Buenos Aires Herald

1 day ago | buenosairesherald.com | Fernando Nunez |Fernando Romero Nuñez

Argentine football club San Lorenzo president Marcelo Moretti has been accused of fraud after footage of him allegedly taking a bribe went viral on Tuesday. The video also shows a Chief of Staff employee, who was fired soon after because of his association with the scandal. The video, recorded by Argentine TV news outlet Canal 9 with a concealed camera, shows the club president allegedly receiving US$25,000 dollars from the mother of a youth player to sign him to a professional contract.

2 days ago | buenosairesherald.com | Martina Jaureguy

Since his appointment as Pope Francis in 2013, the late Jorge Bergoglio’s papacy has been described as “revolutionary” in several aspects. His far-reaching factor was translated by his actions, from visiting refugees to washing the feet of convicts. Here are 12 highlights from the Herald of his 12 years in the Vatican.

2 days ago | buenosairesherald.com | Fernando Nunez |Fernando Romero Nuñez

Argentine goalkeeping legend Hugo Gatti died on Sunday at age 80. The former Boca Juniors icon had been hospitalized since February after he broke his hip, which led to respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. Gatti was one of Argentine football’s most iconic players. Nicknamed El Loco (The crazy one), his unorthodox style and antics served as inspiration for a school of daring Latin American goalkeepers like Germán Burgos, René Higuita, and Emiliano Martínez.

3 days ago | buenosairesherald.com | Fernando Nunez |Fernando Romero Nuñez

Argentine football star Lionel Messi bid farewell to Pope Francis with a post on his Instagram account, where he highlighted the pontiff’s closeness and his will to change the world. “A different kind of Pope, one that felt closer to us, an Argentine one,” wrote Messi, who shared a photo of one of his meetings with the head of the Catholic church. “RIP Pope Francis. Thanks for making the world a better place. We will miss you,” he wrote.

3 days ago | buenosairesherald.com | Fernando Nunez |Fernando Romero Nuñez

Argentine football club San Lorenzo dedicated a special farewell video for Pope Francis, who died on Monday. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in the Buenos Aires City neighborhood of Flores, home of the team’s stadium, Francis was a life-long fan of the club and one of its most famous supporters. “He wasn’t just any fan, and he was always one of us,” reads the club’s post on X. “A crow when he was a kid and when he was a man… a crow as a priest and as a cardinal… And a crow as the Pope,” they added.