More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
At the national team level, the Asociación de Fútbol Argentino is tearing itself apart as the search begins to replace Jorge Sampaoli. At the top flight domestic level, we're just three and a half weeks away from the start of the new season and there's still been no confirmation of the 2018–19 Superliga season fixtures (or... Continue Reading →
Over the next few years, like, not necessarily immediately. AFA president Claudio Tapia spoke to the press on Wednesday, and at least one of the things he said gave hope to those of us who've hoped for improvements to the Argentine league system for ages. What did he say, exactly? Well, most excitingly, he said... Continue Reading →
Happy Revolution Day, everyone! Here in Argentina the 25th May is a public holiday, so there's no football today. As such, I can bring you the goal video from the weekend just gone already, although Fútbol Para Todos haven't yet got round to including Belgrano full back Renzo Saravia's magnificent lobbed own goal for Godoy Cruz... Continue Reading →
Oh, hello. It's been a while, as it normally is. I shan't bore you with more promises of more frequent updates this time, I'll just post this one and we'll see what happens next, shall we? The Argentine Primera kicks off a week on Friday, and it will do so without Juan Román Riquelme, who's finally... Continue Reading →
Wednesday saw one absolutely titanic clash before the much more minor business of the Brazil 2014 World Cup gets underway. Having finished level on points during the 2013-14 B Nacional season, Independiente and Huracán had to play a tie-breaker in La Plata to decide which side claimed third place in the league, and with it... Continue Reading →
Saturday's football in Argentina saw two Primera matches and two home wins, with no goals for the away side. San Lorenzo were worthy winners over Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, 3-0, scoring two absolutely magnificent goals in the process, and shortly after (the games kicked off just an hour and a quarter apart, for some... Continue Reading →
Sunday and Monday in the 2013 Torneo Inicial brought ten goals in the Primera - but only half of them were spread over Sunday's five matches. The other five all came on Monday night, when Vélez Sarsfield claimed a 4-1 victory over Atlético de Rafaela. On Sunday, there were 0-0 draws in Quilmes v Lanús... Continue Reading →
A home win-heavy weekend of Torneo Inicial action continued on Saturday with three more matches, two of which ended in victories for the hosts after Friday evenings two home tonkings. First up, Newell's Old Boys surprisingly went in 1-0 down at the break against Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, but rallied in the second half to... Continue Reading →
Saturday's first Primera match saw Rafaela visit All Boys and claim a late equaliser through a smart volley by Diego Vera to snatch a 1-1 draw, after Mauro Matos had headed the hosts into the lead during the first half. Most eyes, however, were on the Estadio Libertadores de América, where Independiente were hosting Brown... Continue Reading →
With the 2013-14 season just a couple of hours away in Argentina, it's a good time to finally put up a permanent post about this here on HEGS. As an extension of the Argentine government's Fútbol Para Todos program, Argentine matches in the Primera División and B Nacional are now free to watch online - and (whisper... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 