Person: Ariel Ortega

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Robbie Keane - A boy wonder out of time

Joe Duffy had just diagnosed Oliver Kahn with “DDD — Damien Duff Dizziness”. After hailing Ireland’s goalkeeper with the unforgettable tribute “Given by name, given by nature”, he thrust a microphone in Robbie Keane’s face.

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Messi and Robben eye immortality

Curious case of a natural born thriller

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In Maradona’s footsteps, the new Messi-ah

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Leeds lose out in race for Croatian star Rapaic

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Svensson savours Swede feeling

Lagerback: Strong defence saw Swedes hold firm

Sweden joint-coach Lars Lagerback praised his side’s determined defensive display as they held on for a 1-1 draw against Argentina to book their place in the second round.

Wed, 12 Jun, 2002

Argentina bow out of World Cup-

Sweden 1 Argentina 1

Wed, 12 Jun, 2002

Argentina close to elimination

Argentina 0 Sweden 0

Wed, 12 Jun, 2002

Argentina under pressure

Argentina 0 Sweden 0

Wed, 12 Jun, 2002

Argentina off to slow start

Argentina faced the prospect of becoming the second high profile team to bow out of the World Cup as they kicked off against Sweden today.

Wed, 12 Jun, 2002

Argentina off to slow start

Argentina faced the prospect of becoming the second high profile team to bow out of the World Cup as they kicked off against Sweden today.

Wed, 12 Jun, 2002

Aimar - victory is everything

Pablo Aimar does not want to play in another game like Friday’s defeat to England.

Sun, 09 Jun, 2002

England v Argentina player ratings

Fri, 07 Jun, 2002

England defeat Argentina

England skipper David Beckham completed a one-man revenge mission by kicking England to a win over Argentina in Sapporo this afternoon.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2002

England defeat Argentina

England skipper David Beckham completed a one-man revenge mission by kicking England to a win over Argentina in Sapporo this afternoon.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2002

29 mins: Cole booked for Ortega foul

Ashley Cole has been booked for England for bringing down Ariel Ortega.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2002

We’ll play fair, say Argentina

By Frank Malley

Fri, 07 Jun, 2002

Bielsa coach plays down rivalry with English

Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa insists he is thinking only of booking a place in the second round of the World Cup - not of sending England home.

Thu, 06 Jun, 2002

Argentina ‘not unbeatable’ - Eriksson

Sven-Goran Eriksson declared that Argentina are by no means ‘‘unbeatable’’ as he insisted he could find weaknesses in a team built around players he helped to nurture to the top.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2002

Batistuta assures the win for Argentina

Gabriel Batistuta's 10th World Cup goal helped World Cup favourites Argentina kick-off their campaign with a hard-earned win in the Group F opener in Ibaraka.

Sun, 02 Jun, 2002

Batitstuta assures the win for Argentina

Gabriel Batistuta's 10th World Cup goal helped World Cup favourites Argentina kick-off their campaign with a hard-earned win in the Group F opener in Ibaraka.

Sun, 02 Jun, 2002

Caniggia virtually rules himself out of Nigeria game

Claudio Caniggia admits he is almost certain to miss Sunday's World Cup game against Nigeria.

Tue, 28 May, 2002

Bielsa names first half of World Cup squad

Argentina have announced 12 out of the 23 players that they will take to the World Cup.

Mon, 06 May, 2002

World Cup: Batistuta left out again

Gabriel Batistuta has been left out of the Argentina squad for their World Cup warm-up game with Cameroon on March 27.

Wed, 13 Mar, 2002

Soccer: Cris the villain as Brazil crash

Brazil’s hopes of reaching next summer’s World Cup finals suffered a huge blow with a 2-1 defeat to arch-rivals Argentina in Buenos Aires.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2001