Monthly Archives: May 2010

Wednesday will see Diego Maradona confirm which twenty-three of the thirty players named last week he’ll be taking (injuries permitting) to South Africa, and of course HEGS will have the information with you just as soon as it’s available (or, … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 19 May 2010 by

Rogelio Funes Mori to Manchester United?

Posted on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 by

The first big transfer story of the Argentine post-season has broken not here in Buenos Aires, but England. Why did I move down here again? The Star, a highly-regarded British news publication* claimed on Monday that Sir Alex Ferguson, the … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: the finales

Posted on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 by

Well, and the semi-finals, in the case of the Mexican championship. Across Europe though, league championships have already come to a close a little earlier than normal due to the impending World Cup in South Africa, and as usual Argentines … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 19 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 17 May 2010 by

Argentinos Juniors claimed the title; Vélez Sarsfield claimed the final Copa Sudamericana place. The relegation playoffs are scheduled to start on Wednesday and will involve Rosario Central and Gimnasia La Plata against, respectively, All Boys and Atlético Rafaela. You can … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: ¡Argentinos Campeón!

Posted on Sunday, 16 May 2010 by

HEGS‘ first championship finale based in Argentina has been an eventful one. 25 years after their second and last domestic title, and one week after that astonishing comeback from the dead against Independiente, Argentinos Juniors beat Huracán 2-1 away to … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2010: Round 19 Saturday goals

Posted on Sunday, 16 May 2010 by

Vélez qualified for the Copa Sudamericana on Saturday despite a 0-0 draw with Central, by virtue of Lanús’ 1-0 loss away to Independiente. Gimnasia demonstrated why they’re in relegation trouble by throwing away a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2010: Round 19 Friday goals

Posted on Friday, 14 May 2010 by

Godoy Cruz claimed what manager Omar Asad said was a ‘moral championship’ with a 2-1 win over Arsenal in Sarandí to round off a great half of the year for the mendocinos on Friday afternoon. After that, San Lorenzo beat … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 19 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 14 May 2010 by

After the madness and midweek distraction of the World Cup preliminary squad list, it’s back to business for one last push in the domestic league: the final round of a nailbiting 2010 Torneo Clausura is upon us, and either Estudiantes … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores 2010: Internacional take the initiative

Posted on Thursday, 13 May 2010 by

In the first leg of the quarter-final between defending Copa champions Estudiantes de La Plata and Internacional, the Brazilian club who won the competition in 2006, it was the Brazilians who took a lead to head into the second leg … Continue reading →

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Whilst both Argentina’s and Brazil’s preliminary squads for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa caused some consternation on the part of fans and the media in their countries, the lists announced by the managers of Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 13 May 2010 by