Posted on Wednesday, 19 September 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
It’s been reported fairly widely lately - on this website among many others - that Martín ‘El Loco‘ Palermo is within spitting distance of becoming Boca Juniors’ all-time leading goalscorer. He needs twelve or fifteen or twenty more, we are told. Well, on Tuesday this was looked into by El Gráfico, a publication who always [...]
Filed under: Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, History, Martín Palermo, Players, Primera A | No Comments »
Posted on Wednesday, 19 September 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
Someone’s telling fibs, and it might be a little while before the end of this particular tale is reached. Pablo Marini, who on Monday announced his resignation from the manager’s job at Newell’s due in large parts to threats that were made to him in the dressing room after the match by members of the [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 19 September 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
On Wednesday 19th September, the Copa Sudamericana gets underway. The Sudamericana is South America’s second-tier club competition behind the Copa Libertadores, and is played in the first half of the (European and Argentine) season. Think of it as broadly equivalent to the UEFA Cup, with the proviso that some clubs play in both competitions. River [...]
Filed under: Argentine football, Arsenal de Sarandí, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa Sudamericana, Football, Football clubs, Lanús, River Plate | No Comments »
Posted on Wednesday, 19 September 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
A dreadful pun, I know, and I truly am sorry for it. But the point is to put across that there are quite a few Argentines involved in this week’s first round of UEFA Champions League action. Among the more prominent ones, Javier Mascherano’s Liverpool struggled to a 1-1 draw away to Lucho González’s and [...]
Filed under: Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Carlos Tevez, Continental football, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Gabriel Milito, Hernán Crespo, International football, Javier Mascherano, Lionel Messi, Lucho González, Players, Results, Selección | 1 Comment »
