Argentina have had two recent draws in World Cup qualifying, 0-0 at home to Colombia and 1-1 away to Ecuador, and are now assured of at least a playoff place for Brazil 2014 - one win from their remaining three games is enough to secure their place. On Friday night, they celebrated with a friendly... Continue Reading →
Messi completes an unforgettable season with an Argentina hat trick to down Brazil 4-3 (video)
The curtain came down on the 2011-12 season for Argentina's Europe-based players today, when they took on Brazil (or rather more accurately, Brazil's likely Olympic Football Tournament team) in a friendly at New Meadowlands in New Jersey. The match was a veritable goalfest, and ended 4-3 to Argentina with Lionel Messi thoroughly overshadowing opposing forward... Continue Reading →
Messi’s first international hat trick helps Argentina beat Switzerland (video)
In an international friendly on Wednesday afternoon (or evening, depending which continent you were watching from), Alejandro Sabella's Argentina took on Switzerland in Berne and after a performance that was neither stunning nor poor from the team as a whole, Lionel Messi shone. He scored his first hat trick for his country, including two late... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: 9th,10th and 11th January 2010
The first proper Argentines Abroad of the new year sees a narrow spread of criollo achievement, but an impressive one nonetheless. Lionel Messi started the defence of his numerous player of the year awards with a hat trick. His next goal for Barcelona will be the hundredth of his club career. In England, Manchester City... Continue Reading →
All very predictable
It's so dull watching Lionel Messi, isn't it? It would be so much more interesting if he was poor now and then, but it just never seems to happen. On Tuesday he was at it again, scoring a hat-trick away to Maxi Rodríguez's and Ever Banega's Atlético de Madrid (Sergio Agüero didn't play) as Barcelona... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 