Argentina men’s national team

  • Gio Reyna

    Confused fan’s guide to Gio Reyna’s international eligibility

    Who can the 17-year-old phenom represent? When? And why would he choose the U.S.? Amid the fervor of Giovanni Reyna becoming the youngest American to appear and record an assist in a UEFA Champions League game last week for Borussia Dortmund, a question started floating around soccer circles: Could...
  • Cesar Luis Menotti

    Remembering Cesar Luis Menotti on his 80th birthday

    During the military regime of Jorge Videla in Argentina, after the Peron dictatorship, there was a character that stood above in one of the most challenging times of the South American country. He was a hard critique of the regime, even when his job was inside a football pitch....
  • Frenchmen

    Frenchmen earn B+ in first real test

    There were several questions involving the Frenchmen during the group stage. The potential of France was not in question, but the performance as a squad left some doubts. Argentina was a wounded giant; the group stage for Messi and friends made them suffer in great magnitude. And in the quest...
  • flags

    World Cup of Flags: Group D

    While we at Soc Takes were discussing our World Cup content, I came up with a few different ideas I thought might be interesting: a piece comparing the two common international ranking systems and what the differences are, a piece looking at what leagues and teams are most represented...