Carlos Tevez flew to Argentina for the birth of his daughter.

Boca Juniors coach didn’t include both veteran players in practice today, and they will not be starting on sunday when Boca will face Atletico Tucuman. Just because of Boca’s stature, the matter has taken huge importance around the media, and nor ‘Pato’ or ‘Negro’ kept quiet.

In Liniers, Velez won a tight match 2-1 against Gimnasia, but allows the team to be alone at the top of the standings as long as Godoy Cruz plays against Independiente in Monday’s match. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

The National team’s coach, Diego Maradona, arrived in South Africa and caused a surprise putting his own team off the list of candidates to win the World Cup.

In Egypt, two tombs that were built 2500 years ago were recently discovered by a team of archaeologists in the area of Saqara, located 25 kilometers at the south of El Cairo.

A Congolese boy, who is only 15-years-old, draws the attention of the Spanish press. Bienvenu Letuni is 2.24 meters tall, and he is a basketball player in Spain, but he must undergo surgery over his gigantic condition in order to continue his career.

Pablo “el Moncho” Fernandez coached Gimnasia y Esgrima from La Plata for only three matches. Lobo’s leadership, in another shameful attitude, expelled him only after three weeks leading the team.

Uruguay secured its place at the 2010 World Cup with a hard fought win over Costa Rica as tempers boiled over in tempestuous conditions in the second leg in Montevideo.

The court of San Martin, as expected, announced the preventive detention of the youngsters who shot the former National Team player, Fernando Caceres, in an attempt to assault.

Daniel Passarella, former head coach of the Argentinean team, said he was fine about having a meeting with Diego Maradona: “If Diego asks me for advice, I’ll give it to him.”

Barcelona’s star striker, Lionel Messi, said today that he would swap all the victories bagged with the Catalan team for a title with the Argentine team in the 2010 World Cup.

The national team’s coach, Diego Maradona, talked about everything in the press conference before the friendly match against Spain. He said that Messi “should be the talent” and that he would like to gather with Daniel Passarella, with whom he has fallen out years ago. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Maradona will leave for Madrid on Iberia flight 2240, alongside AFA’s president, Julio Humberto Grondona, and other leaders and members of the coaching staff to face the Spanish team in a friendly match.

The national team’s secretary and former director said that he always thought of being AFA’s president, and he believes that the current president, on for 30 years, Julio Grondona, will help him to reach the position.

The Rioja native, the coach who bagged more victories in River’s history, and who is currently enjoying his granddaughter’s birth, would be lured into taking a coaching position overseas again.

Diego Maradona announced the roster to play on Saturday 14th November before the Spanish team, with the novelties of Cambiasso, Ansaldi, and the return of Gago.

Rodolfo Medina, president of Avellaneda’s Club, was disappointed and angry at Lothar Matthaus’ sudden decision: “Matthaus made a spectacle. What he did wasn’t serious.”

What seemed crazy at first, became an actual possibility later on. Racing offered Lothar Matthäus to take over the team from Avellaneda.

The Chapadinha, the leading Brazilian team, who was scored 9 goals in the last 9 minutes by Viana to stop Moto Clube from climbing to first division, and who is being investigated as its own players admit that the match was fixed (not that someone might doubt it), is news on all papers.

In a survey launched by the sports daily Mundo Deportivo, Lionel Messi was voted best player in the history of Barcelona. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)