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Angel Di Maria says he ripped Real Madrid letter before 2014 World Cup final

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Angel Di Maria spoke about what happened while he was with the Argentina national team prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup final.

Di Maria had received a letter from Real Madrid threatening him with a lawsuit should he proceed to play in that final. The former Madrid man was injured and his club wanted to try and sell him. The story goes that they had sent him a letter threatening him with a lawsuit should he play in the final. Speaking with Podemos Hablar of Telefe, here’s what he had to say:

“The three people who knew the truth were the doctor Daniel Martinez, Alejandro Sabella and myself. I came with a knock due to the game vs. Belgium, I was 90% fit. My foot wasn’t good but I wanted to play. I didn’t care if I never played football again. It was actually one of the things they told me could happen but for me, it was the World Cup final. It was my final.

“I knew that they wanted to sell me. And I got the card. Daniel gave it to me and said it was from Real Madrid but I didn’t even want to look at it and I ripped it up.

“I went to go speak to Alejandro and while crying I told him that I wasn’t 100%. I knew that he loved me and that he wanted me to play but he went with what was best for the team. I wanted to try to be there but at the end of the meeting he finally went with Enzo Perez in my place.”

Lionel Scaloni says he would have kept Lionel Messi on the bench in 2006 vs. Germany

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Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni is the latest to give his thoughts on the controversial decision by coach Jose Pekerman to leave Lionel Messi on the bench during the 2006 World Cup quarter final match vs. Germany.

Much has happened and much has been said since that match but many continue to speak about it. The most recent is the current Argentina coach and a player on that 2006 squad, Lionel Scaloni. At that World Cup, Scaloni took part in the thrilling 2-1 win vs. Mexico in the Round of 16 but did not take part in that quarter final match.

Lionel Scaloni gave an interview on the AFA Play platform where he spoke about that decision and that team. Here’s what he had to say:

“Your goalkeeper gets injured and the second change was a tactical one. You can’t take Crespo out to put in Leo when they put every big player up front. You have to put in a tall player and for that reason they put on Cruz. We wanted to finish the game like that, I would have done the same.

“Messi had an injury about 2 or 3 months prior, he was in cotton.”

Scaloni had this to say about the team:

“We did the most, we went without losing a match. Had we not been champions it was because we were held to a draw right before the final and things happened in the match vs. Germany. But we gave it our all and there’s only one team that wins. There are more losers than winners.”

Argentina vs. England – 2005 friendly: Hernan Crespo, Juan Riquelme, Walter Samuel, David Beckham

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Argentina vs. England – 2005 friendly, Juan Riquelme, Walter Samuel, David Beckham

Always one to entertain, Argentina vs. England from 2005 was the last time these two countries met in a football match.

There’s the clash in 1966 at the World Cup, the Diego Maradona show in 1986, the World Cup classic in 1998 and tthe not-so-classic sequel four years after that. However, back on November 12, 2005 in Geneva, these two served up a friendly match to remember.

Five goals, a match full of stars and for Argentina, despite being on the losing end, it was a match which showed how dominant they can be. Both teams had qualified for the 2006 World Cup which was coming up the next year and both teams had fielded a very strong squad.

Jose Pekerman managed Argentina with the following line-up:

Roberto Abbondanzieri
Roberto Ayala
Juan Pablo Sorin
Javier Zanetti
Martin Demichelis
Walter Samuel
Maxi Rodriguez
Juan Roman Riquelme
Hernan Crespo
Esteban Cambiasso
Carlos Tevez

Javier Saviola, Fabricio Coloccini, Julio Cruz and Lucho Gonzalez would come on as substitutes.

Of those 15, Javier Zanetti, Martin Demichelis and Walter Samuel would miss out on the big show in Germany a few months later.

The opening 10 minutes saw Walter Samuel completely boss David Beckham off the ball with this challenge.

Argentina would create a lot of chance and it would be Hernan Crespo who would score first and give Argentina the 1-0 lead. Maxi Rodriguez would play a pass into the penalty area which would take a deflection and Crespo with a poacher like finish would score his 29th goal for his country.

Wayne Rooney would equalise five minutes later as it would be 1-1 going into half time.

Argentina would be awarded a free kick in the second half. Up stepped Juan Roman Riquelme as the Villarreal man would send a cross in which would find Demichelis and he would head the ball towards the net but it would be Roberto Ayala who would score to give re-give Argentina the lead.

Juan Roman Riquelme would boss the midfield and dictate the match. From passes to crosses to shielding the ball, this was a vintage Riquelme performance. Riquelme would be substituted off in the 84th minute for Lucho Gonzalez and England would score twice afterwards, with less than 6 minutes left on the clock. A foreshadow of things to come at the World Cup.

Here are the match highlights and the full match.

Oscar Ustari: “Questioning Lionel Messi is outrageous”

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Oscar UStari gave an interview with Super Mitre Deportivo where he spoke about Lionel Messi.

Ustari won the FIFA U20 World Cup in 2005 and the 2008 Summer Olympic games with the Argentina national team. A team mate of Lionel Messi with both, Ustari has played alongside Messi as well as against him at club level. Speaking in an interview, Ustari had this to say about the Argentina captain:

“Questioning Messi is outrageous.Things may or may not go to plan, but I can tell you that I saw him crying like a baby because of what happened in the national team.

“It’s very difficult to be in his shoes. I remember at the 2011 Copa America when I was recovering from my knee and when lost I went to see him at the Ezeiza estate and saw him as I had never seen him: destroyed.

“I have no doubt that if Messi does not become world champion, football will be unfair.”

Matias Vargas of Argentina, Espanyol, has coronavirus

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Matias Vargas has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Argentina and Espanyol man Matias Vargas becomes the latest Argentine player to have the coronavirus. He joins German Pezzella, Ezequiel Garay and Paulo Dybala in the number of Argentine players who have it.

Fernando Batista, coach of the Argentina Olympic team, spoke to Vargas and has stated that the Espanyol player is doing well right now.

A speedy recovery to Vargas and everyone.

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