More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
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 →
There wasn't much Argentine involvement during FA Cup weekend in England, but elsewhere there was plenty to talk about. Another double from Lionel Messi - this time late on - was added to a Player Of The Year award for Javier Saviola in Portugal and a missed penalty for Javier Pastore in Italy. All this... Continue Reading →
Or rather, 'Argentines in Spain and Portugal,' with a few quick additions, since there wasn't a lot to write home about elsewhere aside from Carlos Tevez's goal in the FA Cup. Ben Shave and David Cartlidge, though, are here to keep us up to date with the weekend's happenings. In the wake of his FIFA... Continue Reading →
A doubly pleasing Argentine performance for Manchester City on Saturday was matched by a veritable flood of goals from Argentines in Europe's major leagues. As well as Carlos Tevez and Pablo Zabaleta both scoring for City, there were also goals from Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuaín and others. As ever, read on for the best of... Continue Reading →
Before we begin, a quick feliz cumpleaños to Gabriel Batistuta, the all-time highest goalscorer in the history of the Argentine national team, who turned forty on Monday. There was no Argentine action from his old team Fiorentina on Sunday (they drew 2-2 away to Cagliari), but a move for his heir in the selección; after... Continue Reading →
Is it December already? Then it must be time for Argentines across Europe to wonder what possessed them to move to a continent where Christmas is celebrated in a cold climate. The performances are still decent, though. Gonzalo Higuaín scored again for Real Madrid as Lionel Messi ensured Barcelona kept their noses in front; Carlos... Continue Reading →
The reason for AA going up a little later this week was, of course, widely forecast, but I still wanted to wait for it to be made official. Don't count your chickens and all that. On Tuesday (or late on Monday if you're in Argentina), Lionel Messi was named France Football's European Footballer Of The... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad is delayed slightly this week by the Monday night fixture bumping the normal domestic coverage a day on, and the fact I've been writing an article for another site (more of which later in the week). That's useful in some ways because the Copa del Rey in Spain has ensured there's action to... Continue Reading →
It was a mixed week for Argentines in England - Pablo Zabaleta was sent off and Carlos Tevez had to toil on his own up front as Manchester City could only draw 1-1 with Wigan Athletic, and Javier Mascherano and Emiliano Insúa's Liverpool lost in circumstances which were either hilarious or exasperating depending on your... Continue Reading →
After a week of recriminations for the selección, Diego Maradona travels to Europe to bang some heads together and break the news to some players that he'll be picking Argentine-based players over them in future. All the same, there's some food for thought for him ('thought', Diego: that's 'pensamiento' in castellano, a word you might... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 