In the 23rd episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan return to guide our listeners into the closing rounds of the Torneo Clausura. We cover the Nigeria v Argentina match last week which is being investigated by FIFA, Sam suggests Daniel Passarella might like to sell his body to help fund River... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: 23rd – 26th October 2009
On Saturday one group of Argentines abroad got off to a very good start in a new campaign - José Luis Brown's national Under 17 team beat Honduras 1-0 in the first match of their age group World Cup in Nigeria. Sergio Araujo scored the only goal of the game. Around the world in the... Continue Reading →
Argentines Abroad: 21st October 2008
It's been a relatively quiet week for Argentines in Europe, with most of those who represented the selección during the week still recuperating from their journey home. In the wake of Alfio Basile's resignation as Argentina boss though, this weekend was a chance for certain other hopefuls to prove to the next man that they... Continue Reading →
The rain in Spain
A good day for Argentine forwards in La Liga. Against Ever Banega's new club, Sergio Agüero got the better of his compatriot, scoring the game's only goal in the Calderón as Atlético de Madrid beat Valencia 1-0. Elsewhere, Diego Milito bagged a brace but was let down by his team-mates as Real Zaragoza could only... Continue Reading →
A mixed bag
One let-down on a weekend of generally good displays by Argentines in Europe, this one. On Saturday, Carlos Tevez didn't have the best of days for Manchester United, who went down 1-0 at the Reebok Stadium to Bolton Wanderers. Tevez having only got off the plane back from Buenos Aires the day before the match was rushed into... Continue Reading →