Category Archives: Season preview

Copa Libertadores 2012: Argentina’s challengers

Posted on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 by

Tuesday night sees Arsenal de Sarandí get the ball rolling in the first match of the 2012 Copa Libertadores, which is being played as this post goes online because I hadn’t realised it kicked off so early in the evening. … Continue reading →

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Hand Of Pod’s two resident Racing fans are both on holiday this week, but Sam and Australian Dan are battling on, insistent that their partners’ absence is but a flesh wound, and are joined by the one and only Joel … Continue reading →

Posted on Saturday, 6 August 2011 by

Primera División 2010-2011: meet the teams

Posted on Friday, 6 August 2010 by

It’s finally here! At 9pm local time tonight, the 2010 Torneo Apertura de Primera División will kick off as Arsenal Fútbol Club host Lanús in the only Friday evening game of the weekend. If you’re knew to the Argentine league … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic, Argentine league, River Plate, Boca Juniors, Racing Club, Independiente, San Lorenzo, Former players, Vélez Sarsfield, Estudiantes, Gimnasia, Banfield, Newell's Old Boys, Argentinos Juniors, Quilmes, Colón de Santa Fé, Lanús, Arsenal de Sarandí, Football, Godoy Cruz, Argentine football, Football clubs, Football managers, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Huracán, Tigre, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Fans, History, Season preview, Club profiles, Barra brava, Primera A, Clásicos, Miguel Angel Russo, Ramón Díaz, Roberto Sensini, Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, Antonio Mohamed, Claudio Borghi, Luis Zubeldía, Alejandro Sabella, Ricardo Gareca, Angel Cappa, Julio César Falcioni, Omar Asad, All Boys, 2010 Torneo Apertura | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Copa Libertadores preview

Posted on Saturday, 13 February 2010 by

I’m a little late linking to this, but better late than never, as they say. I’ve been busy this week writing a preview of the 2010 Copa Libertadores, and you can read it right now, simply by clicking this link, … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, History, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Other football sites, River Plate, Season preview, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , ,

Torneo Apertura 2009: Some of the fixtures

Posted on Wednesday, 22 July 2009 by

On Tuesday the AFA announced the first weekend’s fixtures for the 2009 Torneo Apertura in the Primera División, and their website promptly decided to stop working (for me at least, but I’ve had some internet issues tonight so maybe it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Atlético Tucumán, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Clásicos, Colón de Santa Fé, Descenso, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Godoy Cruz, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Huracán, Independiente, International football, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, Season preview, Superclásico, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , ,

Copa Libertadores 2009: the first preview

Posted on Wednesday, 11 February 2009 by

Tuesday night was momentous. Not only did HEGS turn two years old (the first birthday wallpaper is still downloadable here), but it also saw the group stages begin in the 50th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América. Argentina’s first … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Hasta El Gol Siempre, History, Lanús, Other football sites, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Season preview | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Torneo Clausura 2009

Posted on Friday, 6 February 2009 by

At long last, after a summer of transfer bore-stories and ridiculous friendly matches which are only 70 or 80 minutes long, real league football returns to the Argentine Republic on Friday night. Following the most closely-fought championship in short tournament … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Clausura, Antonio Mohamed, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Colón de Santa Fé, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Descenso, Diego Cagna, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Godoy Cruz, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Hugo Tocalli, Huracán, Independiente, Juan Manuel Llop, Lanús, Leonardo Astrada, Luis Zubeldía, Miguel Angel Russo, Miguel Angel Santoro, Néstor Gorosito, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Roberto Sensini, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de Tucumán, Season preview, Tigre, Transfers, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , ,

Torneo Argentino A roundup, and an Argentino B explanation

Posted on Wednesday, 10 September 2008 by

As promised earlier on Tuesday, I’m following up the (affiliated) lower division roundup with a quick look back on the positions so far in the Torneo Argentino A, and also attempting to explain how on earth Argentino B, which really … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Ascenso, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Lower leagues, Season preview, Torneo Argentino | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Primera A 2008-2009: Meet the teams

Posted on Tuesday, 5 August 2008 by

The 2008 Torneo Apertura kicks off on Friday evening, so I think it’s about time for the annual season preview, don’t you? Long-time readers may notice that this is largely an updated version of last year’s potted histories, but I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Clásicos, Club profiles, Colón de Santa Fé, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Descenso, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Former players, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Godoy Cruz, Hasta El Gol Siempre, History, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de Tucumán, Season preview, Superclásico, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

Torneo Apertura 2008: the fixtures in full

Posted on Wednesday, 2 July 2008 by

The full fixture list for the Primera División A Torneo Apertura 2008 has been released. Thanks to Seba for posting the fixtures when they were first announced in a comment last night. Read on for the ‘HEGS-approved’ official list, with all … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Clásicos, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Godoy Cruz, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de Tucumán, Season preview, Superclásico, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments