the Confederations Cup ...
Argentina’s victory is its 16th Copa America title. This article originally appeared on USATNetwork: Messi in tears as team captures Copa America title Show comments
Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires has one of the highest concentration of football teams of any city in the world (featuring at least 18 professional football teams), with many of its teams playing in the top tier Primera División .