08/02/2011 | Sports

'I liked Boca's Tevez,' Batista

Argentina’s national football team coach Sergio Batista gave a press conference in the framework of the friendly match between Argentina and Portugal and left Carlos Tevez out of his priorities. “There’s a wind of change in the team,” the coach assured.

24/03/2011 | Sports

Batista: 'Argentina is desperate to win something'

Argentina’s national football team coach Sergio Batista affirmed that the team is “desperate to win something” because it has been 18 years “without getting anything.”

20/04/2011 | Sports

Argentina's home-based team draw Ecuador in dull match

Argentina’s national football team composed entirely of players from local league draw 2-2 with Ecuador in a game held in Mar del Plata city for another friendly match in order to get prepared for the América Cup.

25/05/2011 | Sports

Argentina beat Paraguay in friendly match

Argentina beat Paraguay 4-2 in a friendly match at the Bicentenario stadium in Resistencia, Chaco province. Both teams fielded players of their local leagues. Striker Gabriel Hauche, twice,  Federico Fernández and Enzo Pérez scored for Argentina, while Pablo Zeballos and Elvis Mareco scored for Paraguay.

01/06/2011 | Sports

Nigeria crush Argentina 4-1 in friendly match

Nigeria registered their biggest win over a major footballing country by thrashing a depleted Argentina side 4-1 in a friendly.

20/06/2011 | Sports

Argentina beats Albania in last match before Copa America

Argentina beat Albania 4-0 with goals scored by Ezequiel Lavezzi, Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tévez in the last match before the Copa America, which is due to begin in July 1st. The match was played at the Monumental stadium in the City neighbourhood of Nuñez. The national team had all its star players.

30/07/2011 | Sports

Boca draw Arsenal in Emirates Cup friendly

Boca Juniors achieved an unexpected 2-2 draw with English premier league team Arsenal, in the friendly match for the Emirates Cup at the Emirates Stadium in North London.

09/08/2011 | Sports

England cancels soccer friendly on police advice

England have cancelled tomorrow's international soccer friendly with the Netherlands at Wembley on police advice as forces focus on dealing with rioting and looting in the capital.

10/08/2011 | Sports

Torres and Piqué suffer injuries in Spain friendly

Fernando Torres and Gerard Piqué had to be substituted with injuries in the first half of Spain's friendly against Italy.

28/02/2012 | Sports

Brazil floor Bosnia with late own goal

Brazil's experimental team came through a torrid friendly against Bosnia, winning 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time own goal by Sasa Papac after several near misses from the East Europeans.

29/02/2012 | Sports

England fightback in vain as Robben grabs winner

A stoppage-time winner from Arjen Robben gave Netherlands a 3-2 win over England in an ultimately thrilling friendly at Wembley Stadium.

07/06/2012 | Sports

'Argentina is much more than Messi,' Brazil’s Uvini warns

Brazil’s centre-back Bruno Uvini has described Lionel Messi as "the best player in the world" but warned that the “Canarinha” will have to respect Alex Sabella’s team as a whole and not solely concentrate on stopping the Barcelona star in Sunday's friendly clash with Argentina in US soil.

08/06/2012 | Sports

Sabella confirms the team to face Brazil

Argentina's national football team coach Alejandro Sabella presented the players' list that will face Brazil. Midfielder José Sosa will replace forward Sergio "Kun" Agüero.

09/06/2012 | Sports

Argentina triumphs 4-3 in friendly against Brazil

15/08/2012 | Sports

'Argentina is more than just Messi,' Germany's Bender

Germany midfielder Lars Bender is eagerly anticipating today's international friendly against Argentina, and is relishing the prospect of locking horns with Lionel Messi again in particular.

15/08/2012 | Sports

Argentina outclass Germany in World Cup rematch

Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty but made amends with a superb second-half goal as Argentina outclassed Germany 3-1 in a friendly match.

11/09/2012 | Sports

Brazil recall striker Luis Fabiano for Argentina friendly

Striker Luis Fabiano has earned a Brazil recall for the first time since the 2010 World Cup after being named in the squad to play Argentina in a friendly later this month.

11/10/2012 | Sports

Kaka scores on return for six-goal Brazil

Kaka scored on his Brazil comeback after a two-year absence and Oscar notched a brace as the 2014 World Cup hosts demolished Iraq 6-0 in a one-sided friendly in Sweden.

19/01/2013 | Sports

Mora gives River Plate first summer 'Superclásico', 2-0

River Plate took the first pre-season "Superclásico" against Boca Juniors thanks Uruguayan winger Rodrigo Mora who scored twice as both giants met in Mar del Plata.

06/02/2013 | Sports

Argentina beat Sweden in FIFA friendly

06/02/2013 | Sports

Scolari suffers as Lampard seals England win

Luiz Felipe Scolari's second coming as Brazil manager ended in a defeat as goals from Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard earned a vibrant England side a 2-1 win at Wembley today, their first over the south Americans for 23 years.