Monthly Archives: June 2011

Hand Of Pod end of season review with special guest Tim Vickery

Posted on Wednesday, 29 June 2011 by

The end of season special of Hand Of Pod is an epic – an hour and three quarters – for which I apologise, but there’s good reason: South American football broadcasting legend Tim Vickery was talking to us in person over … Continue reading →

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Copa América: all the preview podcasts you could ever need in one place

Posted on Wednesday, 29 June 2011 by

Those who listen to Hand Of Pod will know that over the last month, building up to the Copa América, we’ve recorded a bunch of special editions profiling some of the national teams most likely to make a dent in the … Continue reading →

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River Plate: the rebuilding begins, and next season’s new horizons

Posted on Monday, 27 June 2011 by

The morning after the night before, River Plate are being forced to adjust to life as a Nacional B institution. J.J. López is gone as manager, and might leave the club altogether. Ramón Díaz, who watched the game on television … Continue reading →

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Bad luck, or karma? River Plate relegated for the first time in their history

Posted on Sunday, 26 June 2011 by

Sunday afternoon was bright and sunny in Buenos Aires, but there’s a metaphorical black cloud hanging over the Estadio Monumental as, against what everyone expected back at the start of the Apertura, the unthinkable has actually come to pass: River … Continue reading →

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Copa América 2011: Argentina squad finalised

Posted on Saturday, 25 June 2011 by

Sergio Batista announced on Saturday the three names to be cut from the 26-man preliminary list for the Copa América. The Argentine press describe it as ‘without surprises’, but I have to confess I’m slightly taken aback that Diego Milito … Continue reading →

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There’s only one topic for this week’s Hand Of Pod, and we make no apologies for that. Dan, Dan, Seba and River fan Sam try to make some sense of what none of us quite thought would come to pass: … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 23 June 2011 by

Argentine relegation 2011: Huracán down & River hang by a thread (video)

Posted on Thursday, 23 June 2011 by

Wednesday saw two key clashes in the relegation struggle in Argentina’s Primera División. First, in La Bombonera, Huracán and Gimnasia La Plata faced off in a one-match, winner-takes-all (or rather, loser-gets-nothing) tie-breaker to decide who was relegated and who gets … Continue reading →

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The Hand Of God turns 25

Posted on Wednesday, 22 June 2011 by

You’ve probably already seen elsewhere, but this is an Argentine football website, so I couldn’t let it pass un-noticed. 25 years ago today, Argentina took on England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup in the Estadio Azteca in … Continue reading →

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River travel to Córdoba, and the goals & scores from Sunday (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 by

Monday saw River Plate’s squad travel to Córdoba for the first leg of their relegation playoff against Belgrano de Córdoba. River will be without Diego Buonanotte, who was given a plaque by president Daniel Passarella before Saturday’s game in what … Continue reading →

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Clausura: River Plate’s catastrophy, Independiente’s romp & more: Saturday’s goals

Posted on Sunday, 19 June 2011 by

Saturday’s goals from the 2011 Torneo Clausura are online now, including Godoy Cruz’s 1-0 win over All Boys in the day’s late game. There were seventeen goals in all over the six matches played, and if you’re not sure where … Continue reading →

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