More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Jorge Wilstermann v Boca Juniors (Tuesday, 20:30 Cochabamba, 21:30 ART, 19:30 EST, 00:30 Weds GMT) Last year’s Copa Libertadores runners up Boca Juniors begin their quest to go one better on Tuesday night as the group stage of the 2019 competition gets underway. Boca are visiting Cochabamba, Bolivia, to take on Jorge Wilstermann, and readers... Continue Reading →
Gerardo Martino has announced Argentina's squad list for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers at home to Brazil (Thurs 12th November) and away to Colombia (Tues 17th), from which his side desperately need some good results after a disappointing start in which they lost at home to Ecuador and drew away to Paraguay. Lionel Messi won't... Continue Reading →
As you've probably heard, shortly before Argentina's Copa América quarter-final against Colombia on Friday, Boca Juniors announced the return to the club of Carlos Tevez. I've written a piece for ESPNFC on how Tevez's return both fits with a trend of Argentine players coming back to their roots and, at the same time, bucks that trend... Continue Reading →
With the World Cup just around the corner, ESPNFC are ramping up coverage of each of the national teams, and you'll find their homepage for all 32 blogs here. I'm playing my part in writing for their Argentina team blog, of course, and following Tuesday's 30-man longlist announcement, I've written a piece for them on why... Continue Reading →
Monday evening brought one match in England's Premier League, between defending champions Manchester City and struggling Aston Villa. It was Carlos Tevez who made the difference, popping up just before half time to score the only goal of the game and give City a win that keeps their slim hopes of retaining the title alive,... Continue Reading →
In Spain on Saturday and in England on Sunday, three Argentine strikers helped their sides to wins. Gonzalo Higuaín scored for Real Madrid as they beat Deportivo La Coruña 2-1 away, Lionel Messi got Barcelona's winner in a 2-1 home win over Sevilla, and Carlos Tevez scored Manchester City's second with a screamer as they... Continue Reading →
It's been another interesting week for Argentina's foreign legion, with Sergio Agüero picking up his 'stupid' injury, a nine-goal thriller in Serie A, the inevitable wondergoal from Chango in Mexico, and of course Lionel Messi equalling another record on Tuesday night. Step this way... In England's Premier League, it was a quiet weekend for Argentines. Sergio Agüero's... 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 was another packed weekend in which Argentines around the world had a big say in footballing matters, so here's another dose of Argentines Abroad. Sergio Agüero hit a hat-trick for Manchester City, Fernando Belluschi for Porto and Javier Pastore for PSG scored crackers (Pastore's was his first for his new club), and there was... Continue Reading →
The twenty-ninth episode of Hand Of Pod is, as the milkmaid said to the parson, quite a whopper. That's largely because Sam, Australian Dan and Seba have not one but two rounds of Torneo Apertura matches to look back on, as well as River Plate's historic debut in the Nacional B (second division). There's more,... Continue Reading →
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