The 2006 August transfer deadline day will always be remembered as the day West Ham United stunned the football world by signing two of the most promising young footballers that South America had to offer in the form of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez.

Although most people were still surprised about Mascherano coming to England, it was the more recognised Argentine striking sensation Carlos Tevez who's pictures holding the Number 32 claret shirt with Alan Pardew left most wondering just how the Hammers had been able to pull of such an incredible coup. Click to continue reading...

The Argentina squad for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers against Paraguay in Buenos Aires, and Peru in Lima, has been almost finalised prior to the weekend's domestic action in Argentina, after which three Boca Juniors players will be added to the list. Alfio Basile has called up Getafe defender Daniel Díaz to replace Nicolás Burdisso, [. Click to continue reading...

Red Bulls Reader gives word that Vinotinto great Jorge Rojas and the Argentine destroyer, Juan Pietravallo, will be eligible for some solid minutes against Beckham and his Galaxy squad. This is excellent news for the team, which has struggled to secure its midfield play since Reyna went down earlier in the season, and hasn't been able to find the creativity to put the ball in the back of the net either.

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That's the message being sent to fans of Primera A clubs by the AFA. From the start of this year's Apertura, new regulations will be introduced to increase safety in the top flight stadia of Capital Federal. As part of a long-delayed initiative, clubs including River Plate, Boca Juniors, Vélez Sársfield and San Lorenzo will have to have 90% of their [. Click to continue reading...

Born July 4th, 1926, in Buenos Aires, Alfredo di Stefano began his football career with River Plate at the age of 17 and won 6 trophies in his first 12 years playing in Argentina and later Columbia. A phenomenal striker, he struck a fierce partnership with fellow legend, Hungarian Ferenc Puskas with Real Madrid from 1953-1964.

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It is possible to compile at least three equal selections of the players born in the province of Buenos Aires:

BUENOS AIRES (province)

Keepers:
Oscar Ustari - Gustavo Campagnuolo - Gaston Sessa

Defensemen:
Eduardo Tuzzio - Clemente Rodriguez - Diego Placente
Gabriel Paletta - Emiliano Dudar - Marcos Galarza
Gabriel Milito - Rolando Schiavi - Jonatan Bottinelli
Lucas Castroman - Lucas Mareque - Ariel Garce

Midfielders:
Lucas Biglia - Fernando Gago - Oscar Ahumada
Daniel Montenegro - Rodrigo Diaz - Cristian Raul Ledesma
Juan Roman Riquelme - Leandro Romagnoli - Daniel Bilos
Carlos Tevez - Andres D'Alessandro - Lucho Gonzalez

Forwards:
Javier Saviola - Fernando Cavenaghi - Sergio Aguero
Gonzalo Higuain - Mariano Pavone - Martin Palermo Click to continue reading...

On Friday, 31st August, in Avellaneda near central Buenos Aires, outside the stadium known as El Cilindro, the fans of one of Argentina's 'Big Five' clubs will be protesting. Wednesday marked forty years since Racing became champions of South America by winning the Copa Libertadores, but the anniversary went all but unnoticed in the shadow of [...] Click to continue reading...