Jose Luis Brown sails above England’s Terry Butcher in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal.
World Cup winner Jose Luis Brown, who scored Argentina’s opening goal in the 1986 World Cup final against West Germany, has died at the age of 62, local media reported on Monday.
The country’s football association confirmed the former central defender’s death in a tweet, while former Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta also tweeted his condolences.
Brown, affectionately referred to by his nickname “Tata,” spent most of his playing career at Estudiantes, making close to 300 league appearances for…
Alejandro Moreno believes Lionel Messi may have endeared himself to the Argentina fans, but was ‘irresponsible’ for his comments that could land him a ban by CONMEBOL.
Lionel Messi doesn’t feel he should’ve seen red for the Gary Medel altercation and feels Argentina should’ve been in the Copa America final.
Steve Nicol says it would be a fitting end to Lionel Messi’s Argentina career if he wins the 2020 Copa America on home soil.
Gabriel Jesus said Lionel Messi was wrong to question the authorities following Argentina’s semifinal defeat to Brazil in Copa America.
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni will stay on as national team boss and lead the team for the South American qualifiers ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Argentina Football Association (AFA) have announced.
Scaloni’s Agrentina lost 2-0 to rivals Brazil in the semifinal of the 2019 Copa America earlier this month, finishing the competition in third place following a heated 2-1 victory over Chile that saw captain Lionel Messi sent off for the second time in his career.
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Megan Rapinoe addresses the back-and-forth with President Donald Trump and how she “held up her end of the bargain.”
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Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced a bill Tuesday that would prevent the federal government from providing funding for the 2026 FIFA World Cup until the United States Soccer Federation agrees to equal pay for its men’s and women’s national teams.
“No federal funds may be appropriated or otherwise made available to provide support for the 2026 World Cup, including support for a host city, a participating State or local agency, the United States Soccer Federation, the Confederation of North,…
Megan Rapinoe finds it unfathomable that there could be three major soccer finals scheduled on the same day.
LYON, France — Alex Morgan hit back at critics of her goal celebration against England in the World Cup semifinal, saying the controversy is proof of a double standard for female athletes.
After Morgan scored what proved to be the decisive goal…
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Australia has held discussions with Indonesia about making a joint bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, Football Federation Australia said on Thursday.
“Football Federation Australia confirms it has held discussions with the Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) about the possibility to jointly bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup,” the FFA said in a statement emailed to Reuters.
“An Indonesia-Australia joint bid was also discussed at last week’s ASEAN Football Federation Council Meeting in Laos.”
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