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A fan of Universidad de Chile bleeds while being hit by fans of Independiente during the interruption of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 second leg football match between Argentina's Independiente and Chile's Universidad de Chile at the Libertadores de America stadium in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on August 20, 2025.

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Argentina’s Independiente disqualified from Copa Sudamericana over stadium brawl

South American football's governing body, Conmebol, disqualified Argentine club Independiente from the 2025 Copa Sudamericana.

AFPSeptember 4, 2025

A fan of Independiente holds a stone as violence flared

Sports

Ten hurt, 90 arrested as match abandoned following fan violence in Argentina

Ten people were injured and 90 arrested Wednesday after violent clashes between rival fans during a Copa Sudamericana match.

AFPAugust 21, 2025

Diego Maradona died on November 25, 2020 at age 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery

Sports

After 2 months, 40 witnesses, Maradona trial declared null

An Argentine court nullified the trial of late football legend Diego Maradona's medical team after a judge stepped down.

AFPMay 29, 2025

Judge Julieta Makintach denies she has done anything wrong

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Judge in Maradona death trial steps aside after scandal

A judge under fire in the trial over Argentine football legend Diego Maradona's death stepped aside.

AFPMay 27, 2025

Maradona was found dead in bed of a heart attack two weeks after surgery for a brain clot

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No ‘medical items’ around Maradona deathbed, policeman tells court

Maradona died on November 25, 2020, aged 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery for a blood clot.

AFPMarch 18, 2025

French national rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou were arrested in Buenos Aires two days after their team played Argentina in the city of Mendoza

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Argentine court allows rape-accused French rugby players to return home

An Argentine court on Tuesday allowed two French rugby players held for almost two months on rape charges to return home pending the conclusion...

AFPSeptember 3, 2024

Enzo Fernandez posted a video online featuring racist chants after he helped Argentina win the Copa America

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FIFA says opening probe into Argentina players’ racist chants

FIFA said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into racist chants by Argentina players after they won the Copa America.

AFPJuly 17, 2024

French national rugby players Hugo Auradou (2nd from left) and Oscar Jegou (in green) were arrested in Buenos Aires two days after their team played Argentina in the city of Mendoza

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French rugby players accused of rape granted house arrest for now

Two French international rugby players accused of raping a woman while on tour in Argentina were temporarily granted house arrest.

AFPJuly 17, 2024

France captain Baptiste Serin said the build-up to the second Test against the Pumas had been a 'very complicated week'

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French players affected by ‘complicated’ build-up to Argentina defeat

France captain Baptiste Serin insisted his side has given "everything we had" in Saturday's second Test defeat by Argentina.

AFPJuly 14, 2024

French national rugby players Hugo Auradou (2nd R) and Oscar Jegou (4th L) are escorted by Argentinian Federal Police, as they leave the Interpol headquarters in Buenos Aires for the city of Mendoza, prior to an experts' report in the case of rape

World

French rugby players taken to Argentine city where accused of rape

Two French international rugby players on tour in Argentina were being transferred Thursday from Interpol’s Buenos Aires headquarters to the city of Mendoza, where...

AFPJuly 11, 2024

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Argentina’s Independiente disqualified from Copa Sudamericana over stadium brawl

Sports

Ten hurt, 90 arrested as match abandoned following fan violence in Argentina

Sports

After 2 months, 40 witnesses, Maradona trial declared null

Sports

Judge in Maradona death trial steps aside after scandal

Sports

No ‘medical items’ around Maradona deathbed, policeman tells court

Sports

Argentine court allows rape-accused French rugby players to return home

Sports

FIFA says opening probe into Argentina players’ racist chants

Sports

French rugby players accused of rape granted house arrest for now

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French players affected by ‘complicated’ build-up to Argentina defeat

World

French rugby players taken to Argentine city where accused of rape