Tag: Argentina

  • Van Dijk slams Van Gaal for claiming 2022 World Cup was ‘fixed’ for Messi

    Liverpool captain, Virgil van Dijk, has said he doesn’t believe the 2022 World Cup was fixed by FIFA for Argentina’s Lionel Messi to win it. Van Dijk’s former manager at the national team, Louis van Gaal, had made the claim. Van Gaal, who coached the Netherlands at the tournament in Qatar, raised eyebrows by suggesting…

  • Ancelotti to coach Brazil from 2024 — Report

    Real Madrid’s Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti will take over as head coach of Brazil’s national team for the 2024 Copa America, a source at the Brazilian Football Federation told AFP on Tuesday. The federation had announced earlier that Fluminense’s Fernando Diniz would take charge of the team in the interim period. Ancelotti has a season…

  • Inter Miami replace Neville with Argentine manager ahead of Messi’s arrival

    United States Major League Soccer club Inter Miami have replaced sacked English manager Phil Neville with former Barcelona and Argentina manager Gerardo Martino ahead of Lionel Messi’s arrival. The 60-year-old has taken over as the new boss at the MLS outfit. Neville was sacked by the club, co-owned by his former Manchester United teammate David…