Monthly Archives: May 2011

In the nineteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, me, Dan, Seba and Dan greet a couple of special guests to preview this Sunday’s superclásico in La Bombonera. Samuel (no, not Sam) is our tamed River Plate fan, and the four … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 by

Argentines Abroad: Tevez returns to Champions League, & more (videos)

Posted on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 by

This week saw confirmation on Tuesday that two Argentines – Carlos Tevez and Pablo Zabaleta – will feature in next season’s European Cup; at least assuming Tevez stays with Manchester City, who beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 to confirm a top … Continue reading →

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Clausura: Vélez extend their lead (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield extended their lead in the Torneo Clausura to four points over second-placed Godoy Cruz on Monday night with a comfortable 2-0 win over Banfield in Liniers. With the first team recovering from last Thursday’s high-altitude long-distance trip to … Continue reading →

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Clausura: River slip up & Boca win in superclásico warm-ups

Posted on Sunday, 8 May 2011 by

One week to the day before they meet in La Bombonera in the first competitive superclásico of the year, River Plate and Boca Juniors had very different weekends in the 2011 Torneo Clausura. River, needing a win to keep up the … Continue reading →

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On Monday, Diario Libre reported, in their first ever edition, that River Plate playmaker Erik Lamela had been bought by a management group, and is to be sold on to a European club at the end of the season (possibly Juventus). … Continue reading →

Posted on Sunday, 8 May 2011 by

Clausura: Godoy Cruz recover, Tigre thump Colón (video)

Posted on Saturday, 7 May 2011 by

Godoy Cruz recovered from their 4-1 mauling at the hands of Arsenal de Sarandí last weekend by beating Newell’s Old Boys 3-1 in Rosario on Friday night to move back into contention in the Torneo Clausura. On Saturday, Quilmes failed … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2011: round 13 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 6 May 2011 by

This weekend sees one clásico on the menu, as San Lorenzo visit Avellaneda to take on Independiente on Sunday evening. Arsenal de Sarandí host Racing in a game only the home fans will be thinking of as a clásico, and Newell’s … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez through, Estudiantes out (video)

Posted on Friday, 6 May 2011 by

Thursday night saw Vélez Sarsfield as the last Argentine club standing in the 2011 Copa Libertadores. The Liniers side got a highly impressive 2-0 win away to Liga de Quito to complete a 5-0 aggregate win over the 2008 champions, … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: a new correspondent, & Agüero scores his 9th in 7 games (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 4 May 2011 by

We’ve a new correspondent on Argentines Abroad this week, to give us a more in-depth view of Italy’s Serie A, in which there was some decent Argentine action this week. In Spain, Sergio Agüero scored yet again for Atlético Madrid, closing … Continue reading →

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Those who are already avid readers of world football website In Bed With Maradona will probably have noticed that it’s relaunched this week, and I’m pleased to say that relaunch has prompted to contribute something for them again. It’s an article … Continue reading →

Posted on Tuesday, 3 May 2011 by