Lionel Messi led Argentina’s fury towards FIFA and Olympics officials after Argentina’s football match against Morocco descended into chaos on Wednesday. Argentina were beaten 2-1 by Morocco in their opening game in Group B but the game lasted just over four hours, having initially kicked off at 2pm, following crowd trouble which resulted in every […]
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Olympics football match in chaos as every fan is kicked out of stadium after pitch invasion
There was chaos on the first day of the Paris Olympics with the football match between Argentina and Morocco halted by a pitch invasion with fans ordered to leave during a two-hour delay. Morocco looked to be on course to a famous win at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in St-Etienne, leading Argentina 2-1 as the game headed […]
All the full squads and overage players in the men’s football at Paris 2024 Olympics
The men’s football tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics gets underway on 24 July with a lot of young talent but a few recognisable faces involved. The 16 countries that qualified for the tournament have 18-man squads, with 15 of the players having to be born on 1 January 2001 or after. That means they […]
Reece James and Enzo Maresca speak out on Enzo Fernandez return to Chelsea
Enzo Maresca and Reece James insist Chelsea are looking to quickly ‘move forward’ from the upset caused by Enzo Fernandez’s video with his Argentina teammates at the Copa America. Chelsea opened an ‘internal disciplinary procedure’ last week after Fernandez filmed his Argentina teammates singing a racist song about France after their win against Colombia in the Copa […]
Argentina and Spain can follow World Cup joy with Olympic football gold
Missing competitive football? Less than two weeks since Spain won the Euro 2024 final in Berlin the men’s and women’s teams are about to kick-off their campaigns for Olympic gold. The two competitions commence before the official opening ceremony is held with glitz, glamour and pageantry in Paris on Friday and it is no surprise […]
Enzo Fernandez’s return to River Plate met with packed stadium singing racist song
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez returned to his former club River Plate on Sunday and was met with a packed stadium singing a racist song aimed at the France national team. Fernandez was at Estadio Más Monumental to celebrate Argentina’s recent Copa America victory, donning the River Plate shirt and waving to the crowd. It was […]
‘Selfish’ Lionel Messi accused of ‘not caring about racism’ by ex-Premier League striker
Ex-England striker Carlton Cole has branded Lionel Messi ‘selfish’ and says his silence on the Argentina racism row suggests he ‘does not care’ about the issue. Enzo Fernandez faces disciplinary action from Chelsea and FIFA after posting a video on social media that the French Football Federation said included ‘racist and discriminatory’ language. The £107m […]
Enzo Fernandez will never be forgiven at Stamford Bridge and must be sold, claims ex-Chelsea striker
Enzo Fernandez will never be forgiven by some Chelsea players and therefore must be sold, according to former Stamford Bridge striker Tony Cascarino. Fernandez faces disciplinary proceedings at Chelsea after posting a video on social media that the French Football Federation said included ‘racist and discriminatory language’. In the video, which was filmed after Argentina […]
The huge ban Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez could receive for racist chant
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez could be banned for 12 games after filming himself singing a racist and transphobic chant following Argentina’s Copa America victory. Investigations have been launched by Chelsea, FIFA and Conmebol after Fernandez streamed a live video of the Argentina team singing a racist song about French players on the team bus on […]
Lionel Messi reacts after Argentina beat Colombia to win Copa America
Lionel Messi was delighted to add ‘one more’ Copa America trophy to his collection after Argentina beat Colombia in extra time to win the tournament for a record 16th time. The final, which was delayed by 80 minutes because of crowd trouble outside the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, appeared to be heading to penalties […]