Monthly Archives: April 2009

A very short Argentines Abroad

Posted on Tuesday, 7 April 2009 by

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

Posted on Tuesday, 7 April 2009 by

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 →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Football, Football clubs, Former players, History, Martín Palermo, Players, Primera A | Tagged , , , , ,

Clausura ’09: Round 8 goals

Posted on Tuesday, 7 April 2009 by

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

Posted on Monday, 6 April 2009 by

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 →

Posted in Domestic, Argentine league, River Plate, Boca Juniors, Racing Club, Independiente, San Lorenzo, Results, Vélez Sarsfield, Estudiantes, Gimnasia, Banfield, Newell's Old Boys, Gimnasia Jujuy, Argentinos Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Lanús, Rosario Central, Arsenal de Sarandí, Football, Descenso, Godoy Cruz, Argentine football, Football clubs, Players, Huracán, Tigre, Primera A, Clásicos, San Martín de Tucumán, José Sand, 2009 Torneo Clausura | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Falling from a great height

Posted on Friday, 3 April 2009 by

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

Posted on Friday, 3 April 2009 by

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 →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Clásicos, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Godoy Cruz, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de Tucumán, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

Bolivia 6 – 1 Argentina

Posted on Thursday, 2 April 2009 by

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

Posted on Wednesday, 1 April 2009 by

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 →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Carlos Tevez, Diego Maradona, Emiliano Papa, Fernando Gago, Fixtures, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Lionel Messi, Lucho González, Maxi Rodríguez, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, World Cup, World Cup Qualifiers | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments