In football, especially in Argentina, it is extremely rare that a player achieves the status of hero or idol at two clubs, but 36-year-old playmaker Ariel Ortega is one of the few ...

From Ariel Ortega to Lionel Messi, dozens of players have been hailed as the heir to Diego Maradona’s famed No. 10. But for one reason or another, the fit was never right.

Former River Plate midfielder Ariel Ortega has joined Argentine club All Boys on a six-month loan, a move that comes a week after being told he was no longer needed. No salary details were ...

Having announced his retirement in August of 2012, River Plate officially waved off club legend Ariel Ortega with a testimonial in front of 65,000 jubilant fans at El Monumental, with the likes of ...

Ariel Ortega will wear the number 10 for Argentina after Fifa banned them from retiring the shirt in honour of Diego Maradona. But Maradona will be denied the opportunity of watching Ortega fill his ...

For his part, Ariel Ortega was a master of the gambeta, the dribble, while Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi – the greatest Albiceleste No10s of them all – combined all of those qualities.

Ariel Ortega Club: River Plate Position: Forward. Hailed as the new Diego Maradona when he first arrived on the international scene, Ortega has been a regular feature for Argentina ever since. In the ...

Former Argentinian international and River Plate legend Ariel Ortega joined by of South American football's finest names for the final match of his career but the diminutive midfielder's 12-year ...

During perhaps the toughest stretch in club history, River Plate coach Leonardo Astrada has recalled troubled striker Ariel Ortega to his side. Ortega has watched ten matches from the stands after ...