Monthly Archives: May 2011

Clausura: Godoy held at the last, but Lanús keep up pressure on Vélez (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 31 May 2011 by

Monday saw two big games in the run-in to the race for the 2011 Torneo Clausura title in Argentina. After Vélez Sarsfield had been beaten by Tigre on Sunday, their pursuers Godoy Cruz and Lanús had chances to close the … Continue reading →

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In a special edition of Hand Of Pod, Sam and the Dans are joined by Ralph Hannah, an English expert on Paraguayan football who was kind enough to drop in on us when visiting Buenos Aires with his wife for … Continue reading →

Posted on Monday, 30 May 2011 by | 2 Comments

Clausura: River still in trouble, Vélez slip up (video)

Posted on Monday, 30 May 2011 by

The weekend’s games in the 2011 Torneo Clausura have left things very tight at the top of the Clausura table, thanks to Tigre’s home victory over league leaders Vélez Sarsfield. Vélez rested a lot of their first-choice players ahead of … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2011: round 16 fixtures

Posted on Saturday, 28 May 2011 by

A key weekend in the relegation battle in the Primera arrives. No matches were played on Friday evening, but Sunday sees a critical clash, as River Plate visit Bahía Blanca to take on one of the title challengers – and … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez lose semi first leg in Uruguay

Posted on Friday, 27 May 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield suffered their first defeat of their Copa Libertadores knockout stages on Thursday night, losing 1-0 to Uruguayan giants Peñarol in Montevideo’s Estadio Centenario. Darío Rodríguez scored the game’s only goal on the stroke of half time to complicate … Continue reading →

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We had difficulty shutting up this week. A full 45 minutes of actually quite good stuff (if we say so ourselves) was cut, and the podcast still comes in at over an hour. Diego Maradona is the focus of much … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 26 May 2011 by

Argentines Abroad: the end-of-season finale

Posted on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 by

The domestic football season has now come to an end across Europe, and also in Mexico. Argentines have been key to the denouements of leagues and cups across western Europe, so here’s the rundown of who’s won what – from … Continue reading →

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Clausura: Carrizo blunders & River Plate stumble again; Vélez win; Boca draw (video)

Posted on Monday, 23 May 2011 by

For the second match in a row, River Plate goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo made a howler to blow his side’s chance of a win, making a complete hash of pushing a seemingly harmless long-range shot over the crossbar to gift … Continue reading →

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Clausura: Olimpo & Independiente wins pile pressure onto River Plate (video)

Posted on Sunday, 22 May 2011 by

Saturday’s games in the 2011 Torneo Clausura saw relegation-threatened pair Olimpo and Independiente both win their matches. Olimpo’s win over Argentinos Juniors, in particular, shifts the pressure to one of Argentina’s giants, River Plate, who go into Sunday’s clásico against San … Continue reading →

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Argentina’s refereeing controversy continues as Godoy Cruz only draw (video)

Posted on Saturday, 21 May 2011 by

Friday evening’s games in the 2011 Torneo Clausura saw the recent brouhaha over refereeing standards in Argentina deepen. Godoy Cruz were playing away to Banfield and needed a win to keep up the pressure on league leaders Vélez Sarsfield. They … Continue reading →

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