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 →
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 →
This weekend has seen Juan Pablo Carrizo damage his cause in the battle for the national #1 shirt; Internazionale drew with Germán Denis' Napoli, and Gabriel Heinze was involved in a war of words with Real Madrid's sporting director Jorge Valdano. Roberto Abbondanzieri looks set to move from Boca Juniors to Internacional de Porto Alegre.... Continue Reading →
Following Newell's Old Boys' victory over River Plate on Saturday, the other sides hoping to keep up in the race for the title had to win on Sunday, and two of them managed it. Banfield overcame San Lorenzo 1-0 in Boedo for their first win away to El Cuervo in 13 years, and Estudiantes brushed... Continue Reading →
It was a relatively quiet weekend for Argentina's representatives in the exterior in the week prior to the announcement of Diego Maradona's squad for the friendly with France (which is announced on Tuesday and will include Seba Verón and Juan Román Riquelme), with some of the main stories being transfer rumours. There were some Argentines... Continue Reading →
Boca Juniors' goalkeeping crisis should shortly be put to bed after it was confirmed on Thursday that they've agreed a fee with Spanish side Getafe to buy Roberto Abbondanzieri back. The Xeneize will pay €300,000 to the Madrid club for their former custodian. Abbondanzieri, for his part, had already pleaded with both sides to strike... Continue Reading →
This will be a very quick roundup, because January always makes me a little lazy with the amount of stuff I want to write, due to the lack of meaningful domestic league action. Still, there were some performances from our boys abroad in the last week, and one perhaps notable absence. That absence was Carlos... Continue Reading →
Boca Juniors, the newly-crowned champions of Argentina, have been doing bit of re-jigging, but the key man will be very familiar to them. Monday brought confirmation that title-winning coach Carlos Ischia will be staying for another year, after signing an extension to his contract. The long-awaited comeback of another manager who's had a teensy bit... Continue Reading →
The AFA will hold their press conference in a few hours' time to allow Diego Armando Maradona to announce his first Argentina squad (read on to see who's made it), and already there's controversy surrounding the nature of the appointment (not to mention the exclusions of three key players). Maradona declared on Radio La Red... Continue Reading →
It's been a relatively quiet week for Argentines in Europe, with most of those who represented the selección during the week still recuperating from their journey home. In the wake of Alfio Basile's resignation as Argentina boss though, this weekend was a chance for certain other hopefuls to prove to the next man that they... Continue Reading →
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