Daily Archives: Saturday, 22 December 2007

Colón barra gets six years

Posted on Saturday, 22 December 2007 by

José Gastón Mendoza, a member of Colón’s barra brava, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for attempting, in February 2006, to murder a fellow fan during a match against River Plate. The Santa Fe courts handed down the sentence … Continue reading →

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New managers: all the rage

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River Plate have already got themselves a new manager in time for Christmas since the Apertura ended, and on Friday, both La Plata clubs did the same, along with Huracán, whilst Boca were closing in on the man to replace Miguel … Continue reading →

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One in, one out

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River Plate are doing a bit of restructuring following Diego Simeone’s entrance as manager, and that started in earnest today with one of the players the new manager had reportedly requested before signing his contract – Uruguayan striker Sebastián Abreu. … Continue reading →

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