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...

Fútbol is a religion in Argentina, and this is nowhere more true than in the country’s capital, Buenos Aires. The city, which houses over 3 million inhabitants, is home to 18 professional clubs, as well as the two most famous clubs in the country, Boca Juniors and River Plate. In the last decade, football tourism has exploded, not just in Argentina but in neighbouring...

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...