More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
First, apologies to anyone who saw the starting XI I posted shortly before kick off, and accepted it as gospel. I was copying it from Cancha Llena (La Nación's sports website) and they got it completely wrong (it wasn't the only thing - they're now claiming that Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins, who sung the... Continue Reading →
In ten minutes, Argentina vs Canada will kick off in the Estadio Monumental, and Diego Maradona's starting XI looks a little different to that which, following the Germany friendly last year, he'd insisted would be his starting lineup for the first match of the World Cup against Nigeria. It's also similar, in midfield and attack,... Continue Reading →
After a horrible, endless wait since, oh, a month-and-a-half or so ago, competitive football returned to Argentine soil on Tuesday night as Independiente met Estudiantes de La Plata in the first round of the Copa Sudamericana. It was looking pretty good for Estudiantes, who had an away goal to push them slightly ahead thanks to debutant... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 