Diego Milito's unique achievement of scoring the goals which sealed each leg of Inter’s historic Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League treble has transformed him into Europe’s must-have striker yet, extraordinarily, he may be just an afterthought for Argentina in the World Cup.
On Monday night, Arg View more »
Fabregas and Torres heading to World Cup
Convalescing duo Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas have both been included in Spain's final 23-man squad for the World Cup, along with uncapped trio Victor Valdes, Pedro Rodriguez and Javi Martinez.
Liverpool striker Torres (knee) and Arsenal midfielder Fabregas (lower l View more »
Diego Maradona runs over cameraman at World Cup squad announcement
Diego Maradona ran over a cameraman before calling him an 'asshole'.
The Argentina coach Diego Maradona insulted an injured cameraman after accidentally running over his leg ahead of announcement of the albiceleste World Cup squad.
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World Cup 2010: Diego Maradona axes Fabricio Coloccini from final Argentina squad
Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini and Napoli striker Ezequiel Lavezzi missed out on places in Diego Maradona's final 23-man Argentina World Cup squad.
Not so Fab: Fabricio Coloccini's World Cup dreams have been dashed by Diego Ma View more »
Lionel Messi says he feels under no pressure to fire Argentina to World Cup glory.
The Barcelona striker is tipped to be World Player of the Year and is Diego Maradona's team's best hope of winning in South Africa.
He said: “I don't feel pressure playing in the Argentina shirt. In Spain, I'm also in a team th View more »
Messi won the championship again with Barcelona and is ready for the World Cup
Barcelona won the League and achieved the bichampionship in Spain with a fantastic Messi.
Won 4-0 against the Valladolid and the Argentinian player got the Golden Boot and achieved the goal record of Ronaldo.
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Argentina's national soccer team player Lionel Messi (R) and Spanish national team player David Villa display the new F50 adiZero soccer boots during a promotional event at Montmelo circuit near Barcelona May 11, 2010. The boots, weighing only 165 grams, are the lightest in the world and they will be featured in th View more »
Cristiano RonaldoThe world's most expensive player is one of the stars of the show in this World Cup. He left Manchester United for an incredible £80m last summer - and has looked worth every penny in his first season with Real Madrid. A return of 32 goals in 33 games is awesome. He hasn't always replicated hi View more »
Diego Maradona (Argentina)However Argentina perform, Diego Maradona will be a major story at this World Cup. The tournament is synonymous with the pint-sized Argentinean and he returns as manager of the national team. Appointed in 2008, presumably on his reputation alone because he had no managerial experience, the View more »
From Brazil's new boy wonder to the Dutch revival, Sam Wallace discovers who's looking strong – and where it's all going wrong
The World Cup starts in 48 days' time. In just six weeks, managers must name their final 23-man squads. The long-awaited action is close enough to heighten anticipation but far enough View more »