Ajax are closing in on the signing of Argentina international Lisandro Martinez, sources have told ESPN FC.

The Champions League semifinalists face an exodus of players following an excellent campaign which could see them win a domestic league and cup double.

Frenkie de Jong will join Barcelona and Matthijs de Ligt is set to follow him to Camp Nou while several others are linked with moves away.

But sources have told ESPN FC that Ajax have set their sights on 21-year-old Martinez, who plays for...

Racing won their first Argentine league title since 2014 on Sunday when a 1-1 draw away to Tigre, combined with a slip up by their closest challenger, gave them an insurmountable lead with just one game of the season left.

Racing took the lead after 57 minutes through Augusto Solari but even though Lucas Rodriguez equalised in stoppage time the point was enough.

It meant the club from Avellaneda have 56 points from 24 games, four ahead of Defensa y Justicia with just one game remaining.

Defensa y...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Almost 90 years after men's soccer turned professional in Argentina, the women's game is still being played by amateur athletes who get little to no money for their work on the field.

Macarena Sanchez wants to change that -- now.

The 27-year-old Sanchez is taking legal action against her club and the Argentina Football Association in an effort to gain professional status. The case could set a precedent in a nation that is home to Lionel Messi and some of the world's...