Monthly Archives: December 2009

El Camino de Santiago…

Posted on Tuesday, 29 December 2009 by

Claudio Bieler – a Copa Libertadores winner with Liga de Quito in 2008 – might be coming home. José Sand, currently leading the scoring charts in the high-paying league of the United Arab Emirates, might also return, and Lanús are … Continue reading →

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2010 Torneo Clausura: the fixtures in full

Posted on Sunday, 27 December 2009 by

The fixtures for the 2010 Torneo Clausura have been available on the AFA’s website for a couple of weeks, but now the Apertura is well over and there’s precious little else going on, it seems an appropriate time to post … Continue reading →

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Diego Buonanotte in intensive care

Posted on Saturday, 26 December 2009 by

First of all, Merry Christmas to all HEGS readers. I’m a day late but I gave myself the day off yesterday. Hope you don’t mind. River Plate star Diego Buonanotte didn’t have such a good time, sadly. At 6:45 this … Continue reading →

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International friendly: Catalonia 4 – 2 Argentina

Posted on Wednesday, 23 December 2009 by

A cobbled-together Argentina side visited the Camp Nou for the Catalán national side’s annual pre-Christmas friendly on Tuesday evening, and were soundly beaten as the home crowd enjoyed jeering Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Higuaín. Lionel Messi didn’t play, according to Carlos … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura: the ten best goals

Posted on Tuesday, 22 December 2009 by

According to TN and ESPN, that is. Argentina’s a funny place. National news broadcaster TN decided this year to run a ‘ Ten Best Goals Of The Apertura’ feature, which their website says is, ‘inspired by the Puskás Award [FIFA’s … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009 in review

Posted on Monday, 21 December 2009 by

The Torneo Apertura started in chaos, with no-one sure which TV channels games would be screened on and many finding it so difficult to find just one title contender that Boca Juniors, of all teams, were held up by some … Continue reading →

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Club World Cup final: Estudiantes 1 – 2 Barcelona: the goals

Posted on Saturday, 19 December 2009 by

Estudiantes de La Plata played the final of the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, and despite leading for most of the match through a Mauro Boselli header, they found themselves taken to extra time by another header … Continue reading →

Posted in Alejandro Sabella, Argentine football, Argentines abroad, Club World Championship, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, History, International football, Juan Sebastián Verón, Lionel Messi, Mauro Boselli, Players, Results | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Caruso returns to Tigre; Di Zeo will be out by Christmas

Posted on Thursday, 17 December 2009 by

Ricardo Caruso Lombardi confirmed on Wednesday night that he’ll be Diego Cagna’s successor at Tigre, returning to the club whom he took from Primera B into the B Nacional (third to second flight) in 2005. Not such good news from … Continue reading →

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Club World Cup 2009: Estudiantes 2 – 1 Pohang Steelers

Posted on Wednesday, 16 December 2009 by

Estudiantes de La Plata advanced to the final of the Club World Cup on Tuesday by beating South Korea’s Pohang Steelers 2-1 in Abu Dhabi. They’ll meet either FC Barcelona of Spain, or Atlante of Mexico, in the final on … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009: round 19 scores, scorers and Monday goal

Posted on Tuesday, 15 December 2009 by

I really needed an early night on Monday, which is why the full scores from the final round of a wonderful Torneo Apertura didn’t go up as usual right after the last match. Monday’s two games saw only one goal … Continue reading →

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