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 →
River Plate v Boca Juniors: some links to watch on
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 →
Boca Juniors’ Copa Libertadores disqualification: trying to summarise the fall-out
Four links here, three audio and one written. It's just under a week since River Plate players were attacked with home-made pepper spray by a Boca Juniors barra brava, causing the cancellation of the second half of their Copa Libertadores last sixteen superclásico, and Boca's disqualification from the tournament (as well as first degree burns to four... Continue Reading →
CONMEBOL ruling: Boca Juniors out of 2015 Copa Libertadores
They took their sweet time announcing it, but CONMEBOL finally tweeted the above photograph on Saturday night, confirming that Boca Juniors have been disqualified from this year's Copa Libertadores after the acid spray attack on River Plate's team prior to the second half of Thursday night's last sixteen second leg. As well as the expulsion... Continue Reading →
Boca Juniors v River Plate suspended – trying to make a bit of sense of it
I can't quite work out how to start here, so let's just dive in, as I don't plan on this being a long post. It's been a bad day for Argentine football; on Thursday morning, Banfield youngster Emiliano Ortega died from a head injury he'd picked up last week playing on loan for lower division... Continue Reading →
Some tips for watching Boca Juniors v River Plate (14th May 2015) live in the Copa Libertadores last 16
Unlike last week's first leg, TV Pública have realised before kick off that they're not allowed to broadcast outside Argentina for the second leg of this Copa Libertadores last sixteen tie between Boca Juniors and River Plate (River have a 1-0 advantage from the first leg), so your options for a stream this evening are... Continue Reading →
River Plate 1-0 Boca Juniors: highlights from last night’s Copa Libertadores superclásico
River Plate and Boca Juniors met in the first leg of their last sixteen tie in the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night, and it was far from a classic - as most superclásicos in fact tend to be. Neither as bad-tempered as the derby often gets, nor as free-flowing and end-to-end as a properly good normal... Continue Reading →
River Plate v Boca Juniors (7th May 2015): watch Copa Libertadores last 16 first leg live
The second part of May's Superclásico Trilogy is almost upon us, as River Plate host Boca Juniors in the last sixteen of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier club competition. In Argentina, this match is being screened free to air by TV Pública, who have a live stream of their channel 24 hours a day -... Continue Reading →
Primera División 2015: all the goals from round eleven
Yes, round eleven of this year's Primera started a week ago. But it's taken until today for Fútbol Para Todos to get all the goals online in one video, so here it is, at long last - including Boca Juniors' late double to win the superclásico against River Plate, Matías Pisano's lovely finish for Independiente and Juan... Continue Reading →
Boca Juniors v River Plate (3rd May 2015): watch live here!
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 →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 