More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
There were not one, but two big injuries to Argentines playing abroad in the weekend just gone. Of course, you've all already heard about Marcelo Gallardo’s horrible tendon break on his first start for Nacional of Montevideo, which will rule him out for the rest of the year. But it had no doubt escaped your... Continue Reading →
There's some odd stuff coming from the mouth of Diego Maradona's European agent Walter Soriano today. A couple of news sites in the UK are reporting that Maradona is considering a number of European managerial jobs, and that his agent seems to be angling to get him the Aston Villa job recently vacated by Martin... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad is delayed slightly this week by the Monday night fixture bumping the normal domestic coverage a day on, and the fact I've been writing an article for another site (more of which later in the week). That's useful in some ways because the Copa del Rey in Spain has ensured there's action to... Continue Reading →
As the selección converge on Ezeiza from all corners of the world (well, western Europe) for the final, must-not-balls-up-this-time double-header of World Cup qualifiers against Peru (Saturday in El Monumental) and Uruguay (a week on Wednesday in Montevideo's Estadio Centenario), it's heartening that some of them have had more auspicious weekends than Carlos Tevez, who... Continue Reading →
Two Independiente players may be in line for moves to foreign climes soon. One of them you've probably heard of (if you follow the Argentine league, anyway), the other... well, if you've heard of the other you need to get out more. Lucas Pusineri, 32-year-old midfield stalwart, might have an offer from Major League Soccer,... Continue Reading →
It was a subdued effort from most of the Argentine foreign legion last weekend, but here we are to round it up as usual. The most notable Argentine contributions of the weekend past are right here, including a championship win which, for some reason, didn't get as much coverage as Angel Cabrera's US Masters win... In... Continue Reading →
This will be a very quick roundup, because January always makes me a little lazy with the amount of stuff I want to write, due to the lack of meaningful domestic league action. Still, there were some performances from our boys abroad in the last week, and one perhaps notable absence. That absence was Carlos... Continue Reading →
The new season is now a few weeks old in Europe, so I thought it was about time we had a look at the contributions of some of Argentina's foreign legion in the European leagues. So far Sergio Agüero and Gonzalo Higuaín have enjoyed great starts for the two Madrid sides in Spain, whilst in... Continue Reading →
Now, here's a surprise. For days, his departure has been a given, but on Monday Oscar Ahumada, who's been arguing with River Plate's directors about his contractual status for over a week, agreed to a contract extension with the Núñez club which will see him remain with the champions for the foreseeable future. The exact... Continue Reading →
The votes are in, and have been counted. The trophies have all been decided now, and at most clubs, pre-season training for the new campaign is getting underway. But the question on everyone's lips, of course, is: 'Who has won the 2008 Hasta El Gol Siempre Award?' ladies and gentlemen, wonder no longer. The voting... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 