Monthly Archives: March 2007

Weekend 8 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 30 March 2007 by

The fixture list is a bit of a mess this week, for mostly non-footballing reasons. A massive storm across the Argentine littoral, which has already killed two people in Entre Ríos Province, has caused the AFA to announce the cancellation … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Fixtures, Independiente, Racing Club, River Plate, San Lorenzo

As you were boys

Posted on Friday, 30 March 2007 by

To be honest I could copy and paste a review of any of River’s Libertadores performances this season – except for the first one – in here and it would be just as accurate. It was attack, attack, attack against … Continue reading →

Posted in Copa Libertadores, Results, River Plate | 2 Comments

The article of the week

Posted on Thursday, 29 March 2007 by

This week’s article for Voice Of Football, which outlines the revolution at San Lorenzo since Ramón Díaz took charge at the start of the year, is online right now, exclusive to VOF. Enjoy it here.

Posted in Argentines abroad, Domestic, Hasta Lo Gol Siempre, Junior selección | 3 Comments

Flying pigs

Posted on Thursday, 29 March 2007 by

Rafael Di Zeo, head of Boca Juniors’ hooligan group La Doce, turned himself in to police at around lunchtime on Thursday, after close to three weeks on the run from justice. As mentioned previously, his brother and another La Doce gangleader … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Hasta Lo Gol Siempre

Goalless

Posted on Thursday, 29 March 2007 by

There was no update on Vélez’s fortunes in the Libertadores last night, I’m afraid, because their match against Internacional in Porto Alegre kicked off far too late at night (by UK time) even for my tastes. Forgive me, then, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Copa Libertadores, River Plate, Vélez Sarsfield

Welcome back, we’ve been expecting you

Posted on Thursday, 29 March 2007 by

You’ll all know this by now, of course, but Diego Maradona has celebrated the release of an Italian film about his life by being taken into hospital in Buenos Aires. Again. The reason given was an ‘imbalance’ in el pibe … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Diego Maradona, Domestic, Former players, Hasta Lo Gol Siempre

Staying?

Posted on Thursday, 29 March 2007 by

Juan Román Riquelme may be preparing to make his return to Boca permanent, according to La Nación tonight. The newspaper claims that ‘A Spanish daily’ (they don’t name them but a report appears in Marca) have revealed the midfielder’s house … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Boca Juniors, Domestic

Youth trafficking

Posted on Tuesday, 27 March 2007 by

Yet another rising star of Argentine football is set for Europe at a very young age. Sergio Romero, Racing’s stand-in goalkeeper, is 19 years old and has played one match for the first team. Yes, a 19-year-old goalkeeper. Yes, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Domestic, Junior selección, Racing Club | 1 Comment

A life you could make a film out of…

Posted on Tuesday, 27 March 2007 by

… So they have done. From this Friday, cinema goers in Italy will be able to enjoy (or not) Maradona: The Hand of God, starring Marco Leonardi of Cinema Paradiso fame in the title role, and directed by Marco Risi. … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentines abroad, Boca Juniors, Diego Maradona, Former players, Hasta Lo Gol Siempre | 3 Comments

The goals of week 7

Posted on Monday, 26 March 2007 by

So soon after the season’s started, it seems that TyC Sports have decided to stop making a downloadable version of their goals video altogether now. The view-in-your-browser one is still available, however. If anyone manages to save this to their … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Goal videos, Independiente, Racing Club, Results, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Vélez Sarsfield