More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Tuesday night sees Arsenal de Sarandí get the ball rolling in the first match of the 2012 Copa Libertadores, which is being played as this post goes online because I hadn't realised it kicked off so early in the evening. I'm still in summer holiday mode, you know. Aside from Arsenal in the qualifiers, Argentina... Continue Reading →
This week's Hand Of Pod is a sensible length, so rejoice! Sam, Australian Dan and Seba meet again, and there are plenty of hot topics to get through. Santiago Silva has left Vélez Sarsfield for Fiorentina, seriously damaging the champions' title defence. We discuss the relative economic strengths of the Argentine league with Europe (and... Continue Reading →
The end of season special of Hand Of Pod is an epic - an hour and three quarters - for which I apologise, but there's good reason: South American football broadcasting legend Tim Vickery was talking to us in person over a glass (okay, several glasses) of wine, and dinner, and we simply couldn't bring ourselves... Continue Reading →
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 →
Argentinos Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata played out a dull 0-0 draw in La Paternal on Monday evening, but the best entertainment of the night was, fittingly, to come later, when all of the top three were in action in the remaining two matches of the 17th round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura. In... Continue Reading →
Vélez Sarsfield exited the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night in a thrilling match against Uruguayan giants Peñarol, in which the visitors took the lead on the night to go ahead 2-0 on aggregate, and eventually went through on away goals after Vélez's Uruguayan forward Santiago Silva - a Uruguayan title-winner in 2002 with Peñarol's great... Continue Reading →
Vélez Sarsfield returned to the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores seventeen years after they last reached that stage on Wednesday night, with a 4-2 away win over Libertad in Asunción, Paraguay. The scoreline meant a 7-2 aggregate victory for Vélez, who've sailed through the knockout stages so far and are now firmly looking to emulate... Continue Reading →
In the seventeenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Seba rejoins Sam, Dan and Dan. He's not happy with the way referees have been treating his club, and he's not afraid to make his anger heard, but a little surprisingly it's another HOP-er who drops an expletive, for which we of course apologise unreservedly. We also... Continue Reading →
Vélez Sarsfield put one foot in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa Libertadores on Tuesday night with a comfortable 3-0 win over 2008 winners Liga de Quito of Ecuador. Augusto Fernández got Vélez's first two goals in the opening minutes, and Seba Domínguez hit the third in the second half. The second leg in Quito... Continue Reading →
Saturday was a day of unexpected results in the 2011 Torneo Clausura. Not one home side managed to win in the five matches played, with Banfield, Colón, Quilmes and Godoy Cruz all winning away, and All Boys scoring twice in three minutes to claim a point at Independiente. League leaders Vélez Sarsfield suffered a major... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 