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Lagerback: No Special Treatment for Messi
NIGERIA coach Lars Lagerback insists his side have no plans to do "a special job" on Lionel Messi after Argentina boss Diego Maradona demanded that World Cup referees uphold fair play and protect flair players.
12 Jun 2010
Maradona Sees Messi As Natural Heir
ARGENTINA coach Diego Maradona admits he would love to see Lionel Messi make the same impact on this World Cup as he himself did back in 1986.
12 Jun 2010
Martins Wary of All-Round Argentina Threat
NIGERIA striker Obafemi Martins insists his team must not fall into the trap of concentrating all their efforts on stopping the genius of Lionel Messi.
12 Jun 2010
Cold Sweat
When you’re climbing the crevasses of a Patagonian glacier the ice feels as permanent as the granite mountains overhead. But these glaciers are dying fast...
12 Jun 2010
Argentina Not a One-Man Team - Veron
LIONEL Messi's Argentina team-mates have been keen to ease the weight of expectation on the diminutive playmaker ahead of this weekend's World Cup opener against Nigeria.
11 Jun 2010
Winning Is Everything - Burdisso
ARGENTINA defender Nicolas Burdisso has told his team-mates winning is all that matters heading into their World Cup opener against Nigeria in Johannesburg.
9 Jun 2010
Higuain: Spain Are Favourites
ARGENTINA forward Gonzalo Higuain has tagged Spain as favourites to win the World Cup but believes Lionel Messi could yet turn the tables in favour of Argentina.
9 Jun 2010
...Dodgy Refereeing Decisions
WITH FIFA's continued reluctance to introduce video technology to help out the man in the middle's every decision is increasingly exposed and dissected from more angles in slower motion and now even in 3D!
8 Jun 2010
Demichelis Hits Out At Argetina Critics
ARGENTINA defender Martin Demichelis has hit out at the critics who wrote off his team's chances of winning the World Cup.
7 Jun 2010
Demichelis Backs Maradona
ARGENTINA defender Martin Demichelis has claimed the presence of Diego Maradona is a huge positive, not a negative, for his country's World Cup bid.
7 Jun 2010
Tevez: I Am Ready
ARGENTINA striker Carlos Tevez insists he is fully prepared both mentally and physically for the World Cup.
7 Jun 2010
Messi Promises to Bring His Best to World Cup
LIONEL Messi has vowed to reproduce his Barcelona performances on the World Cup stage and help Argentina to glory this summer.
6 Jun 2010
Kanu Targets Argentina Upset
NIGERIA captain Nwankwo Kanu has warned Argentina not to write them off ahead of their opening World Cup match in Johannesburg in just under 10 days time.
4 Jun 2010
Messi Talks Up Argentina Chances
Lionel Messi feels that, man for man, there are no better teams at the World Cup than Argentina.
4 Jun 2010
We Needed to Escape From Anxiety - Mascherano
ARGENTINA captain Javier Mascherano has defended his national team's decision to arrive early in South Africa for the World Cup finals.
3 Jun 2010
First XI Decisions Still Await Maradona
ARGENTINA boss Diego Maradona has suggested he has yet to decide his starting XI for their World Cup opener against Nigeria.
2 Jun 2010
Messi Fears England Threat
ARGENTINA forward Lionel Messi believes England are among the leading contenders to lift the World Cup in South Africa this summer, alongside Spain and Brazil.
28 May 2010
Mascherano Key to Argentina's Hopes
Argentina captain Javier Mascherano was described earlier this season by his Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez as one of the top four or five players in his position in the world.
27 May 2010
New Challenge Awaits for Maradona the Manager
Just over 15 years after leaving the World Cup finals in disgrace after a failed drugs test, Diego Maradona was on the verge of another desperate low in the competition that had once propelled him to the status of global icon.
27 May 2010
Argentina's Five Star Thrashing
ARGENTINA said goodbye to their home fans before their World Cup trip with a 5-0 win over Canada.
25 May 2010
Tevez Determined To Stake His Claim
CARLOS Tevez believes tomorrow's friendly against Canada is his best opportunity to convince coach Diego Maradona he should start up front for Argentina at the World Cup.
24 May 2010
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