Daily Archives: Thursday, 26 July 2007

Contrasting attitudes

Posted on Thursday, 26 July 2007 by

Two rather different attitudes to problem players are being demonstrated today, on either side of the Atlantic. Villarreal, who have a playmaker many sides would be delighted to get their hands on, are trying to get rid of Juan Román … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Ariel Ortega, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Juan Román Riquelme, Players, Pre season, River Plate, Transfers | 3 Comments

The Millionaires start spending… oh.

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After all that selling, River Plate have finally signed a footballer in this transfer window – but the traditional big-spenders won’t be shelling out anything but his wages. Ernesto Farías, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Nelson Rivas, Ruben Sambueza, Víctor Zapata, Diego … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Players, Pre season, River Plate, Transfers

A shock draw

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Boca continued their pre-season tour of the United States on Tuesday night with a 1-1 draw in Utah against Real Salt Lake. Falling behind early on to a harshly given penalty after Real’s Freddy Adu fell over in the box. … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Boca Juniors, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Pre season, Results