More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
The reason for AA going up a little later this week was, of course, widely forecast, but I still wanted to wait for it to be made official. Don't count your chickens and all that. On Tuesday (or late on Monday if you're in Argentina), Lionel Messi was named France Football's European Footballer Of The... Continue Reading →
Well, the national team were abroad, of course, but we're not counting them. The Brazilian and Mexican leagues were the major top flights in action in spite of the international break during the weekend just gone, and there were goals in both of them. You can read about them and watch them right here, as... Continue Reading →
This is probably the shortest Argentines Abroad update you're ever likely to read, but after leaving it for such a long time before last week I'm eager not to break the habit. Also, with so few leagues playing during the recent international break, Our Man In Mexico, Tom Clark, has effectively written it for me... Continue Reading →
The chaotic 3-1 defeat to Brazil on Saturday night wasn't the only action for Argentine players over the weekend. There was a full programme of matches in Mexico's Primera División, and plenty of Argentines had starring roles. In a little taster as a first proper Argentines Abroad of the season, Tom Clark gave me a... Continue Reading →
Radamel Falcao García and Juan Marcelo Ojeda both seem to be on their way out of El Monumental at the end of the Torneo Clausura, after the Colombian striker said that he 'understands' that he's on his way, and interest in the young goalkeeper from Mexican club Atlas continues in spite of complications in his... Continue Reading →
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 →
With league titles on the verge of being decided across Europe, there were some important contributions made by Argentines this weekend, and at least one other could come on Tuesday when Lionel Messi's Barcelona take on Chelsea in the European Cup semi-final first leg. To see who did what over the weekend just gone, though,... 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 →
The majority of the players who so failed to distinguish themselves last Wednesday were rested by their clubs on their return from what Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlos Tevez's boss at Manchester United, called 'Mars' this weekend. A few Argentines were in action, though, so here as ever is the rundown - a rather briefer one than normal.... Continue Reading →
Technical issues (on my internet providers' end, not my own) have prevented me from posting all of this previously, but things now seem to be (just about) rolling again just as I was starting to get ready for bed and an early start tomorrow for my plane. First up: you can read my preview of... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 