Argentina crisis helping Mascherano at Liverpool

Argentina crisis helping Mascherano at Liverpool

Published Nov. 16, 2009 10:40 p.m. ET

Argentina captain Javier Mascherano is drawing on the same fighting spirit that took his underperforming country to the 2010 World Cup as the inspiration to turn around Liverpool's season.

For months, Mascherano feared Argentina would not qualify for the finals in South Africa, but Diego Maradona's side ended its campaign earlier this month by beating Uruguay to clinch a spot.

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