César Luis Menotti, Argentine soccer legend, dies

César Luis Menotti, Argentine soccer legend, dies

César Luis Menotti died today at the age of 85. The former technical director of Argentina, world champion in 1978, left a luminous legacy in the history of international football based on his ideas about the beauty of the game, but also from the organization that laid the foundations for the best times of the … Read more

Menotti, a genius and football seducer: Guardiola

Menotti, a genius and football seducer: Guardiola

Buenos Aires. Coach Pep Guardiola said that César Menotti, the late Argentine coach who won the World Cup in 1978, was “a genius” always “faithful to his convictions,” published the sports newspaper Olé. “For me he was a genius for his idea. He was the greatest seducer of Argentine soccer. Listening to him was a … Read more

Argentine soccer figures say goodbye to César Luis Menotti

Argentine soccer figures say goodbye to César Luis Menotti

Buenos Aires, Arg. Argentine soccer personalities said goodbye this Tuesday to the 1978 world champion coach, César Luis Menotti, who died on Sunday at the age of 85. Figures from the three world championships won by Argentina attended the wake at the Argentine Football Association (AFA) grounds in Ezeiza: Lionel Scaloni, champion technical director in … Read more