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...

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...