Death of a champ

Posted on Monday, 12 March 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre

One of Argentine football’s most successful physical trainers has died, aged 69, of cancer. Ricardo ‘El Profe‘ Pizzarotti was a key part of the technical body for the World Cup-winning team of 1978, as well as for the following year’s World Youth Cup winners, a side which introduced one Diego Maradona to the outside world.
Pizzarotti [...]

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The goals of the week

Posted on Monday, 12 March 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre

All of them, that is. There’s a slightly different setup this week, because TyC have made two videos available, one which is designed to play better online and one which is made for ease of downloading. Both do exactly the same thing when it comes to watching them, though.
So, if you want to watch online, [...]

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Weekend round-up

Posted on Monday, 12 March 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre

‘Only’ 23 goals this weekend, it’s really been most disappointing. There was even a 0-0 to get it all started. Things really must improve next week.
Boca got back to winning ways against the champions, River needed a very late strike from Captain Belluschi to beat Arsenal, and San Lorenzo continued their solid start by beating [...]

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Phenomenal

Posted on Monday, 12 March 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre

Hat tricks don’t come along often, and in a match as big as Barcelona vs. Real Madrid, they’re all but unheard of. On Sunday night, Lio Messi did the unthinkable, scoring three in the Camp Nou to give his side a 3-3 draw against their greatest rivals, and return them to the top of La [...]

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