More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
This weekend brings another clásico for River Plate, who take on San Lorenzo on Sunday in the Monumental. Boca Juniors, flush from the success of last Sunday's superclásico win, travel to Sarandí to take on Arsenal. An English club of that name have, according to Fox Sports Noticias, just signed 'Ricky' Álvarez from Vélez Sarsfield; he and... Continue Reading →
The 2011 Torneo Clausura edition of one of the world's biggest football derbies kicks off in an hour and a bit, with River Plate traveling south to La Bombonera to take on Boca Juniors in the superclásico. Boca have been in better form in recent weeks but River, challenging for the title whilst also battling... Continue Reading →
The fourteenth round of the the 2011 Torneo Clausura has arrived, and that, of course, means it's superclásico time. Don't forget the Hand Of Pod preview episode. There are nine other games taking place this weekend though - or rather eight. Colón vs Huracán was supposed to be going on as I type, but has... Continue Reading →
This weekend sees one clásico on the menu, as San Lorenzo visit Avellaneda to take on Independiente on Sunday evening. Arsenal de Sarandí host Racing in a game only the home fans will be thinking of as a clásico, and Newell's Old Boys - fresh from the high of beating Gimnasia last week - start things... Continue Reading →
It's a weekend packed full of derbies in Argentina, this one. No fewer than four of the ten top flight matches being played in this round are clásicos, with all of the 'Big Five' being involved in one: San Lorenzo host arguably the sixth grande, Huracán; Boca Juniors are at home to Independiente, and Racing... Continue Reading →
The eleventh round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura took a day off on Good Friday, and runs from Saturday to Monday this week, very inconveniently for Hand Of Pod. New league leaders Vélez Sarsfield are at home to Quilmes on Saturday, and at half time of that match River Plate will kick off against Godoy... Continue Reading →
The tenth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura gets underway in a few hours' time when Quilmes host Newell's Old Boys. If it will be hard to avoid the temptation to give that one a miss (they've looked by some distance the two worst teams of 2011 so far), the weekend's other fixtures more than... Continue Reading →
The ninth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura is already underway as I type, with Estudiantes and San Lorenzo - two title contenders - currently drawing 0-0 at half time in Quilmes' stadium (Estudiantes' ground is still being cleared up after the U2 gigs recently). Estudiantes' fellow joint-leaders River Plate host Banfield on Saturday evening,... Continue Reading →
The eighth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura is upon us. Gimnasia (whose fans are pictured above from our Flickr group, rolling up to Huracán's stadium) host Independiente in the weekend's first match. Olimpo have a very tough assignment if they're to prove they still deserve to be fighting for the title, at home to... Continue Reading →
The Torneo Clausura pattern returns to normal this weekend, with two games on Friday and none on Monday, now that daytime kick offs are once again allowed by the players' union with the return of autumn to Buenos Aires. The referees who so woefully disallowed goals last week are reinstated this week, but all of... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 