More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
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 →
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 →
As I type this, much later in the week than normal due to the activity around the superclásico yesterday, Argentina are playing Brazil in Qatar. It seems as good a time as any to look back on how some of these players (and others) did in the weekend just gone. There was little impression in... Continue Reading →
There were Argentine goals in seven European leagues this weekend, as well as plenty in Mexico from players both old and new to that league. Carlos Tevez's strike for Manchester City against Chelsea was the highest-profile one of the weekend, but Fernando Cavenaghi also got on the scoresheet, getting his first two since his move... Continue Reading →
A truncated Argentines Abroad this week, because I'm typing this up late as ever but even more tired than usual. The weekend just gone deserves some mention, though. Lionel Messi hit a double but couldn't win the match for Barcelona, Javier Saviola scored a fine goal for Benfica and Jonás Gutiérrez finally got his mask... Continue Reading →
As the selección converge on Ezeiza from all corners of the world (well, western Europe) for the final, must-not-balls-up-this-time double-header of World Cup qualifiers against Peru (Saturday in El Monumental) and Uruguay (a week on Wednesday in Montevideo's Estadio Centenario), it's heartening that some of them have had more auspicious weekends than Carlos Tevez, who... Continue Reading →
It's not too often I write one of these covering midweek matches, but Wednesday 13th May was a bit of a high watermark for Argentine representatives in foreign football this season. The Copa Libertadores and CONCACAF Champions League, as well as the national cup finals in both Spain and Italy, all had important contributions from... Continue Reading →
An anniversary was marked in fitting fashion by one of our foreign contingent in the weekend just gone, whilst another won a league title and two claimed a Brazilian state trophy - to find out which ones, you'll have to read on. The winners in Brazil were Andrés D'Alessandro and Pablo Guiñazú, who helped Internacional... Continue Reading →
It was a subdued effort from most of the Argentine foreign legion last weekend, but here we are to round it up as usual. The most notable Argentine contributions of the weekend past are right here, including a championship win which, for some reason, didn't get as much coverage as Angel Cabrera's US Masters win... In... Continue Reading →
The latest double-header of qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is upon us this weekend, so with my head now sufficiently back on track after two weeks back home, it seems as good a time as any to have a look at what our boys abroad have been doing this weekend.... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 