Diego Maradona has confirmed the 23 names he's taking as members of the Argentina squad to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Ariel Garcé, of Colón de Santa Fe, is going to South Africa, as is Boca Juniors' Martín Palermo and Estudiantes' Juan Sebastián Verón, but the other Argentina-based players called up in... Continue Reading →
22 to go…
Wednesday will see Diego Maradona confirm which twenty-three of the thirty players named last week he'll be taking (injuries permitting) to South Africa, and of course HEGS will have the information with you just as soon as it's available (or, if it's released in the morning, I'll have it with you once I've got up... Continue Reading →
South American World Cup squads: the reaction
Whilst both Argentina's and Brazil's preliminary squads for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa caused some consternation on the part of fans and the media in their countries, the lists announced by the managers of Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile were less controversial. You can read a bit about each of them, written by me,... Continue Reading →
Argentina squad 2010: who would I play?
There were numerous lists before Maradona's preliminary squad of 30 was announced yesterday speculating on who might be included, and outlining who the author would include if they were the manager. Well, I thought I'd try something a little different. With the players Diego's already named, who would I pick for the starting XI and... Continue Reading →
World Cup questionnaire
Just for fun, here are a couple of polls to see what HEGS readers think of Diego Maradona's squad so far. If you need reminding what it looks like, here it is in all its grisly glory. You can follow the Clausura and the Argentine sides in the 2010 Copa Libertadores via HEGS on Twitter... Continue Reading →
World Cup preliminary squad: my thoughts
Having sat inside all bloody afternoon waiting for an announcement that was supposed to come at 3pm and eventually arrived just after 7, this will only be a brief post, but all the same I thought I'd put up a few initial thoughts on Diego Maradona's list of thirty players, from whom 23 will be... Continue Reading →
Argentina World Cup squad: the longlist
Diego Maradona's 'longlist' of 30 names to take to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa next month has been announced. HEGS had heard that Javier Zanetti and Gabriel Milito would both be included... but in the end, after a long, long delay in the list's publication, they were left out. You can follow Mundo... Continue Reading →