The image of Lionel Messi lifting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is already one of the most iconic in the sport. For those from outside Argentina, nobody could begrudge arguably the greatest player that has ever lived his crowning moment. However, for Argentinians it meant more. It was confirmation for them that fútbol is life, and life is fútbol. It is lived with...

Argentine football is not something you simply just watch. It's something that you inherit from the generations that have lived before you. Something that you have no choice but to suffer and celebrate through. Argentines defend their clubs until death, and it's what they expect from the players on the pitch too.  From the tight streets of La Boca that wind around La Bombonera...

For fútbol fans travelling to Buenos Aires, La Bombonera and Boca Juniors are a must-see. They symbolise everything that is famous about the sport in this football-mad capital. It is a living and breathing institution, from the previa, the pre-game party, to the recibimiento, the reception the team receives on to the cancha before kickoff, to the support from the hinchas during the game cheering on the team. For visitors to...