Diego Perotti has been called up in a last minute request to Sevilla for Argentina's friendly with Spain this Saturday. As soon as Maradona realized that Jonas Gutierrez & El Kun Aguerro would not be available he made the SOS call for the young 21 year old Perotti. It appears Maradonna has had his eye on Perotti since the beginning of the Season which doesn't surprise me given that Perotti has been a outstanding asset with his 2 goals, 1 assist. Click to continue reading...

Crespo continues to produce for Genoa with two great goals containing his classic signature style. His two goals were critical in Genoa's 4-2 win over Siena. He seems quite hopeful that Maradona will keep him in mind for one of Argentina's key striker positions. See all the goals in the clip below. Click to continue reading...

It seems the big man veteran striker Martin Palermo from Boca Juniors will get his long awaited chance of playing in one of the most important games in recent decades. It seems he has has already won the trust of Maradona and the hearts of the Argentine public to win a spot next to Messi in the Argentine attack. Click to continue reading...

It appears Saviola has finally found a happy home with Portugal's Benfica after many years of disenchantment with various European clubs. This season he joined the other two Argentine players Pablo Aimar & the youthful Angel DiMaria to form a very effective trident. He has already score 4 times in 7 appearances for Benefica thus becoming a house favorite. Click to continue reading...

Argentina needs a big win today to have a chance at world cup qualificaiotn and for Maradona to remain as the coach.
As for Maradona's coaching, it is pretty obvoius that the Messi, Aguero & Tevez combinations have not been very productinve in terms of goals. The only good change he has done so far is let Jesus Datolo play as his wingman. Click to continue reading...

Lisandro Lopez showed off for his new team of Lyon & Maradona yesterday with a hat trick against Anderlecht. Before his call up to the Argentine national team, he was probably one of the most underrated top strikers in Europe while he played for the Portuguese champions of Porto. Now he has Europe's & Maradona's full attention and he is not wasting any time. Click to continue reading...

In Real Madrid's 3-0 win against DC United (MLS league USA)- It was the 21 yr old, Gonzalo Higuain that scored with flair not Cristiano Ronaldo or Kaka. Hopefully, Maradona is paying attention to this very talented striker who deserves a chance to play for the Argentine national team.
Transfer Price paid by Real Madrid
£80m for Cristiano Ronaldo
£56m for Kaka
£13m for Higuain

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Argentina's record against Russia (most games where with USSR)
Won 3
Lost 2
Tied 6
Total games played = 11
Go to AFA's website for a detailed description of all the games Argentina & Russia have played through out history. It includes all the players names and goal scorers. Click to continue reading...

Maradona selects his team for the August 12 frindly against Russia. Maradona is not very keen on going to Russia but will make the best of it. The two new faces to the call up are Jesus Datolo of Napoli. This ex-Boca wing man does his best work on the left. The other face is the central midfielder Mario Bolatti who was considered the top player of the 2009 Argentine 1st Division playing for Huracan (runner up to the champs Velez). Click to continue reading...

It seems like the summer transfer window is opening up for the 2009/2010 season. Below are some major confirmed transfer & rumors that are in the works for high profile Argentine players.
Confirmed
Emanuel Villa (Forward - Derby, UK) >>> Cruz Azul, Mexico
Diego Milito (Forward - Genoa, Italy) >>> Inter Milan
Lucio Filomeno(Forward - Asteras Tripolis, Greece) >>> PAOK
Franco Zuculini (Midfielder - Racing, Arg. Click to continue reading...

Tomorrow, Estudiantes led by the legendary Juan Sebastian Veron, will fight it out in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores against the Uruguayian team, Defensor Sporting. Estudiantes, currently in sixth place of Argentina's first division managed to stay alive in this popular south American cup. Click to continue reading...

After their uneventful win against Colombia, Maradona is looking for new ideas and combinations for the High altitude game against Ecuador this Wednesday. The team might even be unrecognizable - There is also a very good possibility that Messi will not play due to a Yellow card that he received in a previous game which could jeopardize the next game against Brazil. Click to continue reading...

Argentina got very lucky today when their defender, Cata Diaz scored a spectacular one-touch goal. The main stars of today's game were all defenders - The new goalie, Mariano Andujar had several brilliant saves which gave the fans a sense of great relief once the game started to go Colombia's way.
Argentina's midfield could not control the ball thus disorienting the team and it's offensive strategy. Click to continue reading...

Argentina's under-21 team headed by the ex-1986 world cup team member Batista (Checho) is playing in the Toulon Tournament. The team is made up of Argentina's top under-21 prospects. The first game was played yesterday and they managed to pull off a 4-0 victory against Holland. Tomorrow they will test themselves against Egypt. Click to continue reading...

It appears Maradona will play the wonder trio of Messi, Tevez & Aguero against Colombia this Saturday. For one, they were seen playing together in today's practice session at their Ezieza airport training center in Buenos Aires. Another clue is Messi stating to the media that he loves to play along side Aguero & Tevez. Click to continue reading...