Argentina Juniors defender Kevin MAC ALLISTER is out injured for Argentina and will miss the South American Youth championship. MAC ALLISTER has suffered a ligament problem in his left knee during a training session. Exams done by the medical team have ruled him out for four to five months.
Tomas BELMONTE of Lanus replaces him.
Javier PASTORE is being linked to a move to China.
PSG’S Javier PASTORE is the latest player to be linked to a move to the big spending Chinese league. According to a report by Sport, PASTORE has been contacted by Hebei China Fortune coach Manuel Pellegrini for a potential move.
The player is currently out with a knee injury.
In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter captain Mauro ICARDI spoke about the Argentina National Team, turning down Italy and more. Here’s what he had to say:
“My dream is to wear the shirt of the Argentina National Team and it’s for that reason that I turned down the call-up from Italy. My goal is to keep doing well to convince BAUZA to call me up. With that said, I know that I’m young and that Argentina has the best forwards in the world. I’m going through this all very calmly.”
“In the future, I hope to win lots of trophies with Inter. When I came here, it was because I felt a fan of the club and because I wanted to win a lot. In ten years, I hope to win league titles and at least one Champions League.”
“My teammates tell me I am very mature despite only being 23 years old and I agree. I left home at 13 to travel to Barcelona which has helped me mature.”
Happy new year to all!
Thank you for helping make Mundo Albiceleste what it is as we head into our 11th year! An incredible achievement for us all! Here’s hoping 2017 is even better than 2016 and is great to us all. Apologies for some late news as I was on vacation.
The U20 South American championship kicks off on January 18 and as usual, we will have all the coverage for it here on Mundo.
Coach Claudio UBEDA has named his squad for the tournament and here it is.
Argentina kick off their tournament on January 19 against Peru.
Diego SIMEONE has been named the best club coach of 2016 by the IFFHS.
The Atletico Madrid coach has been named the best club coach of 2016 by the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics). SIMEONE, topped the list with 113 points, ahead of Zinedine ZIDANE who had 108 points and Claudio RANIERI with 86 points.
Mauricio POCHETTINO finished in 8th place in the standings. Here were the rankings:
1 – Diego SIMEONE (Club Atletico de Madrid): 113 points
2 – Zinedine ZINDANE (Real Madrid CF): 108 points
3 – Claudio RANIERI (FC Leicester): 86 points
4 – Josep GUARDIOLA (FC Bayern München/FC Manchester City): 62 points
5 – Unai EMERY (FC Sevilla/Paris SG): 38 points
6 – Luis ENRIQUE (FC Barcelona): 24 points
7 – Jürgen KLOPP (FC Liverpool): 16 points
8 – Mauricio POCHETTINO (Tottenham Hotspur FC): 15 points
9 – Massimiliano ALLEGRI (Juventus Torino FC): 6 points
10 – Pitso MOSIMANE (Mamelodi Sundowns): 5 points
11 – Arsène WENGER (Arsenal FC): 4 points
12 – Leonardo JARDIM (AS Monaco): 3 points
12 – Olivier BLANC (Paris SG): 3 points
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