During the new Argentine Primera División season, I'll have an article each Friday lunchtime on The Bubble looking forward to the highlights and lowlights from the coming weekend of football - in short, which matches you should try to set aside the time to watch (and try to get along to, if you're in Buenos Aires)... Continue Reading →
In the thirty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin with a discussion of just how much of a massive idiot Carlos Tevez is, and conclude with a reflection on Cristian Fabbiani's suitability for the second division in Argentina. In between we discuss Wednesday night's Brazil v Argentina friendly second leg, Seba... Continue Reading →
It’s the Argentines Abroad Award! Your votes wanted!
Long-term HEGS readers will remember that in 2007, 2008 and 2009 I ran an award to find the Best Argentine Abroad according to my readers. This year, in an attempt to widen the voting, the award (which in 2009 was the HEGS/Mundo Albiceleste Award) becomes the Hand Of Pod award. You can hear myself, the Dans Australian and... Continue Reading →
Internacional superstar
Those who can remember the events of around a week-and-a-half ago (or who can scroll down the page a little way) will remember that Andrés D'Alessandro was recently awarded the 2010 South American Footballer Of The Year gong. If you'd like to read my considered thoughts on the award, you should click here, where you'll... Continue Reading →
D’Alessandro is the King of the Americas
Andrés D'Alessandro has been named by Uruguayan newspaper El País as the 2010 South American Footballer Of The Year, an award informally known as the 'King Of The Americas'. The Internacional de Porto Alegre playmaker succeeds countryman Juan Sebastián Verón, who won it in both 2008 and 2009, after a fairly ordinary year in the Brazilian... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad bumper Christmas special
This extended Argentines Abroad has been made possible by the fact that I didn't have time to do one last week, but forgot to let my correspondents know - and as a result we've got two weeks' worth of submissions from Spain and Portugal, as well as a very belated (my fault, not Tom's) report... Continue Reading →
Argentina 1 – 0 Brazil: Messi wins it at the death
The long run of Argentine defeats to Brazil at full international level was finally brought to an end on Wednesday in Qatar, and although it was an inconsequential friendly, the result - sealed by a 92nd minute moment of brilliance from Lionel Messi - could well give a huge psychological boost to Sergio Batista's reign... Continue Reading →
Argentina squad vs Brazil
Sergio Batista named his first squad as Argentina manager yesterday, as well as being officially unveiled by Julio Grondona as the new permanent manager of the national side. Lucas Biglia was the only new name on the teamsheet, whilst in Zanetti, Mascherano and Pastore, there are no fewer than three Javiers in the list. That's... Continue Reading →
Japan 1 – 0 Argentina: match highlights
Argentina lost to Japan for the first time in their history on Friday, thanks to an 18th-minute goal from Shinji Okazaki. Only Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano really did themselves any sort of credit, and a side clearly as worn out by the long voyage from Europe as were Spain when they travelled to Buenos... Continue Reading →
Argentina starting XI vs Japan confirmed
Argentina's starting XI against Japan for the friendly in Tokyo on Friday has been confirmed, and it's right here. On the weekend of the clásico de Avellaneda, the two Milito brothers - who once played for opposite sides in the derby - both start for Argentina, as of course does Lionel Messi, whose absence would... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 