Monthly Archives: June 2009

A nice box of Coco

Posted on Sunday, 14 June 2009 by

That headline doesn’t quite work as a pun, does it? The name of Boca Juniors’ stadium means ‘sweet box’, you see, and Coco is a bit like cocoa, which is chocolate, and oh never mind. Maybe ‘Alfajor Basile’ would have … Continue reading →

Posted in Alfio Basile, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Primera A | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Lanús-ing it

Posted on Sunday, 14 June 2009 by

At the start of play this weekend, Arsenal de Sarandí were bottom of the Torneo Clausura, and Lanús were top. In most leagues it would have been a foregone conclusion – but this is Argentina. Bottom beat top 4-1, and … Continue reading →

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‘Arses in our own hands’

Posted on Friday, 12 June 2009 by

Carlos Tevez had an interesting turn of phrase to describe Argentina’s position in the South American qualifiers for South Africa 2010 after their loss to Ecuador on Wednesday night. You can read his eloquent words along with just under 1,000 … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’09: Round 17 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 12 June 2009 by

Back to the league after the thrills and spills of the international break. Three matches remain, and this weekend the endgame gets going with two clásicos on Sunday – one in La Bombonera, where San Lorenzo will be the ‘home’ … 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 , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

World Cup 2010 qualifying: Ecuador… 2 – 0 Argentina

Posted on Thursday, 11 June 2009 by

Amazing. A second match at altitude (though nowhere near as high as La Paz this time, and against a much better team than Bolivia), and for the second time running Argentina lose, this time when they didn’t think they could … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Diego Maradona, Fernando Gago, Fixtures, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Goal videos, International football, Javier Zanetti, Lionel Messi, Mariano Andújar, Maxi Rodríguez, Players, Results, Selección, World Cup, World Cup Qualifiers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Argentina’s starting XI vs Ecuador

Posted on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 by

On Wednesday evening Argentina will attempt to get over their recent altitude sickness with a World Cup 2010 qualifier away to Ecuador. Victory would be a massive step towards ensuring that Gabriel Heinze will be blighting the first African World Cup next … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Diego Maradona, Diego Milito, Fernando Gago, Fixtures, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti, Jonás Gutiérrez, Juan Sebastián Verón, Lionel Messi, Mariano Andújar, Maxi Rodríguez, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, World Cup, World Cup Qualifiers | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Gómez returns, Pastore stays put, Caruso leaves

Posted on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 by

Don’t worry Racing fans, that’s not Ricardo Caruso Lombardi in the headline. Godoy Cruz striker Leandro Caruso is off to Italy, where he’ll play next season for Udinese after passing a medical. At Huracán, president Carlos Babington wants to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Clausura, Alejandro Gómez, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Clásicos, Diego Simeone, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Godoy Cruz, Huracán, International football, Javier Pastore, Junior selección, Leandro Caruso, Players, Primera A, San Lorenzo, Selección, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The transfer shenanigans are starting already

Posted on Tuesday, 9 June 2009 by

The end of the European season has brought with it the usual spate of embryonic transfer rumours, so since there’s no Argentines Abroad this week, let’s take a (very) quick look at some of them to give you a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Franco Zuculini, International football, Lucas Viatri, Martín Palermo, Players, Primera A, Racing Club, Rodrigo Palacio, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Chacarita Juniors promoted

Posted on Tuesday, 9 June 2009 by

If the AFA thought they had problems with crowd control in the top flight for the last few seasons, they can’t have been happy bunnies on Monday. Chacarita Juniors, whose previous spells in Primera A have been most notable for … Continue reading →

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Primera A(tlético)

Posted on Monday, 8 June 2009 by

Last season they were playing in the Torneo Argentino A, the third division section for clubs not affiliated to the AFA, but on Sunday Atlético Tucumán ensured their city will continue to have Primera División representation next season by thrashing … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Ascenso, Atlético Tucumán, B Metropolitano, B Nacional, Belgrano de Córdoba, Clásicos, Descenso, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, History, Lower leagues, Primera B, Results, Torneo Argentino | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments