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Monthly Archives: December 2007
New year downtime
On Saturday I’m off to Manchester for a few days to see in the new year with some friends, so the site may well not be updated for a few days. I’ll return on the 2nd January, and when I do HEGS … Continue reading
Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Football, Hasta El Gol Siempre
The new Verón
Diego Simeone’s management career thus far has been marked by one particular trait: all his teams have included one midfielder around whom the side’s play is based, who operates from deep and pulls the strings. At Estudiantes, it was Juan … Continue reading
Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Diego Simeone, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, International football, Players, Primera A, River Plate, Transfers
Tagged Argentine football, Besiktas, Italian football, Juventus, Olympiakos, River Plate, Sergio Almirón, Simeone
The trouble worsens at Racing
More bad news for fans of La Academia. Racing fans’ favourite Claudio ‘Piojo‘ López spoke to Miguel Rosello, director of football at Blanquiceleste, the enterprise which controls the club, and told him that he wants to rescind his contract. It’s … Continue reading
A mixed day in Avellaneda
2006 World Cup Final referee Horacio Elizondo took charge on Thursday of the AFA’s new Refereeing Training committee, which replaces the previous ‘School of Referees’. But the real news came in Avellaneda, where Racing are in the headlines after yet … Continue reading
Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Continental football, Domestic, Fans, Football, Football clubs, Independiente, International football, Players, Primera A, Racing Club, Transfers
Tagged Argentine football, Blanquiceleste, Fernando De Tomaso, Horacio Elizondo, Humberto Suazo, Independiente, Monterrey, Racing Club, Refereeing Training
Pompilio’s man
On Wednesday, Miguel Russo’s twelve-month tenure at the helm of Boca Juniors was laid once and for all to rest as Carlos Ischia was officially announced as the club’s new manager. In an appointment which has little to do with … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Primera A
Tagged Argentine football, Bianchi, Boca Juniors, football manager, Ischia, Maradona, Pompilio
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R.I.P. Raúl Emilio Bernao
Former Argentina and Independiente forward Raúl Emilio Bernao died of a hepatitis-related illness on Wednesday, aged 66. Bernao was born in Sarandí on the 4th November 1941, and played in nearby Avellaneda for Independiente from 1961 to 1970, scoring 41 … Continue reading
Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentine national team, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, History, Independiente, International football, Players, Primera A, Selección
Tagged Argentine football, Argentine football legend, Deportivo Cali, Gimnasia, Independiente, Raúl Emilio Bernao
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Feliz Navidad a todos
What with Christmas and the fact that I’m working on the 24th, I may not have the time, or the motivation, or indeed the material to post very much / anything at all on the site in the coming days. If … Continue reading
Ischia in
A couple of days after Estudiantes, Gimnasia and Huracán appointed their new bosses, Boca have decided to get in on the act, and will be announcing Carlos Ischia as their new boss at 8pm on Wednesday. It’s an unusual situation, … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Primera A, Transfers
Tagged Argentine football, Bianchi, Boca Juniors, Football managers, Ischia, Pompilio
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