Daily Archives: Wednesday, 4 June 2008

Argentina and Boca’s starting XIs vs. Mexico and Fluminense

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Boca Juniors take on Fluminense in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-final on Wednesday night, needing to win or get an extremely high-scoring draw in the Maracanã (the first leg was 2-2). Much later – a midnight kick … Continue reading →

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Blanquiceleste out

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Hold the front page. Minutes before I was going to bed tonight (which I will be doing in, erm, a few minutes) Olé‘s website popped up a new front page with the headline ‘Chau, Blanquiceleste’. It was reported here last … Continue reading →

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Selection issues, and selección issues

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Two big matches on Wednesday: Argentina take on Mexico in San Diego in the first of their two end-of-season friendlies (they’ll play the United States at the weekend), and Boca Juniors walk out at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro … Continue reading →

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