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Thiago Almada a top name for Atletico Madrid if Ángel Correa leaves

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Thiago Almada is a top name for Atletico Madrid should Ángel Correa leave the club.

Almada has been linked with a move to Europe, away from Atlanta United for several months and he could be joining Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid. According to Fabrizio Romano, Almada is one of the top names on their list if Correa decides to leave.

The 22 year old has been selected for the Argentina U23 national team for their pre-Olympic tournament later this month.

Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia have approached Atletico for Correa.

Boca Juniors receive the money from Brighton for Valentín Barco

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Boca Juniors have already received the money from Brighton for Valentín Barco.

The 19 year old is all set to be announced as a Brighton player. According to Fabrizio Romano, Boca have already received the $10 million for Barco.

He will be announced and unveiled as Brighton player soon.

Last day to participate in Argentina’s 1994 Away Kit Giveaway

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Today is the last day to participate in Argentina’s 1994 Away Kit Giveaway brought to you by Mundo Albiceleste and Golden Era Kits!

To enter you only have to:
Follow @MundoAlbiceleste and @GoldenEraKits on Instagram, like the post and tag two friends who share your passion for football in the comments.

As a bonus, if you share the post in your stories and tag us, you double your chances!

The winner will be announced on January 12! This iconic Argentina 1994 Away Kit could be yours!

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Argentina U23 team named for the pre-Olympics, no European based players

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Argentina U23 national team coach Javier Mascherano has named his team for the pre-Olympics this month and there are no European based players.

Javier Mascherano has named his team of 23 players for the tournament which starts on January 20 in Venezuela. Mascherano will not be able to count on players based in Europe since they were not released by their clubs.

World Cup winner Thiago Almada has been called up and will wear the number 10 shirt. Valentin Barco who is set to sign with Brighton is also called up while Federico Redondo also makes it.

Mascherano’s team are in Group B with Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay and Peru. Argentina will play Paraguay first on Januay 21 and will play their second match on January 24 against Peru.

January 27 has two matches in the group but Argentina will not be playing. They will play on January 30 against Chile and their last match will be on February 2 against Uruguay. Here are the players Javier Mascherano has called up to the team:

Leandro Brey
Marco Di Cesare
Valentin Barco
Joaquin Garcia
Federico Redondo
Nicolas Valentini
Pablo Solari
Cristian Medina
Luciano Gondou
Thiago Almada
Claudio Echeverri
Fabricio Iacovich
Juan Sforza
Aaron Quiros
Gonzalo Lujan
Baltasar Rodriguez
Francisco Gonzalez
Santiago Castro
Julian Malatini
Juan Nardoni
Ezequiel Fernandez
Lucas Esquivel
Rocco Rios Novo

FIFA sanctions Argentina for “misconduct” and “discrimination” in Qualifying matches

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FIFA sanctioned the Argentina Football Association this Wednesday for “misconduct,” “discrimination,” and “order and security” in their World Cup Qualifying games vs. Ecuador, Uruguay, and Brazil. As a result, Argentina will have 50% of the stadium’s capacity at their next home game, and they will have to pay a total of CHF 120,000 (Swiss Franc).

In the matches at home vs. Ecuador and Uruguay, Argentina had the following incidents according to FIFA:

Team misconduct (delayed kick-off), discrimination (discriminatory behavior by supporters), and order and security at matches (invasion of the field of play).

In the away game vs. Brazil, Argentina was sanctioned for “order and security at the match (lack of order or discipline in or around the stadium).”

On the other hand, Brazil received a CHF 50,000 fine for the game vs. Argentina due to “failure to ensure that law and order were maintained in and around the stadium and lack of order or discipline in the stadium.”