The train keeps rolling

The trainline out to the Oeste region of Gran Buenos Aires passes not one but two of the city’s historic clubs. One, in Liniers, is Vélez Sarsfield, whose stadium lies just the other side of a motorway or two and is visible past the houses. The one that always grabs my imagination more when I’m [...]

A conversation between men in suits

On Wednesday, the AFA met with the Comissión Provincial de la Seguridad Deportiva (CoProSeDe), the organisation in charge of policing football matches in the Province of Buenos Aires. CoProSeDe chief Mario Gallina (pictured) had some harsh words and big demands regarding security for the season ahead, and this time they’ll be hoping that - unlike last [...]

Brazil 2 - 2 Uruguay

Brazil are the first finalists in the Copa América after beating Uruguay 5-4 on penalties following a 2-2 draw on Tuesday night. They gave up the lead twice, and had to sit through a floodlight failure midway through the first half that delayed proceedings for quarter of an hour, but were in the end able [...]

The waiting game…

With less than 24 hours to go before what could well turn into an epic Copa América semi-final with Mexico, Alfio Basile is keeping his cards close to his chest. He insists that he knows which eleven will be starting the match, but he’s not going to announce them yet. If the Peru match is [...]