The goals from the fifth round of matches in the Primera División are up now, and it seems Fútbol Para Todos have listened to my weekly complaints on Twitter (yes, I'm claiming full responsibility here) because they're in HD! There was a 90th-minute winner for Godoy Cruz, a 94th-minute equaliser in the clásico for Huracán at home... Continue Reading →
2016 Primera preview: round 5
A new round of Primera División action begins tonight - albeit tonight's matches aren't themselves the most attractive of the weekend. As ever, I'm back for The Bubble, previewing the weekend and highlighting the matches you should definitely make sure not to miss. You can read that here. And if you want to listen to episode... Continue Reading →
2016 Primera, fourth round: all the goals
Here are all the goals from the fourth round of matches in the Primera championship, which include two wonderful matches as San Lorenzo pipped Vélez Sarsfield by the odd goal in five, Independiente and Racing produced a thrilling finish to what had otherwise been a deadly dull clásico in Avellaneda, Boca Juniors thrashed Newell's Old Boys... Continue Reading →
2016 Primera preview: round 4
The fourth round of Primera División action kicks off on Friday afternoon, and as usual I've previewed it for The Bubble. There are a number of attractive games in this round, with the Avellaneda clásico between Independiente and Racing the most obvious - but Boca Juniors v Newell's Old Boys, Rosario Central v River Plate and San... Continue Reading →
Weekly football preview: round 3
There's a midweek round of matches in Argentina this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and I'm back for The Bubble to preview it, picking out the matches you should definitely make time for, the ones you might want to put on in the background, and those you really shouldn't bother with. Independiente v Rosario Central is the... Continue Reading →
2016 Primera, second round: all the goals
The second round of matches in this year's Primera brought only one win for the Big Five - 2-1 for San Lorenzo against Sarmiento. There were fine goals for Atlético Tucumán and Belgrano in their wins over Boca Juniors and River Plate, respectively, and plenty of other decent ones this weekend aside, including a 2-0... Continue Reading →
2016 Primera, first round: all the goals
Here are all the goals from the first round of Primera División action, which saw River Plate thrash Quilmes, San Lorenzo held away to Patronato and Racing beaten by Atlético Tucumán.
Weekly opinion: 2016 Primera preview, part 1
In this week's opinion piece for The Bubble, I've written the first part of two which will serve as a preview to the 2016 Primera División transitional championship, which kicks off at the end of next week and runs until late May. This week, I run the rule over the Big Five and the summer transfers... Continue Reading →
(Almost) all the goals from the weekend just gone in Argentina’s top two divisions
Happy Revolution Day, everyone! Here in Argentina the 25th May is a public holiday, so there's no football today. As such, I can bring you the goal video from the weekend just gone already, although Fútbol Para Todos haven't yet got round to including Belgrano full back Renzo Saravia's magnificent lobbed own goal for Godoy Cruz... Continue Reading →
Racing v Independiente: watch the clásico de Avellaneda, and listen to me commentate on it!
At 3pm Argentine time (7pm BST, 2pm EDT) this Sunday, the second biggest derby in Greater Buenos Aires - and maybe Argentina - kicks off, with league champions Racing hosting Independiente in the clásico de Avellaneda. After my attempts to talk over the two recent Copa Libertadores superclásicos apparently passed muster, I've been invited to provide English-language... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 