Wednesday brought a round of international friendlies around the world, and among them was Argentina's visit to Stockholm, where they took on Sweden in a match the Argentine press were hyping as the chance to get 'revenge' for the result which put Argentina out of the 2002 World Cup at the group stage. This one... Continue Reading →
World Cup qualifying Brazil 2014: Argentina 3 – 0 Uruguay (video)
On Friday night, Argentina hosted Uruguay in Mendoza, in the first of the two clásicos rioplatense of this World Cup qualifying edition. The South American champions played poorly in the last qualifying matches a month ago, and although they put up a spirited resistance during the first half, they were blown away in the second with... 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 →
Copa América 2011: Messi claims, ‘another Copa has started’ as Argentina go through (video)
Colombia beat Bolivia 2-0 on Sunday to finish top of Group A in the Copa América Argentina 2011, and were joined in the quarter-finals on Tuesday night by the hosts, who finally played well and won a match in this tournament, breezing past Costa Rica 3-0. Early nerves were clear but once Sergio Agüero put... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: the end-of-season finale
The domestic football season has now come to an end across Europe, and also in Mexico. Argentines have been key to the denouements of leagues and cups across western Europe, so here's the rundown of who's won what - from the FA Cup to the Mexican Clausura - and who else has impressed in the... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Tevez returns to Champions League, & more (videos)
This week saw confirmation on Tuesday that two Argentines - Carlos Tevez and Pablo Zabaleta - will feature in next season's European Cup; at least assuming Tevez stays with Manchester City, who beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 to confirm a top four place in England's Premier League. Alejandro Faurlín, of course, will be joining them in... Continue Reading →
Hand Of Pod 11: club ownership, racism, & Agüero’s national team issues
In the eleventh episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Seba and English Dan discuss the last decade or so of Racing Club’s history, and what it says about club ownership issues in Argentina. They also tackle the thorny issue of racism in the country’s stadia, and talk about some of the possible reasons for Sergio... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Lavezzi marks Maradona anniversary & Agüero hits a double
Argentines Abroad is up late this week in honour of an infamous anniversary; it's twenty years today since Diego Maradona played his final match for Napoli, failing a doping test after the game. Napoli's current Argentine star, Ezequiel Lavezzi, scored to mark the milestone. In Spain, Sergio Agüero scored twice, and in Mexico there was... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: hat trick for Lisandro
It was an understated weekend last week for Argentines in the world's leagues, and as such I've really only got some words from our contributors, for the most part. This post is late going up, by the way, because after moving into a new flat on Sunday I've spent a few days enjoying having a... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Palacio hits a double, and Agüero ends his drought
In Italy, Rodrigo Palacio hit a double for Genoa in an incredible comeback from 3-0 down at home to Roma, in which he helped his side to a 4-3 win. In England, Carlos Tevez helped Manchester City add some gloss to an FA Cup win over Notts County. And in Spain, Sergio Agüero, goalless for... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 