Monthly Archives: December 2008

Happy new year everyone

Posted on Wednesday, 31 December 2008 by

Since I have to work British office hours rather than Argentine ones, I’ve been a bit too tired, the last few days, to have finished the off-the-pitch look back on 2008 yet. It will go online in the closing hours of … Continue reading →

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Surely some mistake

Posted on Tuesday, 30 December 2008 by

To start the ball rolling for the next edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) have released their latest all-time league table of the best teams since the competition began. And thus, 2009 can … Continue reading →

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Consolidating to move forward

Posted on Monday, 29 December 2008 by

Boca Juniors, the newly-crowned champions of Argentina, have been doing bit of re-jigging, but the key man will be very familiar to them. Monday brought confirmation that title-winning coach Carlos Ischia will be staying for another year, after signing an … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2008: The campaign in review

Posted on Sunday, 28 December 2008 by

Hopefully all HEGS readers had a good few days off for Christmas (those who had days off for it, at least). After a couple of days away from the keyboard myself (you only need a mouse to play Football Manager), … Continue reading →

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A change of format

Posted on Thursday, 25 December 2008 by

Christmas will mean a day or two off, but for the sake of keeping up to speed I’m going to set this post to go up at some point on Christmas Day, because it’s a short but important point. Julio Grondona’s … Continue reading →

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¡Feliz Navidad a todos!

Posted on Thursday, 25 December 2008 by

HEGS will return to normal service a little later in the week (depending on how long I take to get bored at the prospect of a four day weekend with nothing to do but watch TV and eat), but for … Continue reading →

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¡Boca Campeón!

Posted on Wednesday, 24 December 2008 by

In the end it was the most nail-biting of finishes, as Tigre tried and tried to break down Boca’s resistance, but the most incredible of titles wasn’t to be. Boca lost the match, 1-0, to a Leandro Lázzaro header midway … Continue reading →

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The final approaches

Posted on Tuesday, 23 December 2008 by

By the end of today, Argentina will have a new champion. San Lorenzo are out of the running due to the goal difference mathematics, so it’s a straight race between Boca Juniors and Tigre. Boca have won twenty-eight titles (amateur … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas, Racing!

Posted on Sunday, 21 December 2008 by

It’s been mostly pretty dire on the pitch, but 2008 will be remembered fondly by fans of Racing Club de Avellaneda. After years of fan protests and struggles, Blanquiceleste were finally pronounced unfit to run the club earlier in the … Continue reading →

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A breathtaking win for Boca

Posted on Saturday, 20 December 2008 by

The AFA’s incompetence in organising a playoff system that might have either rendered the final match meaningless, or ensured that one team would go into it without any motivation to win, has been papered over by Boca Juniors, who on Saturday … Continue reading →

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