Daily Archives: Thursday, 25 June 2009

Entrance and exit

On Wednesday, Diego Maradona marked Juan Román Riquelme’s birthday by telling the country that Riquelme will still be welcome back in the national team if he wants to return, but might have to explain himself directly to his team-mates. No … Continue reading

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A voting reminder, and a travelling goalkeeper

Wednesday saw two birthdays in Argentine football: Juan Román Riquelme turned 31 (the fans turned out in strength at Boca’s training ground to wish him well) and Lionel Messi reminded us how astonishing he is for his age by turning … Continue reading

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