Tag: Lionel Scaloni

• Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 21:34 UTC

  Baseless conspiracy theories about Argentina's defeat go viral and are debunked

  

  In the hours after Argentina's 1-0 defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final, social media filled with posts claiming, without offering evidence, that the result was “fixed.” Fact-checkers and Argentina's own coach, Lionel Scaloni, moved to dismiss those versions.

• Monday, July 13th 2026 - 15:45 UTC

  Scaloni plays down England semifinal: 'It's a football match, nothing more'

  

  Argentina's head coach, Lionel Scaloni, rejected attributing any meaning beyond sport to the World Cup semifinal against England, to be played on Wednesday, and urged that the match be treated as just another game of football.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Messi, Dibu, Scaloni, and Argentine fans steal FIFA “The Best” show

  

  Argentina's captain Lionel Messi Monday was awarded the 2022 “The Best” award by FIFA for the second time in his career; his teammate Emiliano Dibu Martínez was picked as the best goalkeeper, coach Lionel Scaloni was the best trainer and, if that was not good enough, Argentina's fans were also deemed the best on the planet.