Reuters, 05/09 21:39 CET <!-- More NewsWires --> LONDON (Reuters) – Argentina picked up nine tries in a 55-34 victory over Leicester Tigers on Saturday, their last game before taking on defending champions New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup. The match at Welford Road was a testimonial for Argentina prop Marcos Ayerza who is a Leicester player. Almost all of Read more [...]

The Barcelona forward was restricted to a second-half cameo against Bolivia, but still found time to score his 47th and 48th international goals Argentina head coach Gerardo Martino praised captain Lionel Messi after his 25-minute double against Bolivia moved him closer to his nation’s all-time goalscoring record. Gabriel Batistuta currently holds the accolade with 56 strikes for his country, but the Barcelona attacker is fast approaching the retired striker after his latest two strikes took Read more [...]

There comes a point in every man's life when he just has to hit the open road and take whatever adventures come his way. Now that we've all seen our retirement nest eggs disappear down the MPF drain, thanks to China's "Black Monday" (we must, of course, shed a tear for Asia's richest man, Wang Jianlin, who lost US$3.6 billion and now only has US$31.2 billion left. Sob), maybe we've reached that pivotal moment. For those not quite ready to throw in the towel on reality, there is always adventure travelogue Read more [...]

Houston, Texas: Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero struck two goals apiece in Argentina's 7-0 romp against an out-of-sorts Bolivia while Mexico were held 3-3 by Trinidad Tobago in friendlies in the United States on Friday.A largely second string side, with captain Lionel Messi coming on for the final 20 minutes, took to 12 the number of goals Copa America runners-up Argentina have put past Bolivia in two friendlies this year.Ezequiel Lavezzi also scored two goals while Angel Correa Argentina struck Read more [...]

Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero both scored twice as Argentina thrashed Bolivia 7-0 in a friendly in Texas on Friday. The World Cup runners-up fielded a largely second-string side at the BBVA Compass Stadium, with Messi only coming on for the final 20 minutes, but they still proved too strong for Bolivia.Ezequiel Read more [...]

Sergio Aguero netted twice as Argentina eased to a win.Argentina's 7-0 trouncing of Bolivia on Friday night wasn't exactly thrill-a-minute, but there were still one or two instructive points to be taken from it. If friendlies are for learning and experimenting, then perhaps too many of Argentina's in the last few years have been strolls in the park and while this one was far from an even match, it at least gave us one or two glimpses of what could be coming in the future for Gerardo Martino's team. Lionel Read more [...]

The Argentine featured in a comfortable win against Bolivia last night.   Tottenham Hotspur fans are probably amazed that they still have Erik Lamela at the club. The attacker has been a flop considering his price-tag when he arrived at White Hart Lane in 2013 from AS Roma and he was seemingly on the move this summer. Marseille wanted him, as did numerous teams in Italy but it would appear that Tottenham’s inability to bring in Saido Berahino from West Brom made any Read more [...]

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Posted: Friday, September 4, 2015 9:37 pm Messi scores twice, Argentina beats Bolivia 7-0 Associated Press | HOUSTON (AP) — Lionel Read more [...]

Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Ezequiel Lavezzi struck braces as Argentina thrashed Bolivia 7-0 in a friendly in Houston on Friday. Aguero was the star as he provided three assists to go with his two goals at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Texas. Messi came off the bench for the final 25 minutes, enough time to get on the scoresheet twice with the game well and truly over. Lavezzi and Aguero had dominated earlier for Gerardo Martino's men, the former scoring twice and also providing an assist, while Read more [...]