More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
This weekend Argentines were in fine form in Spain, Portugal and Mexico, whilst in the USA a Boca Juniors legend might have played his last game, as Guillermo Barros Schelotto's Columbus Crew exited the MLS playoffs. The selección's first-choice centre back pairing both had poor weekends, though. Martín Demichelis' Bayern München dropped points, whilst Walter... Continue Reading →
That's 'After Diego'. We're entering that year today, because Saturday, 30th October 2010 sees Diego Armando Maradona celebrate his 50th birthday. It's been a fittingly eventful year for him, during which he's become a grandfather, had numerous arguments with Pelé (okay, so there's nothing new there), irritated his own country's president, strengthened his friendship with... 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 →
The football World Cup today lost one of its final links with its origins, when Francisco Varallo, the former Boca Juniors forward, died in the early hours in La Plata, aged 100 years and six months. He had been the last living player to take part in the final of the inaugural tournament in Montevideo,... Continue Reading →
There are some do-or-die matches coming up in the Torneo Apertura this weekend. Boca Juniors have to win to keep Claudio Borghi in a job, and play Vélez Sarsfield, never easy opponents at the best of times. And Borghi's got no fewer than four changes (and possibly one or two more) planned for Sunday's game,... Continue Reading →
It won't have escaped the attentions of many HEGS readers that Brazilian club Internacional won the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday night in a very entertaining second leg of the final against Mexicans Chivas (3-2 on the night, 5-3 on aggregate). Andrés D'Alessandro was key to their success, and as such there's plenty of Argentine interest... Continue Reading →
There's some odd stuff coming from the mouth of Diego Maradona's European agent Walter Soriano today. A couple of news sites in the UK are reporting that Maradona is considering a number of European managerial jobs, and that his agent seems to be angling to get him the Aston Villa job recently vacated by Martin... Continue Reading →
A brief update to the weekend fixture list posted here this morning: it now looks very much, according to an Estudiantes-supporting friend of mine in La Plata, like Estudiantes will indeed be playing Quilmes at 'home' in Quilmes' own stadium. And a bit of non-news: Diego Maradona has been offered a new deal - for... Continue Reading →
It's finally here! At 9pm local time tonight, the 2010 Torneo Apertura de Primera División will kick off as Arsenal Fútbol Club host Lanús in the only Friday evening game of the weekend. If you're knew to the Argentine league this year, you'd probably like a bit of a guide to the teams who are... Continue Reading →
That's how Juan Román Riquelme has described Boca Juniors' offer to him to give him a new three year contract. After breakfasting this morning with the news that Claudio Borghi had described the playmaker's contract negotiations as '80% closed,' Román has shot back on television, insisting that, 'it seems like [the directors] are just trying... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 