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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentinas national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics.Argentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, only a month away.Juan Sebastian Veron, president of the Estudiantes club, confirmed that Julio Olarticoachea, who was a defender on the Argentine squad that won the 1986 World Cup and has been coaching the countrys youth teams, would replace Martino in leading the Olympics team.The Argentine Football Association announced Tuesday that Martino, who had coached the team since August 2014, had stepped aside. He took over after the loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final and lost to Chile in the Copa America finals of 2015 and 2016.His departure was another blow to the national team after the shock international retirement of star player Lionel Messi after the latest Copa defeat.AFAs statement said Martinos coaching team was resigning because of the confusion surrounding the governance of AFA and for the serious problems involved assembling a team to represent the country in the upcoming Olympic Games.At this point, Argentina has only nine players on its Olympic squad, and the president of the Argentine Olympic committee has hinted the country may not be able to send a team.In addition, the Argentine federation is facing charges of financial corruption and mismanagement.Gerardo Werthein, president of the Argentine Olympic committee, said he hoped a team could be assembled for Rio de Janeiro despite some clubs balking at releasing players.I have started talking with the football leadership, some club presidents, Werthein said. The clubs and the people who lead them are more responsible (than AFA). We have worked hand-in-hand...for Argentina to have a team.Argentinas mens teams first game at the Olympics is against Portugal on Aug. 4.Martino was previously the head coach of Paraguay, taking the team to the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup and a runners-up finish in the Copa America.After a spell with Newells Old Boys, where he spent most of his playing career, he had a season in charge of Barcelona before taking the Argentina job. Custom Pittsburgh Pirates Jerseys .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. Pittsburgh Pirates Store .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head. https://www.cheappiratesjerseys.us/ Pirates Jerseys 2019 . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. Pittsburgh Pirates Shirts . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Teniya Page scored 13 of her 29 points in the fourth quarter when Penn State pulled away for a 70-56 upset of No. 13 Tennessee on Sunday.Jaime Nared, who had 18 points, had 12 in the third quarter as the Lady Vols cut a 33-20 halftime deficit to 44-40 entering the fourth quarter.After Tennessee made it a two-point game, the Nittany Lions reeled off 13 straight points to lead 57-42 on Amari Carters 3-point with 5:47 to play. Page scored the first six points of the run as the Lady Vols went 4:19 between field goals.Penn State (3-1) had three 3-pointers and went 8 of 12 in the fouurth quarter.dddddddddddd. Kaliyah Mitchell had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Nittany Lions, who finished 9 of 18 from long distance to beat Tennessee for the second time in 11 meetings.Penn State turned a 16-15 deficit into a 15 point lead with a 16-0 run in the second quarter. The Lady Vols went 8:07 between points and went 1 of 11 behind the arc in the first half, finishing at 2 of 19.Mercedes Russell had 19 points for Tennessee (3-1) and matched Nareds 11 rebounds. ' ' '