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HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: THE BLACK BANDS OF '78
A Scotsman's fascination with the nets in Argentina, 1978.
David Forrest
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FAITH AND FOOTBALL IN LA REINA DEL PLATA
You go to Mass, you play football, you eat, you sleep, you pray, you watch football and you do it all over again.
James Rushton
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After two lost years, Maradona is starting his career all over again. Originally appeared in the August 1984 edition of World Soccer.
Keir Radnedge
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ALFREDO DI STÉFANO: KING OF THE RINGERS
The great international nomad's forgotten spell at Midland. Originally published in 2013.
Sam Kelly
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The story of one of football's most fascinating goalkeepers, who scored 36 goals for Vélez Sarsfield.
Ben Spratt
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WHEN EL ROJO HUMBLED LOS BLANCOS
Club Atlético Independiente remain El Rey de Copas (The King of Cups), as Real Madrid found out in 1953.
Peter Coates
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MARTIN PALERMO: THE OPTIMIST GOALSCORER
Every goal from Palermo was an act of love
Joel Slagle
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The best player in Rosario, according to Diego Maradona.
Peter Coates
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CARLOS TEVEZ, BOCA JUNIORS AND A COMPLICATED LOVE AFFAIR
Tevez had to break a lot of hearts in his hometown.
David Tully
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Few have been at home in Buenos Aires like Gary Medel.
Scott Salter
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THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS: THE ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY OF BATISTUTA'S FIORENTINA
The rise and fall of Viola.
George Roberts
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BUENOS AIRES, ROME AND BIRMINGHAM
Mauro Zárate would get another chance in Europe, wrote Adam Durack in 2014.
Adam Durack
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THE WORLD CUP, TWO MATCHES AND A REALLY LONG BUS RIDE
No country, city or ground can match the joy of making it back to Buenos Aires, and to the Boca.
Gemma Teale
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Some bloody lovely retro gear from Buenos Aires' biggest rivals.
Luke Taylor
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LA PASIÓN BOQUENSE
The beating heart of Boca Juniors.
Peter Burt
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GAMBETA ON THE DANCEFLOOR: TANGO AND FOOTBALL IN BUENOS AIRES
For Argentines, there is football and there is tango.
Sam France
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ALEJANDRO SABELLA: THE MARTIAN THAT LANDED IN SHEFFIELD
When Harry Haslam couldn't get Maradona, he returned with Sabella.
Thomas Barrett
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INTIMIDATE AND DESTROY: ESTUDIANTES AND EUROPE 1969
How the Buenos Aires club shocked European giants throughout 1969.
Joseph Solomon
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How a sports shop in Leicestershire inspired a life-long love affair with River Plate.
James Taylor
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GLASGOW: BIRTHPLACE OF ARGENTINE FOOTBALL
No, really. Messi, Tevez, Maradona, Kempes. They owe it all to Scotland.
Dan Brennan
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ARIEL ORTEGA: THE NEW OLD MARADONA
One of the first players described as “The New Maradona” – before Leo Messi was out of nappies – Ariel Ortega had the world at his feet.
Ryan Hubbard
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SPURS AND THE INVISIBLE ARGENTINA WHIZZ KID
Remember José Vea Murguia?
Sam Kelly
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ONE BLAZE TOO MANY FOR THE FIREFIGHTER
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi; one of the most controversial, farcical and thus thoroughly watchable characters in Argentina.
Tom Robinson
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Photographer Bett Moron showcases his Buenos Aires collection.
Paul Mortimer
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I didn’t choose my football team.
Alfonso Pastorino
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For Diego Simeone, his various roots have shaped who he is and how he sees football.
Rahul Warrier
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JAVIER SAVIOLA: THE LITTLE RABBIT WHO NEVER GREW UP
We wanted so much more from Javier Saviola.
Olly Ricketts
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DARIO DUBOIS: HEAVY METAL MAESTRO
A clown who paints his face but who is killed by the shirt…' – Dario Dubois.
Chris Kelso
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THE IBWM GUIDE TO MATCHDAYS IN BUENOS AIRES
Is attending a match in Buenos Aires dangerous?
Bett Moron
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THE IBWM SPOTIFY BUENOS AIRES PLAYLIST
Press play and enjoy the sound of Buenos Aires.
John Dobson
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The story of Los Bohemios, one of BA's underappreciated clubs.
Chris Weir
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A NEW YORKER IN ARGENTINA: RENATO CORSI AND THE RISE OF ARGENTINOS JUNIORS
How an all-American boy helped a plucky side reach the big time.
Nick Wells
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Diego Maradona's idol - not bad, eh?
Harry Robinson
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How Miguel Reyna, once settled in New Jersey, began to share his passion with his sons Claudio and Marcelo
Jason Rothman
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Juan Román Riquelme - we may never see another quite like him.
Marcus Bliss
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Ralph Hannah sat down with 'Chila' for breakfast in 2011.
Ralph Hannah
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The best striker Argentina has ever produced? It took crossing the Buenos Aires divide for Gabriel Batistuta to make his name.
Stevie Green
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INDEPENDIENTE 1964: TEAM OF THE FUTURE
El Rojo led the way for Argentine football in 1964, as per World Soccer in November of that year.
Eric Batty
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THE SHIRT, THE PLAYMAKER, THE NICKNAME
My lifelong love affair with River Plate.
Gus Sanchez
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THE FORGOTTEN GEM OF BUENOS AIRES AND THE PERENNIAL STRUGGLE OF ARGENTINE CLUBS
The renaissance may be reaching its apex in Caballito.
Nicolas Berlinski
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SUMMER OF 69: CHACARITA JUNIORS AND THEIR METROPOLITANO MIRACLE
The status of the club before and after their Metropolitano triumph perhaps magnifies the incredulity of their achievement.
Somnath Sengupta
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One weekend in Argentina, 24 hours, seven of the biggest rivalries in the country.
Copa 90