Daily Archives: Saturday, 23 August 2008

Angel the golden boy

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Four years ago it was Carlos Tevez, on Saturday Benfica’s Angel Di María secured his place in Argentine football history by becoming the second man to score a gold medal-winning goal for his country in the Olympic Football Tournament. In … Continue reading →

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Going for gold

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In a couple of hours’ time, Argentina will be going for a second gold medal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games when the men’s football team take on Nigeria, their conquerors in Atlanta 1996, in the OFT final. Argentina are … Continue reading →

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Colón lead the way

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Early leaders Tigre and champions River have yet to play in the third weekend of the Apertura, but on Friday evening Colón lead the league table after a 1-0 win away to Rosario Central for their second win of the … Continue reading →

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