Hasta El Gol Siempre

Yes, the Apertura’s only just finished (well, if you’re an Arsenal or Gimnasia fan, it hasn’t even finished yet), but already the fixtures for the 2008 Torneo Clausura have been released, so here they are for your interest and enjoyment. The dates given for each weekend, as ever, are all Sundays - fixtures will be [...]

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The Apertura is over, then, and immediately the game of managerial musical chairs has started. Diego Simeone leaving Estudiantes was probably the least surprising development, whilst elsewhere Ossie Ardiles has walked out on Huracán. Gustavo Costas, recently relieved of his responsibilities at Racing, is set to take on a foreign posting…

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