Category Archives: Former players

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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Clausura 2011: Palermo leaves La Bombonera, and ¡Vélez campeón! (Video)

Posted on Monday, 13 June 2011 by

A dramatic weekend’s action ended in Argentina with Martín Palermo’s final match at La Bombonera as Boca Juniors drew 1-1 with Banfield, but although that got more of the headlines and TV coverage, Vélez Sarsfield are the biggest winners of … Continue reading →

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In the 23rd episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan return to guide our listeners into the closing rounds of the Torneo Clausura. We cover the Nigeria v Argentina match last week which is being investigated by … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 8 June 2011 by

For the 20th episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba welcome special guest Asli Pelit to the show. Asli’s a Turkish TV presenter who was at La Bombonera to see Boca Juniors beat River Plate 2-0 in … Continue reading →

Posted on Tuesday, 17 May 2011 by

Clausura: Boca see off River, & Lanús peg back Vélez (video)

Posted on Monday, 16 May 2011 by

Sunday’s biggest match in Argentina saw Martín Palermo a goal from a brilliant header in his final superclásico, and Boca Juniors win 2-0 aided by an uncharacteristic error from River Plate goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo in La Bombonera. Sunday’s most … Continue reading →

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Boca Juniors vs River Plate: how to watch, & who to watch

Posted on Sunday, 15 May 2011 by

The 2011 Torneo Clausura edition of one of the world’s biggest football derbies kicks off in an hour and a bit, with River Plate traveling south to La Bombonera to take on Boca Juniors in the superclásico. Boca have been … 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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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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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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In the fifteenth episode of Hand Of Pod Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba discuss what we can only term a startling revelation from Racing full back Iván Pillud. We round up all the salient points from the Torneo Clausura in … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 by | 1 Comment