Juan Carlos Arce and Marcelo Martins were on target as Bolivia claimed a comfortable victory at Estadio Hernando Siles

The visitors were beaten 2-0 by Bolivia - just six hours after their captain had been handed a four-match ban

A letter written from Fifa to the Argentinian Football Association appears to confirm that none of the four match officials heard the insult which has resulted in a four match ban for Messi

 La Albiceleste's record with Messi in the current qualifying campaign does not bode well for their next four fixtures

Argentina currently sit fifth in South American World Cup qualification, a position that would require a playoff against an opponent from Oceania to reach Russia 2018

After delays and strikes, The Independent spoke to players, officials and politicians to work out just what is going on in a football-mad country deprived of its top flight

Authorities in Buenos Aires do not know who was behind the attack or what their motive was

The same plane which crashed near Medellin on November 28 was used to fly Lionel Messi and his team across South America early last month

Messi declared after their 3-0 victory over Colombia on Tuesday night that the Argentine players would no longer be speaking to the press

Brazil 3 Argentina 0: Selecao lay to rest their 2014 World Cup demons in Belo Horizonte after dominating South American rivals to leave them languishing in sixth place

The Argetina forward adds peculiar new artwork to his tattoo collection as he prepares for qualification crunch match against Brazil on Thursday

Travel buddies Neymar, Messi and Mascherano enjoy snap on private jet back to South America for key qualification clash 

Messi called time on his international career after the Copa America final defeat in June

Lionel Messi has been named in Argentina's squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers hours after reversing his decision to retire from international football.

Maradona says Messi's decision has to be respected and called on the AFA to 'build a unified team'

A selection of the Argentine genius' finest strikes for his country