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The International Monetary Fund has agreed to lend Argentina up to $50bn (£37.2bn) as the country seeks to bolster its struggling economy. The three-year agreement must still be approved by the IMF board. Argentina, which has been plagued by economic problems for years, asked for assistance from the IMF on 8 May after its currency hit an all-time low. The country has committed to tackle its double digit inflation and public spending as part of the deal. "The [Argentine] authorities have indicated that they intend to draw on the first tranche of the arrangement, but subsequently treat the loan as precautionary," the IMF said in a statement on Thursday.Argentine President Mauricio Macri's decision to ask the IMF for help was criticised by many within his country. The IMF is widely loathed and blamed for Argentina's 2001 economic collapse after it pulled the plug on the country and denied it financial support. But Mr Macri had said previously a fresh l...

Gernot Rohr has confirmed that he will play his 'best team' in Saturday's friendly against England at Wembley. Rohr told reporters on Friday that he will pick his preferred starters for the World Cup warm-up match, with one or two exceptions. "It is a big test. In the last match we didn't play our best team," the German coach began. "[On Saturday] we will try to play our best team. "Perhaps there will be one or two players who are not in the best team because of injury," Rohr continued, "but tomorrow we will see the team which has a chance to start against Croatia." Those two absentees are likely to be Wilfred Ndidi and Moses Simon. Ndidi appears to have recovered fully and trained with the rest of the squad at Wembley on Friday, but will not be risked, according to team officials. A combination of injuries, fitness issues, suspensions and a need to try out new players meant that the coach has been unable to roll out ...