Wednesday brought a round of international friendlies around the world, and among them was Argentina's visit to Stockholm, where they took on Sweden in a match the Argentine press were hyping as the chance to get 'revenge' for the result which put Argentina out of the 2002 World Cup at the group stage. This one... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Messi equals another record, Inter and Genoa share nine goals, and more
It's been another interesting week for Argentina's foreign legion, with Sergio Agüero picking up his 'stupid' injury, a nine-goal thriller in Serie A, the inevitable wondergoal from Chango in Mexico, and of course Lionel Messi equalling another record on Tuesday night. Step this way... In England's Premier League, it was a quiet weekend for Argentines. Sergio Agüero's... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: catching up again
Argentines Abroad has been even more delayed than usual this week, so very briefly, here are updates on last weekend's action from our intrepid correspondents in Mexico, Spain and Portugal. Tom Clark, whose blog you'll find over here, is as ever filling us in on the action from Mexico. Could Lucas Lobos be the best... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Another Messi double and more
Another weekend passed some time ago now, and illness during the week combined with the recording of a couple of Hand Of Pod specials is the reason this post is going up late, but we've news of Lionel Messi's return to goalscoring form in Spain, a Mauro Formica goal for Blackburn in England, and Diego... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Maxi downs Chelsea, Gago’s brilliant strike and more (video)
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 →
Argentines Abroad: the pre-international roundup
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 →
Argentines Abroad: 1st & 2nd January 2011
The first round of matches of the new year have featured a few Argentine-inspired flashpoints, as well as the news that Gonzalo Higuaín's season is officially over; an operation on a hernia will sideline him for six months. Carlos Tevez played well without scoring for Manchester City at the weekend, whilst Lionel Messi sat out... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: 2nd & 3rd October 2010
Carlos Tevez and Jonás Gutiérrez combined to make a little bit of history in England's Premier League: Manchester City's 2-1 home win over Newcastle United was the first time two Argentines had scored for different sides in the English top flight. Tevez's penalty - his 54th in England - also makes him the highest-scoring South... Continue Reading →
Di María’s actually not-all-that-contentious goal gives Argentina victory
Although I am leaving this article unedited, I've updated the title and am putting this notice in to explain that I'm a massive idiot who'd totally forgotten - like Shay Given - that there's no offside played from goal kicks. Thanks to Pegamequemegusta for reminding me in the comments... Ángel Di María scored the most... Continue Reading →
Argentina 3 – 1 Mexico: my reaction
Argentina's win against Mexico on Sunday was their first in 90 minutes in the knockout rounds of a World Cup for twenty years, believe it or not. To read what I thought of a generally impressive performance, especially from Carlos Tevez, click here to be taken to ESPN Soccernet. You can follow Argentina's World Cup... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 