The superclásico is a bright spot in an otherwise dull picture. Argentina’s football clubs are in decline (see chart), even as its national team ranks best in the world. Fans bemoan a run of losses to ...

Based in the city of Buenos Aires, a second-division football side is keen to learn its roots. Ferro Carril Oeste Club — simply referred to as Ferro — was founded in 1904 by 95 employees from the ...

Unsurprisingly, as the reigning World Cup champions, soccer is deeply embedded in Argentina's national identity. Players on the national team are praised as heroes by everyone, from die-hard fans to ...

And one of the football-mad country’s brightest stars, Diego Maradona, is known for his infamous “Hand of God” goal against England in the 1986 World Cup. Now, on the ceiling of one club in Buenos ...

Argentine authorities raided the headquarters of the national football association and several major teams on Tuesday as part of a money-laundering probe, a police source told AFP. In a wave of ...