England are set to play Argentina in a friendly next year which could pave the way for Lionel Messi and his team-mates to mark the 150th anniversary of the Football Association at Wembley in 2013.
Old foes reunited: Steven Gerrard in England's last friendly against Argentina in Geneva in November 2005
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MARADONA: Best in the world
KNEE-JERK reactions are commonplace in today's football and that's understandable with so much said and written about our beautiful game. Players go from hero to zero in the space of 90 minutes, and vice-versa in some instances, and we are all prone to getting carried away at times.
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La Albiceleste secured their first win in Montevideo for 33 years to book a place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ and send Uruguay into the play-offs for the third time running. Elsewhere Chile put an end to Ecuador's qualification dreams and Brazil finished top of the group after playing out a goalless View more »
With Golden Balls set to put his feet up with the rest of us this summer, Goal.com's Patrick Reilly ranks 10 stars who missed out on the World Cup through injury...
10) David Beckham (2010)
Barring a miracle England's most capped outfield player will have to be content with 'just' the three World Cup appearances as View more »
Former Stamford Bridge hero looks ahead to top-of-the-table clash
The 41-year-old Ghana-born Frenchman has lifted the World Cup, a European championship and two Confederations Cups for his country, whilst at clubs including Marseille, AC Milan and Chelsea he scooped two European Cups, a clutch of league titles and a View more »
Argentina will change tactics if necessary to let Lionel Messi shine at the World Cup, coach Diego Maradona said yesterday.
Messi has been brilliant for Barcelona but struggled to make an impact for Argentina, sparking criticism of his performances and Maradona's failure to make the 22-year-old fit in.
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Three players from Pohang Steelers were ejected, and the South Korean team lost 2-1 to Argentina’s Estudiantes on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Club World Cup.
Leandro Benitez scored off a free kick in first-half injury time and made it 2-0 when he knocked in View more »