Monthly Archives: May 2007

All up to date

Posted on Thursday, 24 May 2007 by

At long last, every fixture that’s meant to have been played by this stage of the Clausura has been played. Lanús hosted Quilmes on Wednesday night, in the last ‘asterisked’ match of the tournament (so far), from the eleventh round. … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Lanús, Quilmes, Results, Vélez Sarsfield | 2 Comments

A terrible mistake

Posted on Wednesday, 23 May 2007 by

This time last year, Javier Mascherano was playing for Corinthians, and getting sent off in a Copa Libertadores second round tie against his former side River Plate in El Monumental. He was watching a club fall to pieces around him … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Continental football, Football, Football clubs, Players, River Plate, Selección

Tricky negotiations

Posted on Tuesday, 22 May 2007 by

Boca Juniors will this week begin to make their way through a few situations which could potentially define the club’s year. First, negotiations appear to be beginning to keep Juan Román Riquelme at the club beyond the 30th of June, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Juan Román Riquelme, Players, Rodrigo Palacio, Transfers

The goals of week 15

Posted on Monday, 21 May 2007 by

The Show de Goles for the 15th round of the 2007 Clausura are online now and can be viewed through TyC’s website by clicking here. As always, read on for the running order for the TyC video, along with my five … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Goal videos, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Quilmes, Racing Club, Results, River Plate, Rodrigo Palacio, San Lorenzo

Campeões!

Posted on Monday, 21 May 2007 by

They’ve been neglected in these quarters, I have to admit, but worry not, here’s their day in the sun – two ex-pats were crowned champions of Portugal today, as Porto demolished Aves 4-1 at home to take the title on … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentines abroad, Football, Football clubs, Lionel Messi, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Racing Club, River Plate

Week 15 scores and scorers

Posted on Sunday, 20 May 2007 by

The Avellaneda derby passed by peacefully and evenly, San Lorenzo stayed top after grinding out a win away to Newell’s, and River’s title challenge has finally been killed off once and for all by defending champions Estudiantes, who won in … Continue reading →

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A lazy Sunday afternoon

Posted on Sunday, 20 May 2007 by

Well, not lazy. But it was far less heated than the last time Racing and Independiente met in the league – today’s match actually lasted the whole 90 minutes. Racing went out strongly from the start and took the lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Independiente, Racing Club, Results

Good morning Avellaneda!

Posted on Sunday, 20 May 2007 by

It’s a sell-out in El Cilindro for this Sunday’s Avellaneda clásico between Racing and Independiente. And it’s kicking off at 11am (3pm British Summer Time).  Yes, eleven o’clock in the morning. And we’ve got all the team news, right here. … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Independiente, Racing Club

Just champion

Posted on Sunday, 20 May 2007 by

If grinding out 1-0 wins in tricky away matches is the hallmark of a champion team, then San Lorenzo have just taken a big step towards the Clausura title. Their clash with Newell’s in El Coloso was cagey and deadlocked, … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Newell's Old Boys, Results, San Lorenzo

Hello and goodbye

Posted on Saturday, 19 May 2007 by

Clemente Rodriguez only arrived at Boca at the start of the campaign, but already he’s buggering off again. The full back, signed from Spartak Moscow in January, has just signed a four year contract with Espanyol of Barcelona, starting this … Continue reading →

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