Monthly Archives: July 2010

Guest friendly report: Melbourne Victory 0 – 1 Boca Juniors

Posted on Saturday, 17 July 2010 by

My internet connection is down for the weekend at home (I’m typing from a cafe/bar in San Telmo called La Poesía, which I heartily recommend to anyone of a literary bent who’s visiting or living in Buenos Aires), but fortunately … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2010: The fixtures in full

Posted on Thursday, 15 July 2010 by

The AFA have finally deemed to release the fixtures that were supposed to come out at a civilised hour on Wednesday, and so just as I was about to go to bed, I’ve typed them all up for you. The … Continue reading →

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Maradona to be offered a contract extension

Posted on Wednesday, 14 July 2010 by

This just in from the AFA’s recently concluded meeting: Diego Maradona is to be offered a new four-year contract to continue as manager of the Argentine national team until the Brazil 2014 World Cup. This will take him through next … Continue reading →

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Bad management

Posted on Wednesday, 14 July 2010 by

Wednesday has been an interesting day for the suits at the AFA, now back home, who’ve been embroiled in some heated discussions about the future of the national team. It’s taken up so much of their time that, in between … Continue reading →

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World Cup 2010: Messi nominated for the Golden Ball

Posted on Saturday, 10 July 2010 by

One Argentine at least is in the running to win something at the South Africa 2010 World Cup. FIFA’s ten-man shortlist for the Golden Ball, awarded to the tournament’s best player, has been announced, and although he didn’t score the … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Football, Football awards, International football, Lionel Messi, Players, Selección, World Cup | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

This isn’t strictly to do with Argentine football. Well, okay. It’s absolutely nothing to do with Argentine football. But the reason HEGS has been quiet in the last few days is that I’ve been across the river to Montevideo, where … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 9 July 2010 by

If you’re an Argentine football fan and a bit of a glutton for punishment – or if you’re otherwise interested in what exactly Diego Maradona demonstrated to us during Argentina’s World Cup campaign – you can click here to read … Continue reading →

Posted on Sunday, 4 July 2010 by | 3 Comments

Paul was right

Posted on Saturday, 3 July 2010 by

The octopus predicting Argentina’s downfall was right. On Saturday, Diego Maradona’s team crashed out of the 2010 World Cup, thrashed 4-0 by an excellent Germany side meeting their own first real challenge of the knockout stages. A lack of creativity … Continue reading →

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With moments to go before Argentina and Germany kick off their World Cup quarter-final, you can click here if you’d like to read the preview of the match I’ve contributed to the When Saturday Comes website.

Posted on Saturday, 3 July 2010 by

Back here again

Posted on Saturday, 3 July 2010 by

On Saturday, Argentina take on Germany. It’s a rematch of the tie at the World Cup quarter final of 2006, when the then host nation eliminated Argentina on penalties before some ugly scenes in Leipzig. This Argentina side aren’t as … Continue reading →

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