Monthly Archives: May 2007

Pekerman to Toluca

Posted on Thursday, 31 May 2007 by

It’s been nearly eleven months since those ugly scenes following Argentina’s exit from the World Cup, which were, some say, behind José Pekerman’s decision to take a sabbatical from football management. He’s called time on that today, as it’s been announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Football, Football managers, International football, Transfers

Farewell to VOF

Posted on Thursday, 31 May 2007 by

This week is my final column for Voice Of Football, which will be closing down tomorrow. The archive will remain online and over the coming weeks an archive of all my columns will be shifted (somehow) to HLGS. My weekly … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentine national team, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Belgrano de Córdoba, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Continental football, Copa América, Copa Libertadores, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Godoy Cruz, Independiente, International football, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Nueva Chicago, Quilmes, Racing Club, Results, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, Vélez Sarsfield

Boca lineup vs. Cúcuta

Posted on Thursday, 31 May 2007 by

Boca have continued preparing for the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final, away in Cúcuta, which is played on Thursday night. Last time they played in this competition in Colombia, Boca conceded a late equaliser and lost on penalties … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Fixtures, Football, Juan Román Riquelme, Rodrigo Palacio

The final five

Posted on Tuesday, 29 May 2007 by

The nominations are in for the Hasta Lo Gol Siempre award for Best Performance By An Argentine Abroad in the 2006-2007 season. One or two of them may surprise you. One or two of them certainly won’t. In alphabetical order, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Carlos Tevez, Football, Football awards, Football clubs, Goal videos, Hasta Lo Gol Siempre, International football, Lionel Messi, Players, Selección | 1 Comment

The goals of week 16

Posted on Tuesday, 29 May 2007 by

Week 16′s mammoth Show de Goles is on TyC’s website now and can be viewed, as always, by clicking here. For the running order for the TyC clip, along with a selection of the week’s best strikes from our friends at GolesTV, … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Belgrano de Córdoba, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Goal videos, Godoy Cruz, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Nueva Chicago, Quilmes, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, Vélez Sarsfield

The scores, scorers and goals from week 16

Posted on Monday, 28 May 2007 by

Typical. I go away for one weekend, and Argentina goes goal crazy. It’s been a pretty good campaign for goal tallies, but after the 15th round saw just 13 in ten matches, this weekend the teams seemed eager to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Belgrano de Córdoba, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Continental football, Copa Sudamericana, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Godoy Cruz, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Nueva Chicago, Quilmes, Racing Club, Results, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, Vélez Sarsfield

Libertad 0 – 2 Boca – the goals

Posted on Friday, 25 May 2007 by

This will be the final site update before Monday night, as I mentioned last night. The goals from last night’s Copa Libertadores quarter-final second leg between Libertad of Paraguay and Boca Juniors are online now, and can be seen here … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Football, Football clubs, Goal videos, Juan Román Riquelme, Players, Results, Rodrigo Palacio | 1 Comment

Week 16 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 25 May 2007 by

This weekend’s key clashes see San Lorenzo host Racing, Estudiantes at home to Newell’s and Boca, just a couple of days after overcoming Libertad in the Copa, at home to the rather tricky Gimnasia de Jujuy. Belgrano will play Colón … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Belgrano de Córdoba, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Godoy Cruz, Hasta Lo Gol Siempre, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Nueva Chicago, Quilmes, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, Vélez Sarsfield

Job done

Posted on Friday, 25 May 2007 by

Boca faced a very, very tricky task in Asunción on Thursday night. Having allowed Libertad a draw in La Bombonera last week, and an away goal into the bargain, they had to overcome one of South America’s toughest sides, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Juan Román Riquelme, Players, Results, Rodrigo Palacio

It’s a knockout

Posted on Friday, 25 May 2007 by

Each week I write a column for the British website Voice Of Football. This week: River’s virtual elimination from the title race, the Avellaneda derby, and Carlos Tevez returning home to discover he’s even more of a cult figure than … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Boca Juniors, Carlos Tevez, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Independiente, Players, Racing Club, Results, River Plate