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Yes, the Apertura's only just finished (well, if you're an Arsenal or Gimnasia fan, it hasn't even
finished yet), but already the fixtures for the 2008 Torneo Clausura have been released, so here
they are for your interest and enjoyment. The dates given for each weekend, as ever, are all
Sundays - fixtures will be [.
In the last hour or so, it's been confirmed that Miguel Angel Russo has parted company with Boca
Juniors, leaving the club's managerial post vacant. Earlier in the day, the Boca board had taken
the decision to sack Russo's two assistants, Marcelo Trobbiani and Guillermo Cinquetti (assistant
coach and physical trainer, respectively), as a condition [.
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 [.
More bad news for fans of La Academia. Racing fans' favourite Claudio 'Piojo' López spoke to
Miguel Rosello, director of football at Blanquiceleste, the enterprise which controls the club, and
told him that he wants to rescind his contract. It's another blow for Blanquiceleste's hold on the
club following Thursday's protest from the fans.
A couple of days after Estudiantes, Gimnasia and Huracán appointed their new bosses, Boca have
decided to get in on the act, and will be announcing Carlos Ischia as their new boss at 8pm on
Wednesday. It's an unusual situation, not only because the majority of Boca's fans would probably
rather not have Ischia, but [.
River Plate have already got themselves a new manager in time for Christmas since the Apertura
ended, and on Friday, both La Plata clubs did the same, along with Huracán, whilst Boca were
closing in on the man to replace Miguel Russo. If they get their man by Christmas, one-quarter of
the Primera A clubs will [.
On Wednesday, Miguel Russo's twelve-month tenure at the helm of Boca Juniors was laid once and for
all to rest as Carlos Ischia was officially announced as the club's new manager. In an appointment
which has little to do with what Boca's fans, members, or even club legends like Diego Maradona had
to say on [.
There's change afoot at Vélez Sársfield. The vicepresident of the Liniers institution, Roberto
Jiménez, who was also president of the Professional Football department of the club, had his
resignation accepted on Wednesday after a disagreement with the rest of the board. '[The
resignation] was of an un-declinable nature, so we decided to approve the resignations [.
