Lionel Messi scored against a José Mourinho-coached team for the first time at the weekend, in the clásico in Spain, but he wasn't the only Argentine to notch a goal in foreign lands. There were a few beauties in the Mexican top flight as well as contributions in Italy, Portugal and elsewhere in Spain. Here's your... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: Tevez & Messi both notch hat tricks
He's not in Argentina's squad to face Portugal on Wednesday, of course, but Carlos Tevez celebrated his birthday on Saturday with a first half hat trick against West Brom for Manchester City, and on the very same day the world's best current Barcelona number 10, Lionel Messi, got a triplete of his own against Atlético... Continue Reading →
Under-21 friendly: Argentina 4 – 0 Netherlands
The French city of Toulon is hosting a friendly Under 21 international tournament this month which Sergio Batista's boys have travelled to, and on Wednesday they played their first match against the Netherlands, and demonstrated after the embarrassment of the Under 20s' failure to qualify to defend their crown at the the Egypt 2009 World... Continue Reading →