The Latest Breaking News from Argentina

Lionel Messi was at the centre of a training ground incident in Miami with his Argentina teammates - demonstrating the high spirits in the squad ahead of the World Cup

Argentina international Paulo Dybala completed a free transfer from Juventus to Roma in July after being linked with the likes of Inter Milan, Arsenal and Tottenham

Man United defender Lisandro Martinez was named in the Argentina squad for their upcoming games but is yet to link up with his international teammates.

The 28-year-old Argentina-born striker was flying from Nantes in France to Wales to join then Premier League club Cardiff City when the plane crashed in the English Channel close to Guernsey

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez and Tottenham ace Cristian Romero have had troubles with their visa before travelling out to join up with the Argentina squad

In convenience stores around Argentina, kids - and their parents - are caught up in a new craze: the hunt for soccer World Cup stickers that have driven the already sport-mad country into a frenzy and left many shops with no stock left to sell.

In convenience stores around Argentina, kids - and their parents - are caught up in a new craze: the hunt for football World Cup stickers that have driven the already sport-mad country into a frenzy and left many shops with no stock left to sell. In the birthplace of football…

In fields near Argentine farm town Pergamino, spiky green shoots of wheat stretch in neat rows to the horizon, a crop developers hope will boost yields of the grain thanks to a single gene borrowed from sunflowers helping it better tolerate drought.

An assassination attempt in Argentina and spurts of election-linked violence in Brazil have emerged as the latest signs of growing political discontent in Latin America, creating a treacherous environment for incumbents of all stripes.