Monthly Archives: July 2008

D’Alegre-ssandro

Posted on Thursday, 31 July 2008 by

Andrés D’Alessandro was heading back out of the country on Wednesday, again in a north-easterly direction, but not this time as far as Europe. In fact, he’s making a short hop over the Río de la Plata and Uruguay to … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrés D'Alessandro, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Continental football, Copa Sudamericana, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Independiente, International football, Players, Pre season, Results, San Lorenzo, Transfers, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Messi’s going to Beijing

Posted on Thursday, 31 July 2008 by

Good news for Sergio Batista. Lionel Messi’s decision was announced on Wednesday, and he’s got FIFA’s backing: he wants to link up with Argentina’s Olympic squad for the Beijing 2008 Games. With the callup now accepted by the player, Barcelona … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Football, Football managers, International football, Junior selección, Lionel Messi, Olympic Football Tournament, Olympic Games, Players, Selección, Sergio Batista | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Same old story

Posted on Wednesday, 30 July 2008 by

HEGS is back, but it feels, I must say, a bit like I hadn’t really been away. When I left for Havana, Sergio Batista had named Lionel Messi in the squad for the Olympic Football Tournament, and Barcelona president Joan … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Ascenso, B Metropolitano, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, International football, Junior selección, Lionel Messi, Lower leagues, Olympic Football Tournament, Olympic Games, Players, Pre season, Primera B, Results, River Plate, Selección, Sergio Batista, Transfers, Women's selección | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

A little bit of history: Orestes Omar Corbatta

Posted on Monday, 21 July 2008 by

Continuing the history series which began with a nostalgic look at the 1978 World Cup win, I wanted to write something for the second installment which looked at a player forgotten by many today. Those who read my recent article … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentine national team, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa América, Copa Libertadores, Football, Football clubs, Goal videos, Hasta El Gol Siempre, History, International football, Players, Racing Club, Selección, World Cup | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The 2008 HEGS reader survey

Posted on Friday, 18 July 2008 by

Another year, another survey. The 2007-2008 season was the first full one that HEGS covered, and at the grand old age of 17 months, I thought it was time for another survey of the site’s readers. Readership has trebled since … Continue reading →

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Summer holiday

Posted on Wednesday, 16 July 2008 by

A short announcement to inform you all that from now until the 28th / 29th of July, HEGS won’t be updated. I’m going on a summer holiday to Cuba for nearly two weeks, and with internet access being slow (and … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Football, Hasta El Gol Siempre | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Ahumada stays, and Agüero to England?

Posted on Tuesday, 15 July 2008 by

Now, here’s a surprise. For days, his departure has been a given, but on Monday Oscar Ahumada, who’s been arguing with River Plate’s directors about his contractual status for over a week, agreed to a contract extension with the Núñez … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Apertura, 2008 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Diego Simeone, Domestic, Football, Football awards, Football clubs, Football managers, International football, Players, Pre season, Primera A, River Plate, Sergio Agüero, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

A leopard never changes its spots

Posted on Monday, 14 July 2008 by

So the saying goes, and so it’s proven this weekend. Germán Denis has moved clubs and continents, joining Ezequiel Lavezzi at Napoli, and is scoring as freely as ever in pre-season for his new side. He got a hat-trick in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Claudio Ubeda, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Germán Denis, Huracán, International football, Players, Pre season, Primera A, Results, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

What’s the Croatian for ‘Oriundi’?

Posted on Saturday, 12 July 2008 by

A missed opportunity for Argentina? Perhaps. Under Alfio Basile, one or two of the domestic league’s more impressive performers have been given the chance to represent their country alongside their more well-known (or perhaps not, in the cases of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alfio Basile, Argentine football, Argentines abroad, Banfield, Darío Cvitanich, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, International football, Players, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

2008 Winter transfers

Posted on Friday, 11 July 2008 by

A quick note to let you know that during the 2008 winter break (that’s summer for our northern hemisphere readers!), the page formerly known as ‘squad lists’ has been renamed ‘transfers’, and will contain a list, updated as frequently and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Apertura, 2008 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Godoy Cruz, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Pre season, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de Tucumán, Tigre, Transfers, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , ,