Diego Armando Maradona Franco was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport,he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award,alongside Pelé.
Club Atlético Boca Juniors,more commonly referred to as simply Boca Juniors,is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca,a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional football team which,since its promotion in 1913,has always played in the Argentine Primera División. The team has won 74 official titles,the most by any Argentine club. National titles won by Boca Juniors include 35 Primera División championships,and 17 domestic cups. Boca Juniors also owns an honorary title awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their successful tour of Europe in 1925.
La Bombonera,oficially named Alberto JoséArmando Stadium is an association football stadium located in Buenos Aires,Argentina.
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal,Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team,which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División,and was recognized as one of the most important football teams of South America by FIFA. It is one of the eight Argentine first division teams that have won the Copa Libertadores. The continental trophy was won in the club's first entry to the contest,in 1985.
Juan Román Riquelme is an Argentine former professional footballer and current president of Boca Juniors,the club where he spent the majority of his playing career. He is considered by various journalists,players and coaches as one of the greatest playmakers of all time.
Ricardo Enrique Bochini is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is nicknamed El Bocha. He spent his nearly twenty-year professional career at club Independiente,becoming one of the most emblematic players and the greatest idol in the history of the club. Bochini was a childhood idol of Argentine iconic footballer Diego Maradona.
Alfio "Coco" Basile is an Argentine football manager and former player. He played for Racing Club de Avellaneda and Huracán before becoming a manager. He coached many teams during his career,being most notable Racing Club de Avellaneda,the Argentina national team and Boca Juniors,where he won five titles in two years.
The Argentina–England football rivalry is a sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries,as well as their respective sets of fans that is considered one of the most hostile in the sport. Games between the two teams,even those that are only friendly matches,are often marked by notable and sometimes controversial incidents.
Sergio Daniel "Checho" Batista is an Argentine football manager and former international player for Argentina.
Julio Jorge Olarticoechea is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender. At international level,he represented Argentina at the 1986 and the 1990 World Cups,winning the former edition of the tournament. Olarticoechea and Diego Maradona were roommates in Mexico at the 1986 World Cup.
Carlos Daniel Tapia is a retired Argentine footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Raúl Horacio Madero was an Argentine sports physician and football player. He served two terms as the physician of the Argentina national football team.
Scottish Argentines are Argentine citizens of Scottish descent or Scottish-born people who reside in Argentina. A Scottish Argentine population has existed since at least 1825. Frequently,Scottish Argentines are wrongly referred to as English. Scottish Argentines celebrate Scottish culture and hold parades for Scottish celebrations,like Burns Night.
Boca Juniors Reserves and Academy are the reserve and youth academy teams of Boca Juniors. Boca Juniors reserve team plays in the "Primera División de Reserva",the reserve division of Primera División. Home matches are played at the "Boca Juniors Training Center",inaugurated in 2017 and sited in Ezeiza,Buenos Aires. The Boca Juniors reserves are the team with the most Torneo de Reserva championships with 20 titles,since the squad was established in 1910.
Carlos Patricio Mac Allister is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Argentina,Mexico and Japan.
The origins of Argentine sports club Boca Juniors can be traced to the early 1900s,when a group of teenagers decided to establish a football club in La Boca,a working-class neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Most of the original founders of the club were of Italian descent,as the southern barrio had been settled by Ligurian migrants during the 19th century;to this day,Boca supporters are known as "Xeneizes".
Kevin Mac Allister is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Belgian Pro League club Union SG. He is also older brother to FIFA World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister,and younger brother to fellow footballer Francis Mac Allister.
Alexis Mac Allister is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Argentina national team.
Francis Manuel Mac Allister is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Instituto,on loan from Argentinos Juniors.
Martín Maquieyra is an Argentine politician,currently serving as National Deputy elected in La Pampa since 2016. He is a member of Republican Proposal (PRO),and currently sits in the Juntos por el Cambio parliamentary bloc.
