More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
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 →
Saturday's matches saw Newell's Old Boys return to the top of the table with a 2-1 home win over River Plate in which, not for the first time, Diego Buonanotte gave the visitors their only joy of the match. A little later, Atlético Tucumán ended a run of eight matches without a win, thrashing Tigre... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
On Monday night Chacarita Juniors took one step closer to the horrific possibility of clashing once more with Boca Juniors next season after beating Unión de Santa Fe 4-2 in Ferro's stadium. Javier Toledo hit a hat-trick to move El Funebrero six points clear at the top of the Primera B Nacional table. With the... Continue Reading →
This will be a quick one, because I've left it late, but there's just time to see who's been scoring for which teams this weekend. A goalkeeping record has finally fallen in Mexico, Diego Milito won the Genova derby for his team, Real Madrid aren't optimistic of their hopes against Lionel Messi's Barcelona at the... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 