More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Boca Juniors host River Plate in the centrepiece of this weekend's round of clásicos in Argentina, and it's being shown in Argentina on three TV channels - meaning you've got three official streams to choose from. The game kicks off at 16:15 Argentine time (add four hours for the UK, 5 for Central Europe, and take... Continue Reading →
The new television situation for the Primera in Argentina means three different channels are showing the superclásico this afternoon (in case you stumble on this page in months or even years' time, this is the 6th March, 2016 superclásico I'm talking about). My Twitter followers inform me that at the moment, ten minutes before kick off, only... Continue Reading →
The first of a trio of superclásicos is upon us, as Primera División joint-leaders Boca Juniors and River Plate meet in Boca's Bombonera stadium this afternoon in Buenos Aires in one of the world's biggest derby clashes. The match is streamed live to the world by Fútbol Para Todos, who are kind enough to make the YouTube... Continue Reading →
I can't embed the video this time round as I'm going to the game and thus won't be online when the stream goes live, but as they did last time, Fútbol Para Todos are streaming today's superclásico to the whole world, live and in HD via YouTube. The stream will be on this page, starting shortly before... Continue Reading →
The superclásico will be upon us in around four and a bit hours, at 7pm local time (10pm Greenwich Mean Time) with Argentina's two biggest clubs doing battle in what has become a mediocre middle-of-the-table clash, but which will grab all the attention of the country's football-watching public anyway. The latest indications are that each... Continue Reading →
It may not count for anything, but a superclásico always attracts a lot of attention regardless, so here are the goals from Wednesday night's 3-1 River Plate victory in the Copa Desafío in Mar del Plata. The two teams will square up again in Mendoza at the weekend for the Copa Revancha. Paraguayan starlet Ricardo... Continue Reading →
The scores and scorers of the weekend will be up in a few hours' time - after the super, Tigre and Argentinos drew 1-1 in Victoria and Colón then took over the leadership of the table in the weekend's final match with a 2-1 win over fellow contenders San Lorenzo in El Cementerio. For now... Continue Reading →
There's a vital grudge match in England this afternoon as Liverpool host Manchester United in the Premier League, and also today Indian football hosts a less globally famous but no less passionate derby with Mohun Bagan taking on East Bengal. For a change, I'm not going to bill the superclásico as the world's biggest derby... Continue Reading →
One fixture will dominate the weekend in Argentina in terms of the international attention, but although it probably pushes Liverpool vs Manchester United into second place on the list of Really Big Rivalries in the football world this weekend, River Plate vs Boca Juniors won't mean anything at either end of the table this time.... Continue Reading →
