Monthly Archives: April 2011

Quilmes win another thriller, River & Vélez fight it out at the top (video)

Posted on Saturday, 30 April 2011 by

Friday night’s games might not have seen any of this weekend’s four clásicos, but the second was one of the best matches we’re likely to see this year, as Quilmes came back from behind to win a knife-edge match for … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2011: round 12 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 29 April 2011 by

It’s a weekend packed full of derbies in Argentina, this one. No fewer than four of the ten top flight matches being played in this round are clásicos, with all of the ‘Big Five’ being involved in one: San Lorenzo … Continue reading →

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Argentines in… um… Spain & Mexico

Posted on Friday, 29 April 2011 by

In spite of not having done anything in particular this week out of the ordinary, Thursday night has arrived and I’ve still not yet put up Argentines Abroad. I have had two contributions sent in, though, from Spain and Mexico, … Continue reading →

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Hand Of Pod Episode 17: Díaz quits San Lorenzo; the new old Messi, and the old old Torres

Posted on Thursday, 28 April 2011 by

In the seventeenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Seba rejoins Sam, Dan and Dan. He’s not happy with the way referees have been treating his club, and he’s not afraid to make his anger heard, but a little surprisingly it’s … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez put one foot in the quarters (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield put one foot in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa Libertadores on Tuesday night with a comfortable 3-0 win over 2008 winners Liga de Quito of Ecuador. Augusto Fernández got Vélez’s first two goals in the opening minutes, … Continue reading →

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River, Tigre & Independiente breathe again as Olimpo draw (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 by

Monday night saw the last match of the eleventh round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura, and after the sides around them in Argentina’s relegation dogfight had for the most part dropped points over the weekend, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca did … Continue reading →

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Clausura: Martín Palermo finally scores again, and Ramón Díaz quits San Lorenzo (video)

Posted on Monday, 25 April 2011 by

Sunday’s Torneo Clausura matches saw Martín Palermo score for Boca Juniors once more, after a personal worst of 951 minutes without a goal, as his side beat Huracán 3-0 away from home. As well as that, there was a 1-1 … Continue reading →

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Clausura: plenty of shock results tighten things up at the top (video)

Posted on Sunday, 24 April 2011 by

Saturday was a day of unexpected results in the 2011 Torneo Clausura. Not one home side managed to win in the five matches played, with Banfield, Colón, Quilmes and Godoy Cruz all winning away, and All Boys scoring twice in … Continue reading →

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In the sixteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan discuss the weekend’s footballing action in Argentina, which included a hat trick at La Bombonera from a visiting forward you may never have heard of, a double strike … Continue reading →

Posted on Saturday, 23 April 2011 by

Torneo Clausura 2011: round 11 fixtures

Posted on Saturday, 23 April 2011 by

The eleventh round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura took a day off on Good Friday, and runs from Saturday to Monday this week, very inconveniently for Hand Of Pod. New league leaders Vélez Sarsfield are at home to Quilmes on … Continue reading →

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