Daily Archives: Friday, 29 June 2007

The enemy within

Nueva Chicago have a case to answer in three of Argentina’s courts next week. The manslaughter of Marcelo Cejas, the Tigre fan who was killed by a flying stone, and the subsequent rioting which followed Chicago’s relegation in Monday’s playoff … Continue reading

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Descenso, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Nueva Chicago

A few more exports

Mariano Pavone, the player of the Apertura and Estudiantes’ leading scorer as they won that championship and came third in the Clausura, leaves the La Plata side today for Seville, where he’ll be playing for Real Betis. There were offers from … Continue reading

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Belgrano de Córdoba, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Former players, Independiente, Lanús, Nueva Chicago, Players, River Plate, Transfers | 2 Comments

Limbering up

Argentina started slowly against the USA, so slowly in fact that they went a goal down in the 8th minute to an Eddie Johnson strike. And in truth, they never really shone except in patches against a reserve side from … Continue reading

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Copa América, Fixtures, Football, Goal videos, International football, Results, Selección | 3 Comments

Paraguay 5 – 0 Colombia

[Now updated with goals]  What was always going to be a tricky opening game for Colombia started off remarkably evenly, with Paraguay’s supremacy in the first half still not preventing the Colombians from getting a penalty after around 25 minutes. … Continue reading

Posted in Copa América, Football, Goal videos, International football, Results