Category Archives: Other football sites

Argentines Abroad 2011-12: It begins…

Posted on Thursday, 25 August 2011 by

This isn’t going to be a very complete Argentines Abroad post, because I’ve been very busy so far this week, and of course Spain and Italy both have yet to get underway properly, but two of our regular contributors from last … Continue reading →

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The Argentine national team: where to now?

Posted on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 by

This piece is the first of a new ‘round table’ feature which will be appearing here on HEGS and other Argentine football blogs across the internet. Every now and then (probably roughly every two weeks) someone will propose a bunch of … 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

The 2011 Torneo Apertura is here!

Posted on Thursday, 4 August 2011 by

Hasta El Gol Siempre is back, ladies and gents. I apologise for the long absence of any posts on here since the Copa América final, but I’ve been just as busy working as I was during the Copa itself, if not … Continue reading →

Posted in Alejandro Sabella, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentine national team, Ascenso, B Nacional, Copa América, Domestic, Football, Football managers, Hasta El Gol Siempre, International football, Lower leagues, Other football sites, Pre season, Primera A, Selección, Sergio Batista | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Apologies that I’ve not been posting on HEGS since the Copa América final on Sunday, but it’s been a busy week. Normal service will soon be resumed, honest. The twenty-seventh episode of Hand Of Pod is our look back on an … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 29 July 2011 by

The semi-finals of the 2011 Copa América are now over, and Uruguay and Paraguay will be the sides competing for the title in the Estadio Monumental on Sunday. In this article for ESPNSoccernet, I take a look back over the … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 21 July 2011 by

As kick off edges closer, now only just over three hours away, there’s another preview of the Copa América by me; this time focussing more on the Argentine national team and how they’re likely to line up, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 1 July 2011 by

As all readers will surely be aware, tonight at 21:45 Argentine time Bolivia will play the 700th international match in their history. Of arguably just as much importance, they’ll be taking on the hosts, Argentina, in the opening match of … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 1 July 2011 by

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

In the 24th episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan discuss Vélez’s title win on Sunday, and offer their commiserations to Lanús. Sam gives an impromptu history lesson about Alumni, the first side to dominate the Argentine top … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 16 June 2011 by