Monthly Archives: August 2009

International friendly: Russia 2 – 3 Argentina – the goals

Posted on Thursday, 13 August 2009 by

Wednesday afternoon saw Russia take on Argentina in a clash of two of FIFA’s top ten ranked national sides in a friendly in Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow. Diego Maradona’s men, eager to recover some sort of dignity and continuity to their … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Diego Maradona, Diego Milito, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Goal videos, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti, Jonás Gutiérrez, Lionel Messi, Lisandro López, Mariano Andújar, Maxi Rodríguez, Players, Results, Selección, Sergio Agüero | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Argentina expected starting XI vs Russia

Posted on Wednesday, 12 August 2009 by

On Wednesday Argentina play Russia in Moscow in an international friendly, with Diego Maradona’s charges looking to gain some sort of momentum to take into their World Cup qualifier at home to Brazil in Rosario next month. Argentine sports daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Diego Maradona, Diego Milito, Fixtures, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Hasta El Gol Siempre, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti, Jonás Gutiérrez, Lionel Messi, Mariano Andújar, Maxi Rodríguez, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Going public

Posted on Tuesday, 11 August 2009 by

The financial stand-off which last week forced the AFA to announce that Argentina’s first division championship wouldn’t be able to start this coming weekend has taken a step towards concluding on Tuesday, with the news that the clubs are to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Ascenso, Atlético Tucumán, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Godoy Cruz, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Lower leagues, Newell's Old Boys, Pre season, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Delayed kick off

Posted on Monday, 10 August 2009 by

On Sunday TyC Sports president Marcelo Bombau talked to Olé, telling them that he considered the AFA’s attitude towards the TV companies in the ongoing dispute over player wages to be ‘illicit, unjust and disrespectful.’ Last week, of course, it … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Other football sites, Players, Pre season, Primera A | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Chacarita’s security concerns, and Torneo Apertura delay

Posted on Friday, 7 August 2009 by

Those of you in the UK (and certain lucky overseas places) can enjoy my writing in the medium of print again this month. British magazine When Saturday Comes have a new article by me on the subject of Chacarita Juniors’ … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Barra brava, Chacarita Juniors, Domestic, Fans, Football, Football clubs, Football security, Other football sites, Pre season, Primera A, Violence | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

AFA protests, and Sand on his way

Posted on Wednesday, 5 August 2009 by

That is, protests against the AFA, not protests on the part of the AFA. At six on Tuesday evening, two coaches dropped off sixty or seventy people outside the AFA headquarters who proceeded to mount a protest against current AFA … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Domestic, Fans, Football, Football clubs, Football security, International football, José Sand, Lanús, Players, Primera A, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A service announcement

Posted on Sunday, 2 August 2009 by

On Monday, I’m off to Finland for a week on holiday. During that time, as is usual when I’m on my travels (and I hope long-term HEGS readers will note that I’ve not been out of the country for nearly … Continue reading →

Posted in Hasta El Gol Siempre

Bergessi-ow!

Posted on Saturday, 1 August 2009 by

The only half-interesting story of the pre-season at the moment is the fallout from an extraordinary on-pitch scrap engaged in by San Lorenzo’s star striker Gonzalo Bergessio during a friendly against Uruguayan club El General. On Thursday he had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Football, Football clubs, Gonzalo Bergessio, Players, Pre season, Primera A, Results, San Lorenzo | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments