More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
How can I sum all that up? First, as a World Cup fan: Qatar 2022 is finally over, but I hope (and believe) that the unpeeling of all the layers of the onion of human rights abuses that have surrounded it aren't done yet. I doubt the bidding process for 2026 was any less iffy... Continue Reading →
On Monday, Argentina manager Gerardo Martino named his 30-player preliminary squad list for the Copa América in Chile; from this list, 23 players will be selected who will form Argentina's squad for the tournament. The biggest surprise is that Newell's Old Boys full back Milton Casco, who's not previously been involved with the squad under... Continue Reading →
Hello. You might have heard there's a football tournament being played during the next month. You'll also have noticed, if you're a frequent visitor to HEGS, that I'm crap at updating it, even with links to articles. So, here's the idea: I'm going to try and post links to pieces I write during the World Cup,... Continue Reading →
On paper at least, Wednesday's friendly between the two great South American powers of Brazil and Argentina has the distinct appearance of a mismatch. A cursory look at the squads of each nation speaks volume about the relative strength of both the Brasileirão and Argentina's Primera División. The Seleção, in keeping with coach Mano Menezes'... Continue Reading →
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 →
Argentina's qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup hit another bump in the road on Friday afternoon where, in the glorious Monumental sunshine, Bolivia took the lead and eventually held the hosts to a 1-1 draw in the third round of qualifiers. Marcelo Martins opened the scoring in the 56th minute, only for Argentina -... Continue Reading →
In under two hours, Argentina and Bolivia will be contesting their third 2014 World Cup qualifying match in the Estadio Monumental, and these are the teams that will be doing it. A late injury in training yesterday to Sergio Agüero means that, at long last, Javier Pastore will have a chance to impress in a... Continue Reading →
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 →
Because I've had a somewhat disjointed week of deadlines not being what they normally are, Argentines Abroad is going up ridiculously late this week. All the same, I did receive the normal dispatches from France, Mexico, Portugal and Spain, so here they are, regarding last weekend's league (and cup) action in each of those countries, including... Continue Reading →
Tuesday night saw Argentina's second qualifier for the 2014 World Cup, and an historic result in Puerto La Cruz. In eighteen previous matches between Argentina and Venezuela, Argentina had won every single one, but tonight Venezuela played better and got a deserved 1-0 victory, with Fernando Amorebieta scoring the game's only goal from a corner.... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 