Central & South America

Argentina now trains at the renamed ‘Lionel Andrés Messi’ facility in Buenos Aires

The Argentina national team's training facility has been renamed after talismanic captain Lionel Messi in recognition of his World Cup heroics and star-studded career, the country's football association (AFA) said on Saturday.

The Casa de Ezeiza in Buenos Aires, which houses the national team set-up, will now be known as Lionel Andrés Messi "in tribute to the best player in the world," AFA president Claudio Tapia wrote on Twitter.

"Welcome to the world champion's house," Tapia said at the unveiling ceremony attended by current and former Argentina players.

Jürgen Klinsmann blows 2-0 lead during his first game in charge of South Korea’s national team

Former United States men’s national team manager Jürgen Klinsmann coached his first game for South Korea on Friday as the Taeguk Warriors drew Colombia 2-2.

Klinsmann was named the new manager of South Korea on Feb. 27. Friday, he faced his first test which was a friendly match against Colombia in front of the home crowd in Ulsan, South Korea.

¿Dónde la mandaste, Bebote? El penal que falló Santi Giménez en la victoria de México sobre Surinam

Diego Cocca debutó con sonrisas al mando de la Selección Mexicana. El Tri sorteó con éxito su excursión a Surinam por la Liga de Naciones de la Concacaf e inició su regreso a casa con un saludable triunfo por 2-0 en las maletas.

Sin embargo, y no por ser aguafiestas, las formas dejaron una que otra duda. México sufrió con varios problemas de funcionamiento colectivo y también con una serie de errores individuales, coronados por un penal desperdiciado, ni más ni menos, por el delantero del momento, Santiago Giménez.

La Selección Mexicana busca acabar con maldición postmundialista que la persigue desde 2002

México se alista para enfrentar a Surinam por la Nations League en su primer partido oficial luego del fracaso que supuso el Mundial de 2022. La idea, obviamente, es borrar el mal sabor que dejó el paso del Tri por Catar, así como empezar con el pie derecho el proceso de Diego Cocca al mando del equipo.

Pero no es lo único. La Selección Mexicana también busca acabar con un maleficio que la persigue desde 2002.

We rate the incredible new adidas away kits for the 2023 Women’s World Cup

The hype for the 2023 Women’s World Cup continues to build as the tournament is only four months away. New adidas Women’s World Cup kits released on Thursday added to the excitement as the sportswear giant unveiled some works of art.

Six away Women’s World Cup kits for Germany, Spain, Japan, Sweden, Argentina and Colombia were shown off. All the tops draw inspiration from the beauty and geography of each country. The result is six truly remarkable kits.

We took it upon ourselves to rate each of the six kits.

Sin Memo y con Bebote: La alineación que México prepara para enfrentar a Surinam y olvidar las penas

Es hora de ponerle punto final al duelo y olvidar todo lo que pasó en Catar 2022. La era de Diego Cocca al mando de la Selección Mexicana y el proceso al Mundial 2026 comienzan este jueves (8 p.m. ET) con una visita a Surinam por la Liga de Naciones de la Concacaf.

La gran pregunta alrededor del duelo es cuál será el equipo que parará Cocca en su debut con el Tri.

FIFA 23 in real life: Argentina will play River Plate in a friendly game

If you’ve played enough of the FIFA video game series with friends, then you’re probably familiar with randomizing the teams before a game. Sometimes you’ll get a strange matchup where one player gets a national team and the other gets a club. 

That would never happen in real life, right? 

Friday will see a situation just like that as the Argentina national team announced it will play a friendly against Primera División leaders River Plate. The game is part of a national celebration for Argentina’s triumph in Qatar.

If you are too sensitive, YOU SHOULD NOT WATCH what happened to Irven Ávila's elbow

It's been a while since I last saw an injury on a soccer field that sent shivers right down my spine. However, the unfortunate elbow dislocation suffered by Peruvian player Irven Ávila ended the stretch.

If you don't want to see what happened to him, it's time to close this tab and keep living your life far from pain. Please, don't say I didn't warn you.

Irven Ávila elbow injury

Just four minutes after scoring the first goal in Sporting Cristal's 2-1 win over Atlético Grau, life was not very kind for the 32-year-old veteran Ávila.

Goalkeeper goes coast-to-coast and possibly breaks the record for longest goal ever scored

Cobresal goalkeeper Leandro Requena is over the moon not only because he scored a rare coast-to-coast goal against Chilean giants Colo Colo in a 3-1 win last Saturday, but also because his feat might have broken the record for the longest goal ever scored in professional soccer. 

The funny thing is he wasn't even trying. 

Carlos Vela protagoniza el momento más cute de la Champions League

Carlos Vela anduvo medio desenchufado en el duelo de vuelta de los octavos de final de la Concacaf Champions League ante Alajuelense. Y el LAFC lo sufrió. Sin embargo, cuando la realidad apremiaba y la Huesuda afilaba la guadaña, el mexicano concentró sus energías, marcó el gol de la clasificación de su equipo y en su festejo nos dio el momento más ¡aaaaawww! del torneo.

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