Monthly Archives: July 2007

Los Santos lose a player, Racing try to hang on to one

Posted on Tuesday, 24 July 2007 by

Pre-season continues with the returns of two touring sides – River and the national Under 20s – but fortunately more interesting things have been happening to write about. San Lorenzo are losing central midfielder Cristián Ledesma to Olympiakos of Athens … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, International football, Junior selección, Maxi Moralez, Players, Pre season, Racing Club, Results, San Lorenzo, Selección, Tigre, Transfers, Under 20 World Cup

Coming or going?

Posted on Tuesday, 24 July 2007 by

Ernesto ‘Tecla‘ Farías must be feeling a little disorientated right now. In the last few days he’s flown from Buenos Aires to Toluca in Mexico, then back to Buenos Aires, and on Monday he touched down in Oporto in Portugal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentines abroad, Ernesto Farías, Football, Football clubs, Players, River Plate, Transfers

Mission accomplished – and now, down to business

Posted on Monday, 23 July 2007 by

Hugo Tocalli has been a world champion for just over 24 hours, but already he’s on a collission course with a very powerful enemy. The Argentina Under 20 manager’s contract runs until September, and he’ll probably begin discussions over a … Continue reading →

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Not so simple after all

Posted on Monday, 23 July 2007 by

Boca’s pre-season didn’t continue as smoothly as they’d surely expected on Sunday, as they lost 3-1 to Mexican side Cruz Azul in the final of the friendly Copa Panamericana, in Phoenix, Arizona. Having taken the lead through Mauro Boselli, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Ascenso, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Lower leagues, Nueva Chicago, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Pre season, Results, San Lorenzo

Glory at last!

Posted on Sunday, 22 July 2007 by

It’s been delayed by a week, but Argentines finally get to see the albiceleste lift a prestigious international trophy today. The adults might have screwed up their chance of the Copa América, but the juniors successfully defended their World Under … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Football, Goal videos, International football, Junior selección, Mauro Zárate, Maxi Moralez, Players, Results, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Romero, Under 20 World Cup | 1 Comment

One final approaches

Posted on Sunday, 22 July 2007 by

Argentina’s women are out of the Panamerican Games after Mexico beat the United States in their final group match, but there’s hope left for international glory this summer: The boys will play the final of the Under 20 World Cup against … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Fixtures, Football, International football, Junior selección, Selección, Under 20 World Cup

All so easy

Posted on Saturday, 21 July 2007 by

On Saturday night Boca played Mexican side Club América in the Copa Panamericana, and beat them 1-0. They’ve bid goodbye to Riquelme, they changed system for this match (from their accustomed 4-3-1-2 to a straight 4-4-2), but the result was … Continue reading →

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

Hasta El Gol Siempre needs you!

Posted on Saturday, 21 July 2007 by

With the Copa America over, and a couple of weeks before the new Primera A season gets underway, I’m trying to make some small improvements and additions to the site behind the scenes. One of these is the addition of … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Fans, Football, Hasta El Gol Siempre

An Angel in Islington, and a big name bid

Posted on Friday, 20 July 2007 by

Rosario Central wonderkid and star of the Under 20 World Cup Ángel Di María is the latest recruit for Arsenal’s drive to simultaneously lower the average age of, and increase the number of nations represented in, their squad. He’ll join the … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Huracán, Players, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, Transfers

Another final

Posted on Friday, 20 July 2007 by

The Under 20 World Cup will close with a replay of one of its first matches, as Argentina face the Czech Republic for the second time in the tournament. Argentina qualified on Thursday night after a confrontational, keenly contested match … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Fixtures, Football, Goal videos, International football, Junior selección, Results, Selección, Under 20 World Cup | 4 Comments