Monthly Archives: June 2009

World Cup 2010 qualifying: Argentina 1 – 0 Colombia

On a terrible pitch, Argentina played poorly on Saturday but took three points all the same from a Colombian side who pressured them all the way and made them work hard for the points. Getafe defender Daniel ‘Cata‘ Díaz made … Continue reading

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Argentina vs Colombia: a small preview

Argentina host Colombia tonight at 6pm Argentine time (10pm British Summer Time) on the kind of pitch that even Wembley Stadium Ltd. would be embarrassed to see England play on. After Argentine rock band Los Piojos played in El Monumental … Continue reading

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Argentina’s likely starting XI against Colombia

Saturday sees Diego Maradona and his men finally get the chance, after a two-month wait, to put well and truly behind them that astonishing 6-1 humping they took in La Paz on April Fools’ Day. They take on Colombia on … Continue reading

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Under-21 friendly: Argentina 4 – 0 Netherlands

The French city of Toulon is hosting a friendly Under 21 international tournament this month which Sergio Batista’s boys have travelled to, and on Wednesday they played their first match against the Netherlands, and demonstrated after the embarrassment of the … Continue reading

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El Aniversario Del Parque

The talk this week is all about the preparations for Saturday’s World Cup qualifying match against Colombia, inevitably, so rather than bore you with talk of superstar players (and Gabriel Heinze) running round a field in Buenos Aires Province, HEGS … Continue reading

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Argentines Abroad: 30th May – 1st June

The European league seasons are now all over, as is the Mexican championship, but Argentines have once again had a say, with European places still up for grabs, another title claimed in France and one of Maradona’s new boys very … Continue reading

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Clausura ’09: Round 16 goals

The goals from the sixteenth round of the Torneo Clausura 2009 are online now, and you can watch all of them on the TN Sportblog by clicking here. If you need to watch along with a running order of the … Continue reading

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HEGS / Mundo Albiceleste Award 2009: the nominees

The nominations have been counted for the 2008-2009 HEGS / Mundo Albiceleste Award for Best Argentine Abroad, and they’re an interesting bunch. Four players were nominated, and last year’s winner Carlos Tevez isn’t among them. The top flights of Italy, … Continue reading

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Torneo Clausura ’09: Round 16 scores and scorers

Vélez Sársfield got a win to keep the pressure on leaders Lanús which also relegated Gimnasia de Jujuy after three seasons in the Primera A. Elsewhere on Sunday Martín Palermo turned in a vintage performance as Boca Juniors beat San Martín … Continue reading

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