Argentina soccer says its Olympic training base was robbed before chaotic game vs Morocco
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Argentina soccer says its Olympic training base was robbed before chaotic game vs Morocco

Associated Press  

Argentina men’s soccer coach Javier Mascherano said the team’s Olympic training base was robbed before its chaotic tournament-opening loss to Morocco on Wednesday. “They went into training and they robbed us, in the Olympic Games,” Mascherano said after his team’s shocking 2-1 loss. But obviously it’s a bit disagreeable that these kinds of things happen.” Mascherano said midfielder Thiago Almada’s watch was among the items taken. Argentina’s soccer federation said it had issued a formal protest Wednesday to world governing body FIFA and would do “what is necessary” to guarantee the safety of players.

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Argentina files complaint, says its training base was robbed before chaotic game vs Morocco
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Argentina files complaint, says its training base was robbed before chaotic game vs Morocco

The Hindu  

Argentina men’s football coach Javier Mascherano said the team’s Olympic training base was robbed before its chaotic tournament-opening loss to Morocco on Wednesday The Argentina delegation filed a police complaint in Lyon, the prosecutor’s office of nearby Saint-Etienne said Thursday. “They went into training and they robbed us, in the Olympic Games,” Mascherano said after his team’s shocking 2-1 loss. …

Olympic Games opens investigation into football chaos after Argentina v Morocco
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Olympic Games opens investigation into football chaos after Argentina v Morocco

The Independent  

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Argentina coach slams chaotic ‘scandal’ at Olympic soccer match vs Morocco
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Argentina coach slams chaotic ‘scandal’ at Olympic soccer match vs Morocco

Associated Press  

The head of Argentina’s soccer federation said the chaotic ending to its Olympic soccer match against Morocco on Wednesday “makes no sense,” and coach Javier Mascherano called the scene “a scandal.” The opening match of the men’s soccer tournament was suspended for nearly two hours during added time after Morocco fans invaded the field and threw bottles in protest of …

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