With the season coming to an end, it will soon be time for another double-header of World Cup qualifiers in South America. With hosts Brazil not playing qualifiers, each South American nation has one of these double rounds in which they only play one qualifier rather than the normal two, and this time round it's... 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: 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: Messi’s clásico masterclass and more
In England, the Premier League had a quiet weekend for Argentine action for the most part. Last week's Hand Of Pod introducer Alejandro Faurlín featured as usual for Queens Park Rangers in a 1-0 loss away to Liverpool, and many for QPR felt he should have had a penalty late in the day after a... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: another catch-up
Deadlines for previewing the final rounds of the 2011 Torneo Apertura have severely hampered my style this week, so without further ado here's a quick catch-up in the main leagues covered by Argentines Abroad. In England's Premier League, Sergio Agüero got Manchester City started on the scoresheet, giving them a half time lead in a... 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 →
Argentines Abroad: the pre-international roundup
With the World Cup qualifiers approaching, it's time to take a look at how Alejandro Sabella's boys - and those he's not called up - did in the weekend just gone for their clubs. Alejandro Faurlín impressed in defeat in England, Lionel Messi was subdued but ultimately decisive in Spain, where Marcelo Bielsa only gains... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Higuaín’s hat trick, another Pastore goal & more (video)
We've got a neat finish from Javier Pastore, Gonzalo Higuaín's hat trick for Madrid, some lovely goals form Mexico and, um, a description of Jonás Gutiérrez's brilliant solo effort for Newcastle United (thanks to the Premier League not allowing videos on YouTube) this week on Argentines Abroad, as well as summaries from Portugal and Italy.... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Messi leads Barcelona to an 8-0 win & more (video)
This week's Argentines Abroad is late, thanks to the midweek round of matches here in Argentina keeping me busy. Better late than never, though. As well as Lionel Messi's hat-trick in Barcelona's 8-0 demolition of Osasuna, we've got videos of lovely goals from Portugal, France and Mexico right here for your pleasure. Enjoy. In the... Continue Reading →