The AFA have released Gerardo Martino's squad list for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers away to Chile and at home to Bolivia later this month, and the headline exclusion for the local media is Carlos Tevez, who admits himself he's been poor so far in 2016. There's a return for Javier Pinola of Rosario Central,... Continue Reading →
Argentina squad v Brazil & Colombia: Messi and Agüero injured, Higuaín back in
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 →
Argentines Abroad: Lavezzi & Pastore combine to give PSG a first-leg Champions League win (video)
Tuesday saw the start of the knockout stages of the 2012-13 European Cup, and with it the visit of French mega-spenders Paris Saint-Germain to Valencia. The Argentine connection was strong on both sides - Ever Banega and Tino Costa were involved for Valencia, with Pablo Piatti an unused sub - but it was PSG's who... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: getting set for season’s end
Most of Europe's top leagues come to an end this weekend, so the final full-sized Argentines Abroad of the year gets you ready for the remaining title run-ins in England and France, as well as recapping the action from Spain and Portugal last weekend. Lionel Messi's world record, Diego Milito's hat trick in the Milan... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Messi equals another record, Inter and Genoa share nine goals, and more
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 →
Argentines Abroad: the weekend’s league action, and a five-star performance from Messi (video)
This week's Argentines Abroad is delayed slightly, but fortunately that means I can include the video of Lionel Messi's astonishing performance in the European Cup on Wednesday night, when he became the first place in 32 seasons to score five goals in one match in Europe's premier club competition during Barcelona's 7-1 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen.... Continue Reading →
An interview with Javier Pastore in The Blizzard, and other recent writing
As those who follow me on Twitter and/or listen to Hand Of Pod may already be aware, I interviewed Paris Saint-Germain star and Argentina player Javier Pastore during the second half of last year. The resulting article is published today in issue four of The Blizzard, the football quarterly edited by Jonathan Wilson. It's available in hard... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Licha’s pearler, Messi’s insane free kick and more
It's time to bring Argentines Abroad back in advance of the coming round of matches in Europe, now that my parents are home and my schedule returns to something like normal. Jonás Gutiérrez, Sergio Agüero, Lionel Messi, Lisandro López and more all scored at the weekend, and you can read all about it (and watch... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: the final weekend in November
The weekend just gone saw as many crucial contributions from Argentines as ever in the world's biggest leagues, and a welcome return to form for the usual suspects in the Mexican league after last week's no-show. With the usual contributions from Mexico, Portugal, Spain and France, here's the latest roundup. In England's Premier League, Jonás... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Maxi downs Chelsea, Gago’s brilliant strike and more (video)
As ever, there were a number of Argentine goals during the weekend just gone in leagues across Europe. Oddly, there were none in Mexico this weekend (for the first time since I began accepting contributions for this post!), so Tom Clark hasn't been able to fill us in with anything. In England, though, Sergio Agüero... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 