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LIONEL SCALONI & ARGENTINA

Five million people took to the streets in Buenos Aires for the euphoric celebrations of Argentina’s World Cup triumph, the first in 36 years. The mastermind behind the country’s third World Cup victory was Lionel Scaloni, at 44 years of age the youngest manager in the competition. He now stands alongside legendary coaches Cesar Luis Menotti and Carlos Bilardo as World Cup winners, and the first Argentinian to win World Soccer’s Manager of the Year award.

Scaloni’s achievement of having transformed the Argentina national team into world champions in less

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