Category Archives: Transfers

The 2010 Torneo Apertura is almost upon us now – it starts on Friday – and HEGS will be gearing up for it during the week. I’ll have the traditional ‘meet the clubs’ piece online later in the week, but … Continue reading →

Posted on Monday, 2 August 2010 by | 6 Comments

Pavone transfer confirmed; Argentina to host Spain, and more from the JRR soap opera

Posted on Friday, 23 July 2010 by

Friday morning saw confirmation that Mariano Pavone will move to River Plate for the upcoming season, the Núñez club having beaten San Lorenzo to his signature after Ramón Díaz’s club almost managed to hijack the offer at the last minute. … Continue reading →

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Pavone edging closer to River

Posted on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 by

One of River Plate’s main winter transfer targets has been a centre forward who can provide a, shall we say, slightly more consistent goal threat than Rogelio Funes Mori for the new season. Having already brought goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Torneo Apertura, Angel Cappa, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Players, Pre season, Primera A, Ramón Díaz, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

El Ogro retu… oh

Posted on Sunday, 18 July 2010 by

Cristian Fabbiani has been without a club since having his contract terminated by River six months ago for being a fatso. During the current winter break, he’s returned to (ahem) ‘action’ with newly-promoted All Boys, and it hasn’t taken long … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Torneo Apertura, All Boys, Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Players, Pre season, Primera A, Transfers | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Argentina starting XI vs Nigeria, and stuff from back home

Posted on Thursday, 10 June 2010 by

It’s yet to be officially announced, but the Argentina starting eleven for the first match of their World Cup campaign is now widely known and there are unlikely to be any surprises, barring injuries. Jonás Gutiérrez is in at right … Continue reading →

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Not much happening

Posted on Monday, 31 May 2010 by

It’s a quiet one now, as we fall further and further into the ‘gravity of the World Cup’ (© Bostero Forever) and, for the next week and a half at least, there’s not likely to be very much of any real … Continue reading →

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Not much doing at River

Posted on Saturday, 29 May 2010 by

With the transfer news at Boca Juniors largely covering the extensions of existing players’ contracts, River Plate Ángel Cappa has been getting impatient about the Núñez side’s ability to even do that. The season may only have ended two weeks … Continue reading →

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Contract talks at Boca

Posted on Thursday, 27 May 2010 by

Boca Juniors are currently going through something of a miserable post-season tour of the United States – a few evenings ago they lost 1-0 to Los Angeles Galaxy and on Wednesday night they crashed 3-0 against Seattle Sounders (you can … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Claudio Borghi, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Juan Román Riquelme, Martín Palermo, Mauro Boselli, Players, Primera A, Results, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Big changes afoot

Posted on Friday, 21 May 2010 by

None of the ‘Big Five’ have had the best of times in Argentina lately. Boca Juniors and Independiente, though, have been so upset with performances in the Clausura that their directors have both brought in new managers. At Boca, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Claudio Borghi, Daniel Garnero, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Independiente, Primera A, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Rogelio Funes Mori to Manchester United?

Posted on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 by

The first big transfer story of the Argentine post-season has broken not here in Buenos Aires, but England. Why did I move down here again? The Star, a highly-regarded British news publication* claimed on Monday that Sir Alex Ferguson, the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Football, Football clubs, Gabriel Funes Mori, Players, Primera A, River Plate, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments