First, for all those who are as big on detail as myself, I apologise for that headline, because there's nothing I hate more than English speakers referring to the world's most modest, understated football club as 'Real'. But why let that get in the way of a not especially good headline? Real Madrid might be [.

The second round of the Torneo Clausura is upon us already, played in midweek so as to get ahead on things with the Copa Libertadores coming up and the need to finish the championship in time for the break prior to the World Cup. Estudiantes take on Gimnasia in the clásico platense on Wednesday, Racing [.

Saturday's matches in the ninth round of the 2010 Torneo Clausura saw Independiente return to the top of the table after Godoy Cruz took the overnight lead, Estudiantes beat Newell's thanks to goals from Roselli and Boselli (the first of whom was playing for the visitors but scored in his own net), and then two [.

Round 10 only ended on Thursday afternoon, but already the eleventh round of the Torneo Clausura arrives this evening. Godoy Cruz will be hoping to crank up the pressure on leaders Independiente when they visit Estudiantes de La Plata in the weekend's first match, which might be their toughest assignment yet Estudiantes themselves would [.

Diego Simeone stood down as manager of San Lorenzo on Saturday afternoon following yet another home defeat for the Boedo team. Having lost 1-0 against Gimnasia La Plata, El Cholo announced his decision to the press on the basis that, 'this is what's best for the club.' Under Simeone, San Lorenzo had gone on a [.

I'm a little distracted with various things at present, not least the preparations for my move next week to Buenos Aires. As such there's no Argentines Abroad this week, other than a congratulations to Lionel Messi for that astonishing four-goal haul in tonight's European Cup match between Barcelona and Arsenal, which makes him Barça's all-time [.

The fifteenth round of the 2010 Torneo Clausura features not one but two clásicos, both played on Sunday. By the time they swing round, any of Godoy Cruz, Independiente or Estudiantes will have had the chance to claim the leadership in the chase for the league title I'll be at River vs Godoy on [.

Monday evening saw the final two matches of the 2010 Torneo Clausura, and there were late equalisers in both of them for the visiting teams. Argentinos Juniors took the lead away to Arsenal de Sarandí, but after the hosts had turned the match on its head it fell to Facundo Coria to rescue a point [.

After the madness and midweek distraction of the World Cup preliminary squad list, it's back to business for one last push in the domestic league: the final round of a nailbiting 2010 Torneo Clausura is upon us, and either Estudiantes ... Continue reading →

The first big transfer story of the Argentine post-season has broken not here in Buenos Aires, but England. Why did I move down here again? The Star, a highly-regarded British news publication* claimed on Monday that Sir Alex Ferguson, the ... Continue reading →

First of all, happy new year, HEGS readers! On Sunday the first of Argentina's clubs returned to their training facilities to prepare for the pre-season of the Torneos de Verano and (for some) Copa Libertadores qualification. The new year brings familiar issues though: Banfield are starting to accept that they're likely to lose Santiago Silva, whilst [.

The first round of matches in the 2010 Torneo Clausura is upon us tonight, at last. A full preview of the tournament will follow over or shortly after the weekend I've been tied up during the week writing about Salvador Cabañas's shooting in Mexico (HEGS naturally wishes him well). The closest thing to a [.

The goals (and other highlights) from Friday night's two matches in the 2010 Torneo Clausura can be watched right here on HEGS now. Both matches were home wins Federico Higuaín got the only one of the game for Godoy Cruz against Gimnasia with nine minutes to play, and in the other game Birmingham City [.

The goal videos from both Saturday's and Sunday's matches will be online on Monday evening Saturday's haven't been posted here yet because I've had a rather dislocated weekend. The weekend's games saw the champions start where they left off or rather not, since Banfield's title was won in spite of a loss in [.

Click here to view photo full size on Flickr For some reason, goal videos from a couple of this weekend's matches haven't been uploaded to TV Pública's YouTube channel, but what we do have once again is a single video with all the weekend's goals. You can watch all 22 of them right here, [...]

Well, perhaps not quite an elephant. But Racing Club were on a high following their opening weekend win over Rosario Central, and on Tuesday night they took the lead but ended up dead and buried thanks to a comeback from Colón to win 2-1 in El Cementerio de Los Elefantes. Juan Carlos Falcón put the [.

Wednesday night's goals aren't yet online as I type (in midweek and typing from England it's a little too late for me to wait for that I'm afraid), but here are the goals from last night's 2-1 victory for Colón over Racing. It's a video worth watching solely for Juan Carlos Falcón's opener for the [.

The second round of matches for the Torneo Clausura finished on Thursday night with Independiente claiming a 3-1 win at home to Atlético Tucumán. Earlier in the day, San Lorenzo lost to Godoy Cruz, who got the only goal of the game in Boedo, and River Plate combined goalscoring verve with familiar late defensive lapses [.

The third round of the 2010 Torneo Clausura begins a day later than usual this weekend, due to the midweek matches for the second round. It will run from Saturday afternoon until Monday night, and at the end of it a league table will hopefully be up on HEGS for the first time in far [...]

Both Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys hit the same form on Saturday night that they enjoyed (or endured) during the Torneo Apertura, on a high-scoring day in the Argentine top flight. Boca managed two consolations but ended up slumping to a 4-2 defeat in Rosario thanks to defending as bad as anything they managed [.

Former selección captain Roberto Ayala returned to Argentine league action after a decade and a half in Europe on Sunday, making his debut for Racing with great things expected of him. Unfortunately, the same poor form and lack of pace that saw him fall down the pecking order to Real Zaragoza saw to his team's [.

Having stayed up too late tonight waiting to be able to type this post up, the four teams in action on Monday were most inconsiderate to England-based Argentine football bloggers by not bothering to score a single bloody one between them. Godoy Cruz join Vélez at the top of the infant Clausura table on seven [.

It's all go in Argentina, with not so much as a day's break from football since last Friday, and now the domestic league recommences after the midweek Copa Libertadores action. This weekend, Banfield host Lanús in the clásico del Sur, Racing visit Gimnasia in a critical relegation clash, and San Lorenzo vs Vélez is the [.

Friday saw the fourth round of the Torneo Clausura kick off with a draw in Rosario between Central and Chacarita, and a win for Tigre away to Arsenal de Sarandí which saw the visitors pick up their first win of the campaign. Emiliano Zelaya scored for Central on the stroke of half time, but five [..

Saturday saw the clásico del Sur won by champions Banfield, who got an easy 2-0 victory at home over a Lanús who offered little or nothing in the way of inventive football, to put an end to an ignominious week for the Granate. Colombian James Rodríguez scored a real golazo for Banfield to put the [.

Independiente won a thriller in the Doble Visera on Sunday, after thinking they'd screwed it up. They threw away a 2-0 lead to allow Estudiantes a glimpse of a share of the points, but towards the end it was El Rojo who got the win. Ignacio Piatti formerly of Estudiantes' cross-city rivals Gimnasia [.

Just four matches into the new championship, the first manager of 2010 has lost his job. Racing Club have lost three matches in a row since winning on the opening weekend, most recently on Saturday against relegation rivals Gimnasia La Plata. The three points claimed by Gimnasia mean that they're only a win away from [.

Monday night's match between Argentinos Juniors and Newell's Old Boys in La Paternal was called off 28 minutes into the second half due to truly torrential rain making the pitch completely unplayable (not to mention rendering the TV cameras near blind). It's another postponed game for Argentinos, who already have to play 82 minutes of [.

This weekend sees Racing take on San Lorenzo in the year's first competitive clásico between members of the cinco grandes. Also coming up in the next few days, champions Banfield host Rosario Central, Gimnasia visit Tigre and on Monday night an Estudiantes side smarting from last night's thrashing in the Copa Libertadores will be looking [.

Friday night saw the start of the fifth round of matches in the 2010 Torneo Clausura. Colón visited Chacarita Juniors, winning 2-1 to move level on points at the top of the table with Vélez, who also won on Friday night, 3-0 at home to Indepediente. You can watch the goals from both matches right [.

Saturday's three matches were all played out in binary, with only San Lorenzo bucking an already dull trend by failing to score altogether. That failure gave Racing, in Miguel Angel Russo's first match in charge, a 1-0 win in El Cilindro which didn't entirely satisfy the new boss; 'We still need to generate more play,' [.

There were no winners from Sunday's matches in the Primera División literally. One 0-0 and three 1-1s do not an exciting day of football make, but there were a couple of talking points. Matías Almeyda played for River Plate on the eighteenth anniversary of his debut for the first team, and was sent off [.

There were plenty of draws in the fifth round of the 2010 Torneo Clausura, with only Friday offering goals in any real measure, but here you can see the heroes and villains from all the fixtures, including a not-so-happy 18th anniversary for Matías Almeyda who was (he thought harshly) sent off on the day his [.

Banfield and Argentinos Juniors met on Wednesday night to play the remaining 82 minutes of the match that, during the second round of the Torneo Clausura, was called off due to ridiculously heavy rain in El Sur. The champions won easily, 3-0, with Argentinos offering very little in the way of a challenge.

The goals from Wednesday night's match, which formed the remaining 82 minutes of the Banfield vs Argentinos Juniors match from the second round of the Torneo Clausura, are online now. The champions won 3-0 with Sebastián Fernández, Marcelo Quinteros and Rubén Ramírez the goalscorers. If you've not already watched via the link to the Olé [.

The biggest match of the weekend takes place on Saturday, when Racing travel the couple of hundred yards to the new Estadio Libertadores de América to take on Independiente in the clásico de Avellaneda. Boca Juniors, bizarrely, are in action on Friday night, against Estudiantes. Joint leaders Vélez and Colón are away to Huracán and [.

Friday night saw Chacarita Juniors cruise to a 3-0 win away to Arsenal de Sarandí, before a lively match in La Bombonera ended in a 1-1 draw between Boca Juniors and Estudiantes. Martín Palermo scored a penalty against his former club to take his tally in official matches for Boca to 217 goals Roberto [.

Saturday's biggest match was the first ever clásico de Avellaneda to be played at the new Doble Visera, and it was a good result for the home side, with Independiente winning by just one goal and that from the spot. Darío Gandín scored the crucial penalty as El Rojo won 1-0. In the day's [...]

The clásico fell Independiente's way in spite of a better than usual performance from Racing; some people's luck never changes. The semi-clásico between Huracán and Vélez went the way of El Globo this time, to put a spanner in the impressive start to the year the visitors have made. Diego Simeone upset a few people [.

The goals from Sunday's matches in the sixth round of the 2010 Torneo Clausura are now online, completing the weekend's action for us. San Lorenzo finally scored at the death against Tigre, River Plate got a late equaliser after heavy pressure on the Gimnasia defence, Godoy Cruz claimed an away win over Argentinos [.