More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
This weekend is a big one in the 2011 Torneo Apertura. Leaders Boca Juniors host Tigre, one of the chasing pack. Champions Vélez Sarsfield will be seeing if they can make it two wins in a row at home to San Martín de San Juan, and on Monday Godoy Cruz host San Lorenzo in Mendoza.... Continue Reading →
In the thirty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin with a discussion of just how much of a massive idiot Carlos Tevez is, and conclude with a reflection on Cristian Fabbiani's suitability for the second division in Argentina. In between we discuss Wednesday night's Brazil v Argentina friendly second leg, Seba... Continue Reading →
Following hot on the heels of the midweek eighth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura, this weekend welcomes the ninth. There's a clásico in Bajo Flores, where Racing visit San Lorenzo, a clash of promoted teams in San Juan, with Atlético Rafaela travelling to San Martín, a meeting between teams in different coloured stripes (can you... Continue Reading →
No sooner has the seventh round finished, than the eighth is upon us in this 2011 Torneo Apertura. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will see between them another ten top flight matches in Argentina, with Boca Juniors looking to consolidate their new status as out-and-out league leaders when they host Estudiantes de La Plata on Thursday... Continue Reading →
An action-packed eleven days in the 2011 Torneo Apertura begins shortly with Independiente v Colón de Santa Fe kicking off the seventh round of the competition. The eighth will follow hot on its heels in midweek, before the ninth round next weekend. Later on this weekend, highlights include a clash between the two joint leaders:... Continue Reading →
This weekend's Apertura fixtures are spread over four rather than three days, with Argentinos not playing Lanús until Monday evening. League leaders Atlético Rafaela take on Newell's Old Boys tonight to get the round started. Lanús are one of the two sides on eleven points, just one behind Rafaela; the other are Boca Juniors, who... Continue Reading →
The fifth round of the Torneo Apertura is already upon us as I type, since I hadn't realised it was beginning so early on Friday afternoon. Newell's Old Boys are already playing Colón de Santa Fe. Later in the weekend Gio Moreno will return to action at last for Racing, against the team he injured... Continue Reading →
The fourth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura sees champions Vélez beginning life without Santiago Silva with a home tie against All Boys. All of their four co-leaders are also at home; Racing host Arsenal de Sarandí tonight, Lanús welcome Tigre tomorrow afternoon, whilst on Sunday Colón play Unión in the first Santa Fe clásico in... Continue Reading →
The twenty-ninth episode of Hand Of Pod is, as the milkmaid said to the parson, quite a whopper. That's largely because Sam, Australian Dan and Seba have not one but two rounds of Torneo Apertura matches to look back on, as well as River Plate's historic debut in the Nacional B (second division). There's more,... Continue Reading →
'What's this?!' I hear you cry. 'Hasn't the second round of matches only just finished?' Yes, dear reader, it has, but here in Argentina that doesn't really matter. This weekend is a long one (Monday is a bank holiday, I forget exactly why), so matches will carry through over the next four days. Champions Vélez... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 