More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Independiente have pulled off a bit of a transfer coup by signing promising young Chilean midfielder Gary Medel from Universidad Católica. Medel, aged 21 and looked on for some time as one of the bright young things of the South American game, makes the trek across the Andes with around US$2.5 million going in the... Continue Reading →
Boca Juniors' goalkeeping crisis should shortly be put to bed after it was confirmed on Thursday that they've agreed a fee with Spanish side Getafe to buy Roberto Abbondanzieri back. The Xeneize will pay €300,000 to the Madrid club for their former custodian. Abbondanzieri, for his part, had already pleaded with both sides to strike... Continue Reading →
Well well. We've been told he's staying with Racing, and the pessimistic presumed he'd be on his way back to Russia. On Monday it was revealed that Maximiliano Moralez is avoiding a return flight to Moscow, where he was never really happy in the six months he spent with FC Moscow, by taking a rather... Continue Reading →
Boca Juniors, the newly-crowned champions of Argentina, have been doing bit of re-jigging, but the key man will be very familiar to them. Monday brought confirmation that title-winning coach Carlos Ischia will be staying for another year, after signing an extension to his contract. The long-awaited comeback of another manager who's had a teensy bit... Continue Reading →
With the Clausura effectively over before the final weekend for Estudiantes and Boca Juniors as well as newly-crowned champions River Plate, the summer transfer market has already begun. River boss Diego Simeone wants to bring in a new goalkeeper, and has set his sights on Atlético de Madrid's Leo Franco, whilst Boca and Estudiantes are... Continue Reading →
The selección will play a friendly against Egypt, in Cairo, on the 26th March, and the AFA are also in talks with the FMF about a friendly against Mexico in February, to be played in Dubai. Domestically, the end of the championship - and the imminent re-opening of the European transfer windows - mean it's... Continue Reading →
