Following Mauro Icardi's ‘póker’ earlier on Sunday afternoon, Lionel Messi clearly felt unable to leave the youngster to hog all the limelight back in their homeland - and indeed their home town, since Icardi, like Messi, is from Rosario. Barcelona hosted Osasuna in the Camp Nou, and Messi hit four goals of his own as... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Messi equals another record, Inter and Genoa share nine goals, and more
It's been another interesting week for Argentina's foreign legion, with Sergio Agüero picking up his 'stupid' injury, a nine-goal thriller in Serie A, the inevitable wondergoal from Chango in Mexico, and of course Lionel Messi equalling another record on Tuesday night. Step this way... In England's Premier League, it was a quiet weekend for Argentines. Sergio Agüero's... Continue Reading →
Catching up on Argentines Abroad ahead of the weekend
I have had a very, very busy week indeed, which is why not much has shown up on HEGS during the last few days, but here, prior to the beginning of the footballing weekend in Europe, is a quick Argentines Abroad catch-up from Portugal, Mexico and Spain. Tom Clark, who blogs here, is our Mexican correspondent. The... Continue Reading →
UPDATED! Argentines Abroad: Messi closes in on a record, and more (videos)
It's been another lively weekend for the Argentine footballers of the world, with Lionel Messi poised to become the highest goalscorer in F.C. Barcelona's professional era on Tuesday if he can get two goals against Granada tonight. Before that, let's recap what Argentina's representatives - including Messi, of course - got up to at the... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: the weekend’s league action, and a five-star performance from Messi (video)
This week's Argentines Abroad is delayed slightly, but fortunately that means I can include the video of Lionel Messi's astonishing performance in the European Cup on Wednesday night, when he became the first place in 32 seasons to score five goals in one match in Europe's premier club competition during Barcelona's 7-1 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen.... 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 disappoints, Lucho moves back to an old home and more
It's been a good while since the last lot of Argentines Abroad, partly because of the Claudio Yacob exclusive on Tuesday night, partly because of an enormous storm in Buenos Aires over the last 24 hours which left me stranded for longer than expected at my girlfriend's house on Wednesday, and partly because of a... 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 →
Internacional superstar
Those who can remember the events of around a week-and-a-half ago (or who can scroll down the page a little way) will remember that Andrés D'Alessandro was recently awarded the 2010 South American Footballer Of The Year gong. If you'd like to read my considered thoughts on the award, you should click here, where you'll... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 