A managerial change and a 100th birthday

Posted on Tuesday, 1 April 2008 by hastaelgolsiempre

Miguel Micó, fed up of a board who effectively decimated his first team squad in January, and then told him to acheive survival anyway, has quit his job as Racing manager. He’s been replaced by Claudio Cristofanelli, a youth-team coach and former player for the club. In Boedo, meanwhile, Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro [...]

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Finger pointing

Posted on Tuesday, 1 April 2008 by hastaelgolsiempre

Surprise, surprise: River Plate’s directors had nothing to do with Sunday’s running battle between factions of the club’s main barra brava, and did all they could do maintain security in the stadium. It must be true, because they say it themselves. They’re not the only ones under the finger of suspicion, though; there were seven injuries [...]

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