More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
This week saw confirmation on Tuesday that two Argentines - Carlos Tevez and Pablo Zabaleta - will feature in next season's European Cup; at least assuming Tevez stays with Manchester City, who beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 to confirm a top four place in England's Premier League. Alejandro Faurlín, of course, will be joining them in... Continue Reading →
The first football of the new year is already underway in Argentina; on Saturday Banfield and Huracán played out a 0-0 draw in which the champions of Argentina had more chances but couldn't put them away with Santiago Silva, whilst in the first of the AFA's official triangular tournaments (there's no round robin of the... Continue Reading →
In England, there was a clash to bring back memories of when the superclásico was high profile enough to form a Copa Libertadores semi-final, rather than being played between two teams who probably won't even qualify for the tournament, as Javier Mascherano's Liverpool took on Carlos Tevez's Manchester City. Spain saw Lionel Messi and Gonzalo... Continue Reading →
Ramón Díaz, the former River Plate, Oxford United, San Lorenzo and Club América de México manager, has been involved in a car crash near Urdinarrain, Provincia de Entre Ríos, whilst trying to avoid another car on the road. Both Díaz and his wife have had to be taken to a hospital - as a precaution... Continue Reading →
On a terrible pitch, Argentina played poorly on Saturday but took three points all the same from a Colombian side who pressured them all the way and made them work hard for the points. Getafe defender Daniel 'Cata' Díaz made the breakthrough in the eleventh minute of the second half. It wasn't a pretty performance,... Continue Reading →
Independiente find themselves managerless on Sunday evening after losing by a single goal to Huracán in Argentinos' stadium. Claudio Borghi, who's overseen just two wins so far in the Apertura, and three consecutive defeats after the loss today to Leandro Díaz's brilliant overhead kick, stood down from his post after the match, telling reporters; 'after... Continue Reading →
Argentina's blind football team played their second match of the Paralympic Games on Tuesday, and followed up their convincing 2-0 win over European champions Spain with a 1-0 loss to the hosts. China, who've been playing behind closed doors for the last three years, served notice of their intention to shock the Games by beating... Continue Reading →
Martín Palermo's out for a while, but Boca Juniors provided themselves with a morale boost in the wake of a traumatic few days following their hero's injury. After Palermo's record-equalling goal set them on their way to a first-leg victory in Sarandí, it was back to La Bombonera for the second leg of the Recopa Sudamericana,... Continue Reading →
Only one match was played on Friday night to kick off the final round of the Torneo Clausura 2008, but it had importance in its own right. Argentinos Juniors hosted Rosario Central with the aim of securing a victory that would qualify them for next season's Copa Sudamericana. In addition, they had the chance to... Continue Reading →
Following their away goals defeat to LDU Quito in the Copa Libertadores semi-final, and their dreadful campaign in domestic competition in Mexico, Club América are after a manager, and former River Plate, San Lorenzo and... um... Oxford United boss Ramón Díaz looks set to take charge with Miguel Angel Russo likely to replace him in Boedo... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 