Daily Archives: Friday, 14 September 2007

Hand Of God: The Rematch

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The most infamous piece of cheating and the most famous piece of individual footballing genius in footballing history came of age this summer – it’s now 21 years and a couple of months since Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Diego Maradona, Fixtures, Football, Former players, Hasta El Gol Siempre, History, International football, Players, Selección

Manager speak

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Hold the front pages – Ramón Díaz has said something that, in a certain light, could appear to suggest that Ramón Díaz made a bit of a hash of things. He’s not the only manager in today’s papers, though – … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Miguel Angel Russo, Primera A, Ramón Díaz, San Lorenzo

Apertura ’07: round 9 fixtures

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Primera A sees the clásico rosarino on Sunday as Newell’s, without a win in three, host Central, without a win at all this season, in El Coloso del Parque. Vélez visit Racing and two of the newly-promoted sides meet as Huracán host … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Ascenso, B Metropolitano, B Nacional, Banfield, Belgrano de Córdoba, Boca Juniors, Clásicos, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Godoy Cruz, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Lower leagues, Newell's Old Boys, Nueva Chicago, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Primera A, Primera B, Primera C, Primera D, Quilmes, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de San Juan, Tigre, Torneo Argentino, Vélez Sarsfield

Close to the edge, and eternal youth

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Ricardo La Volpe is probably feeling pretty glad right now that he slept on his immediate feelings after Sunday’s thrashing at the hands of River Plate. The Vélez boss revealed on Thursday that he came very close, after the 5-0 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Diego Maradona, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Former players, Primera A, Vélez Sarsfield

Apertura ’07: round 8 goals

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The goals from the midweek fixtures are online now, and you can see the video right here thanks to TN. Read on for a full running order of this clip, for those who don’t know which shirts belong to which … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Goal videos, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Primera A, Racing Club, Results, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de San Juan, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield