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 [.

Having seen Tigre claim a stunning victory over Boca just before their own match against Gimnasia got underway, Lanús's players knew they wouldn't be celebrating their club's first ever Argentine championship on Wednesday whatever happened. But they also knew they could get a lot closer to it with the right result.

The penultimate round of the championship begins with a relegation clash on Friday night when Central host San Martín, and ends on Sunday with Vélez's visit to Independiente. By the time that match kicks off, Argentina could have a new champion football team. Tigre's visit to Argentinos and Lanús's visit to La Bombonera will be played [.

Another championship is over, and as the players (except Boca's) head off on their summer holidays, it's time to reflect again on yet another thrilling short tournament. Unexpected champions was the least of it - we've seen an avalanche of goals, players pushing themselves into the limelight and yet more booing from the stands of the Monumental [.

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 [.

In the end, it was a miracle too far for Tigre, who fell 1-0 away to Argentinos. At the same time, in La Bombonera, Lanús were putting the seal on an astonishing Apertura by getting the result they needed against Boca Juniors, away from home. José Sand's first-half goal was cancelled out by Martín Palermo in the [.

The good people at Footballing World have been kind enough to publish a piece by me on Lanús's recent championship win, going back over what's been an unpredictable twelve months on the pitch in Argentine football: 'The dream of a first-ever Argentine league title wasn't to be for Tigre. The newly promoted side from the river [.

No, don't worry, regular readers. You haven't missed out on a week of your lives without noticing. To accomodate Boca Juniors' upcoming Club World Championship campaign, which starts in Japan just ten days after they had been due to play the final match of the season, the two 19th round matches involving the three championship challengers are [.

The most important score of the weekend, of course, was Lanús's 1-1 draw against Boca in La Bombonera, which means they can break out the Queen CD in the dressing room for the first time in their history. Elsewhere, though, Central also won a game, River took a pasting, and Independiente and Vélez served up [.

The Apertura is over, then, and immediately the game of managerial musical chairs has started. Diego Simeone leaving Estudiantes was probably the least surprising development, whilst elsewhere Ossie Ardiles has walked out on Huracán. Gustavo Costas, recently relieved of his responsibilities at Racing, is set to take on a foreign posting.

The goals from the latest round of Apertura matches, including the one which gave Lanús their historic title win, are online now, and can be seen through the TN website by clicking here. If you read on you'll find the running order for this clip, as well as my personal favourite goals from the weekend, [.

The final weekend of the 2007 Torneo Apertura is upon us in Primera A, and whilst the championship's already been decided after two matches last Wednesday, there are some juicy ties to send us off. Central, fresh from last week's win, host Argentinos, who are gunning for their best-ever short tournament finish.

Some people love Mondays, and others hate them. Oh, alright, so everyone hates them. But this wasn't just any Monday for Ramón Cabrero, the 'father' of a young Lanús team who've swept all before them in winning a thrilling Apertura to finally give the club's cleaning lady a reason to take a duster to that [.

It's been a long few days since the last post here, and I apologise for that - internet access proved even harder to get than expected over the weekend. At least the title was already decided, eh? There were an impressive 21 goals in the eight matches played at the weekend, and you can see [...]