Monthly Archives: April 2009

A very short Argentines Abroad

The majority of the players who so failed to distinguish themselves last Wednesday were rested by their clubs on their return from what Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlos Tevez’s boss at Manchester United, called ‘Mars’ this weekend. A few Argentines were in action, … Continue reading

Posted in Argentine football, Argentines abroad, Football, Germán Denis, Goal videos, Gonzalo Higuaín, Players, Results, Sergio Agüero | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Statistical freak

Not news as such, but the usual heads-up for me writing elsewhere. Readers in the UK (and certain lucky overseas readers) may remember that last May I wrote for UK magazine When Saturday Comes. After being rather lazy about doing … Continue reading

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Clausura ’09: Round 8 goals

The goals from the latest round of Torneo Clausura 2009 action are online now, and you can see them on the TN Sportblog by clicking here. Read on for the running order of this video, as well as links to … Continue reading

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Clausura ’09: Round 8 scores and scorers

The two clásicos served up just three goals, with River losing yet another derby in spite of a one-man advantage, something that’s become something of a tradition since HEGS was born. River’s attacking play was highly impressive in every respect … Continue reading

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Falling from a great height

Honestly, this is the very last you’ll hear from me about Wednesday night’s Bolivia match. It was just too big a result not to write about for a wider audience, and thus it is that you can read a little … Continue reading

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Clausura ’09: Round 8 fixtures

Our Argentine readers will no doubt want to put the midweek international to the backs of their minds as quickly as possible, and the AFA are obliging them by getting league action back underway post haste. Friday night sees second-placed … Continue reading

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Bolivia 6 – 1 Argentina

There’s no headline to describe it, really. Diego Maradona’s first competitive match in charge of Argentina went like a dream, but his second was the kind of nightmare in which you realise partway through that all is not as it … Continue reading

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Diego Maradona, Emiliano Papa, Fernando Gago, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Goal videos, History, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Lionel Messi, Lucho González, Maxi Rodríguez, Players, Results, Selección, World Cup, World Cup Qualifiers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Stealing the headlines

Diego Maradona’s side have arrived in Bolivia for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier in La Paz and, although the boss is keeping his cards close to his chest, it looks like there’ll be one or two changes, the most notable of … Continue reading

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