The votes have been counted, and after the Copa Libertadores was decided on Wednesday night, it's time to reveal the real question all of Latin America wants answering: who, in the opinions of the readers of Hasta El Gol Siempre and Mundo Albiceleste, has been the best Argentine footballer playing in a non-Argentine league over... Continue Reading →
Use your vote!
If you've not already voted for our Argentines Abroad award, now's the time. Less than 24 hours remaining! Argentina has recently had its own elections, but this week sees the culmination of a far more important one. You've got only six days left to vote, if you haven't already, for your winner in the HEGS... Continue Reading →
A voting reminder, and a travelling goalkeeper
Wednesday saw two birthdays in Argentine football: Juan Román Riquelme turned 31 (the fans turned out in strength at Boca's training ground to wish him well) and Lionel Messi reminded us how astonishing he is for his age by turning twenty-two. So it seems as good a time as any to remind our readers that... Continue Reading →
Award nominations closed
Nominations for the HEGS / Mundo Albiceleste award for Best Argentine Abroad 2008-2009 have now closed. Any which reach me after this post won't be counted. When a full rundown of all the nominees has been prepared (probably over the weekend) they'll be posted both here and over on MA, and the final round of... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: 9th and 10th May
HEGS Award voting season (nominations to the address in that post please) got underway with another championship for a team with Argentine representation this weekend, as Porto claimed their fourth consecutive Portuguese crown. Elsewhere Martín Demichelis celebrated the birth of his child with a rare goal in Germany, and Hernán Crespo started for Internazionale! Lionel... Continue Reading →
HEGS / Mundo Albiceleste award for Best Argentine Abroad 2008-2009: Nominations open!
Nominations for the 2009 HEGS award for Best Argentine Abroad (formerly known as Best Argentine In A Foreign League) are now open. This year the award is being run in conjunction with Seba and John at the wonderful Mundo Albiceleste, so hopefully we'll have more voters than ever before. The award looks to recognise the... Continue Reading →
The HEGS Award for Best Argentine in a Foreign League, 2007-2008
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 →
Best Argentine Football in a Foreign League 2007-2008: the nominees
A little late in coming, but with two weeks remaining of the Torneo Clausura, which will be followed by Argentina's final World Cup qualifiers of the season, it's time to list the nominees for the second annual HEGS Award for Best Argentine Footballer in a Foreign League! Nominations were very narrowly spread this season, and... Continue Reading →
Nomination deadline passed
After having been extended by a couple of nights, the deadline for nominations for the HEGS Award for Best Argentine in a Foreign League has now passed, so please don't send any more in. The nominations were more evenly spread than last year, but also more narrowly, so rather than five there will be just... Continue Reading →
The HEGS Award for Best Argentine in a Foreign League 2008
Another season is drawing to a close in Europe, and the time arrives for the first reprise in Hasta El Gol Siempre's brief existence. Ladies and gentlemen, the second annual Hasta El Gol Siempre Award for Best Argentine Footballer in a Foreign League is upon us! Voting for the 2008 award opens as soon as... Continue Reading →