Posted on Thursday, 22 February 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
Forget Milan, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio or… you know, all of those big rivalries. It seems the most hate-filled city of the week when it comes to cross-town vitriol in a footballing manner is…. erm… Valencia.
Impressive given that until a year or so ago no-one outside Spain even knew where Vila-Real was, [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 22 February 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
My brand-spanking-new, totally exclusive to Voice of Football column is now online. It talks about the violence of the last week, and some of the failures of Argentine security to prevent it.
Read it here, or I’ll send the boys round.
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Posted on Thursday, 22 February 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
Yes, you read that correctly. The 2006 Apertura finally ended on Wednesday night, when Racing hosted San Lorenzo in a match initially scheduled to have been played in November. The week previous to the original date, Racing’s fans had rioted at the Avellaneda derby, causing it to be called off and this match to be [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 22 February 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
Boca have had their appeal against last week’s 0-0 draw away to Bolívar in La Paz thrown out by CONMEBOL. The xeneize had protested that the hosts fielded three ineligible players in the match, but it turns out they were, in fact, properly registered. Try doing your research properly next time, boys.
In Asunción, Libertad, conquerors [...]
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