Monthly Archives: June 2011

Clausura: River miss a chance to pull clear, Palermo scores as Boca draw (video)

Posted on Monday, 6 June 2011 by

Sunday’s Torneo Clausura matches saw Martín Palermo draw level with San Lorenzo legend José Sanfilippo as joint fifth highest scorer in Argentine league history, with 227 league goals (he’ll need four in his final two games if he’s going to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Descenso, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Goal videos, Huracán, Primera A, Quilmes, Racing Club, Results, River Plate, Tigre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

It’s the Argentines Abroad Award! Your votes wanted!

Posted on Sunday, 5 June 2011 by

Long-term HEGS readers will remember that in 2007, 2008 and 2009 I ran an award to find the Best Argentine Abroad according to my readers. This year, in an attempt to widen the voting, the award (which in 2009 was the … Continue reading →

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Clausura: Banfield beat All Boys, and trouble in Rosario (video)

Posted on Saturday, 4 June 2011 by

Saturday’s two games in the Torneo Clausura turned into only one game, thanks to a firefight outside Newell’s Old Boys’ ground in Rosario which left one policeman wounded. The gunfight was between members of Newell’s barra brava, and it’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011 Torneo Clausura, All Boys, Argentine football, Argentine league, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Descenso, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Goal videos, Newell's Old Boys, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Primera A, Results, San Lorenzo | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Clausura 2011: round 17 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 3 June 2011 by

This weekend, no issues can be resolved, but a lot might become a little clearer. Two of the title-chasers meet on Monday, when Vélez Sarsfield, licking their wounds from their Copa Libertadores semi-final elimination, host Godoy Cruz. Gimnasia and Racing … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez out on away goals in semi-final thriller (video)

Posted on Friday, 3 June 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield exited the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night in a thrilling match against Uruguayan giants Peñarol, in which the visitors took the lead on the night to go ahead 2-0 on aggregate, and eventually went through on away goals … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, Results, Ricardo Gareca, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Suspicious betting patterns as Argentina B thrashed by Nigeria (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 by

Argentina’s ‘Under-25′ B-team played a friendly in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, and got thumped 4-1 by a home side who looked infinitely more up for the match than their visitors. A side captained by Pablo Zabaleta were 3-0 down at … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Football, Football managers, Goal videos, International football, Results, Selección, Sergio Batista | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Argentina squad for Copa América: Tevez in, Heinze out

Posted on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 by

Sergio Batista has just announced a preliminary squad for the 2011 Copa América – which starts in Argentina one month tomorrow – which will be trimmed slightly to 22 players for the final squad. Carlos Tevez, after the amazing about-turn … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Copa América, Diego Milito, Diego Valeri, Esteban Cambiasso, Ever Banega, Ezequiel Garay, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Fernando Gago, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Milito, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Javier Zanetti, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Lionel Messi, Marcos Rojo, Mariano Andújar, Nicolás Burdisso, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Batista, Sergio Romero | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments