A brief update as, once again, I try and haul HEGS back on track. I've just written a piece for ESPNFC about the resignation of Javier Cantero, who stepped down as Independiente president a week ago today. Read about why he's left the club and why it was a sad day in Argentine football's struggle against violence... Continue Reading →
Hand Of Pod 12: death at the match & Argentina’s Libertadores crew
In the twelfth episode of Hand Of Pod, the Anglophone world's foremost (and, indeed, only) Argentine football podcast, Sam, English Dan and Seba welcome back Australian Dan from his sojourn around Mendiza and Córdoba. There's a big discussion on the main issue of the weekend, the death of San Lorenzo fan Ramón Aramayo at the... Continue Reading →
Rolle ruins Riquelme’s return, & a fan dies at Vélez
Sunday's matches in the 2011 Torneo Clausura were overshadowed by tragedy, as death returned to the stadia of Argentina's top flight. Ramón Aramayo, a 36-year-old fan (I would like to stress, not a barra brava), got involved in a struggle whilst passing through a routine security check on the way into Vélez Sarsfield vs San... Continue Reading →
Copa Sudamericana 2010: Independiente go through amidst chaotic scenes
Last night, Independiente eliminated Defensor Sporting of Uruguay from the Copa Sudamericana in a dramatic match. The visitors from across the Río De La Plata took the lead on the night early on, and thanks to their 1-0 victory in the home leg, Independiente were obliged to score three times, which they did before the... Continue Reading →
Cafe Calcio podcast online now
Those who didn't manage to listen in live (or on the repeat) to my UK radio debut for Resonance FM's Cafe Calcio can now have the pleasure of listening to it whenever they please, as the podcast of the show is now available to download. I'm not sure about iTunes availability (there were a few... Continue Reading →
Latest on In Bed With Maradona
It's been a busy day. As well as making my radio debut (repeated on http://www.resonancefm.com/listen tomorrow at 3:30pm UK time, or there's a podcast up in the next couple of days for those who missed it earlier), I've also been previewing the eighth round of the 2010 Torneo Apertura, which is already underway, for In... Continue Reading →
Public appearances
Those HEGS readers who are living in London - and, indeed, those who aren't - are in for a special treat today. From 9pm British Summer Time, you'll be able to enjoy the sound of my dulcet tones on your radio airwaves, as I'll be joining in the discussion on Resonance FM's Cafe Calcio football... Continue Reading →
Under investigation?
As the selección engaged in a game of attack vs defence which supposedly revealed Diego Maradona's first-choice eleven for Saturday's World Cup debut against Nigeria, funny goings-on were underway on Tuesday morning back in Buenos Aires. The barra bravas deported from South Africa are planning legal recourse to return to watch the tournament, whilst another... Continue Reading →
Running free, and getting caught
After the military-style concentración for the first week of Argentina's stay in South Africa, and the opening-up of training to the press over the last few days, the selección's players have finally been allowed an afternoon off following a morning training session, as Diego Maradona edges closer to deciding on his starting XI against Nigeria.... Continue Reading →
Violence for export
When the Argentine national team flew to South Africa a week ago today, twenty-two barra bravas from Chacarita Juniors and Boca Juniors were on the same flight, in the economy section. The AFA denied any knowledge of this, but one of them was, in 2009, used as an AFA-approved bodyguard for one of Lionel Messi's... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 