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Sunday's Torneo Clausura matches saw a couple of surprising results, and one spectacular return to
Argentine football. Olimpo beat Independiente 2-1 to record their first win in eleven attempts, and
Belgrano saw off Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 to reach 52 points ... Continue reading →
Tuesday evening was an eventful one in Argentine football. First of all, in Spain, Lionel Messi
scored another hat trick for Barcelona. His second goal made him Barcelona's all-time highest
goalscorer in competitive matches, and his third meant he became the ... Continue reading →
The FIFA backed "International Federation of Fooball History & Statistics" (IFFHS) has released it
monthly ranking of "The Best Football Club in World Football" for Febuary 2012. The big gainer from
the previous month is Argentine Football Club Velez Sarfield which has not lost a game during the
month.
On the 4th February 2012, the last game of the 2011 Torneo Apertura was finally completed.
Estudiantes' home match against Banfield in the 15th round had been called off 13 minutes in with
the score at 1-0 to the visitors ... Continue reading →
Apparently, the best player in the world debate is fat from over judging from the recent
comments made by Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. The Al Wasl coach claims that old age is
starting to affect Pele's Judgement.
Now, it is starting to get amusing watching these fromer greats tearing into each other verbally
concerning the best player in the world so to end this debate once and for all (however impossible
that may be), we are asking for your opinion.
Neymar in action against the 'old enemy'
The Argentine Football Association has announced a friendly versus Brazil on 9th June.
The rivals are scheduled to meet in the MetLife stadium in New Jersey but the Brazilian Football
Confederation have yet to confirm the fixture.
Brazil are next in action in February when their opponents could be Egypt (again to be
confirmed).
adidas and the Argentine Football Association (Asociación del Fútbol Argentino) have unveiled the
adidas Tango Argentina 12 ball. The new football will be the official matchball of the pre-season
Torneo...
SPANISH FOOTBALL Club ATLEICO DE MADRID presented officially to the media today their new Coach,
ex- player DIEGO SIMEONE. The new Coach comes with Argentine Football title experience & a stint
in Italian Football. The man is remember at Atletico for his years of loyal dedication, strong play
& for carrying the Clubs shield in many Spanish Football battles.
It's been relatively unheralded here on HEGS so far, but Hand Of Pod listeners will be aware that
there's a new competition in Argentine football this season which is well underway. The Copa
Argentina is the AFA's first attempt at ... Continue reading →
It's been relatively unheralded here on HEGS so far, but Hand Of Pod listeners will be aware that
there's a new competition in Argentine football this season which is well underway. The Copa
Argentina is the AFA's first attempt at ... Continue reading →
By Eric Beard
Argentine fútbol has been suffering. The country's national team failed to live up to the hype
in Copa America this past summer, while Brazil's emergence as an economic power has spurred the
Brasileiro to new financial and competitive heights.
The forty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod is introduced by Queens Park Rangers star Alejandro
Faurlín, and sees Sam, Seba and English Dan reflecting on Boca Juniors' title win the media bias,
the key players, the impressive record and ... Continue reading →
The final round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura has already kicked off as I type, and there are two
matches already taking place, two in a couple of hours' time, and six tomorrow, when the season
will end with quite ... Continue reading →
The penultimate round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura ended on Thursday night with wins for
Independiente and Vélez Sarsfield against San Lorenzo and Tigre respectively. On Wednesday,
Arsenal de Sarandí became the first side all season to score twice against ... Continue reading
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Deadlines for previewing the final rounds of the 2011 Torneo Apertura have severely hampered my
style this week, so without further ado here's a quick catch-up in the main leagues covered by
Argentines Abroad. In England's Premier League, Sergio Agüero ... Continue reading →
The penultimate round of matches in the 2011 Torneo Apertura started on Tuesday with a fairly dull
few games. Olimpo and Estudiantes played out a dull goalless draw, and in the four matches as a
whole there were only three ... Continue reading →
The penultimate round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura is upon us already, with four matches today, two
tomorrow and four on Thursday. We kick things off with the All Boys v Argentinos Juniors clásico
in Floresta, and late tonight Racing host ... Continue reading →
After Sunday saw Boca Juniors win the title, Monday saw a match that could prove just as important
come the end of the season (i.e. Clausura); the relegation battle between San Lorenzo and Tigre.
The resurgent visitors were beaten by ... Continue reading →
Boca Juniors were crowned champions of Argentina on Sunday, with two matches left of the 2011
Torneo Apertura. A 3-0 win against Banfield gave Julio César Falcioni's men the title all they'd
needed was a draw. Darío Cvitanich scored ... Continue reading →
Friday's and Saturday's matches in the 2011 Torneo Apertura have seen no shortage of goals, and as
expected, one postponed match San Lorenzo v Tigre will now be played on Monday at 20:30, for the
reasons outlined in this ... Continue reading →
The seventeenth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura is already underway, with Estudiantes just having
beaten All Boys 3-0 in La Plata, but it's still not clear exactly when San Lorenzo v Tigre will be
played. The argument over the ... Continue reading →
This weekend is the penultimate of the Torneo Apertura, even though there are three rounds left to
play. That's because the next round is in midweek, meaning a week from now we'll be entering the
final round of the season. ... Continue reading →
At long last, the scores and scorers from the sixteenth round of the Torneo Apertura are here.
Sorry for the delay. Primera División Torneo Apertura 2011, sixteenth round Club Atlético Tigre
(C. Luna 15; D. Castaño 66; D. Morales 77) ... Continue reading →
The weekend just gone saw as many crucial contributions from Argentines as ever in the world's
biggest leagues, and a welcome return to form for the usual suspects in the Mexican league after
last week's no-show. With the usual contributions ... Continue reading →
Boca Juniors moved nine points clear with just nine to play for in the 2011 Torneo Apertura table
on Sunday, meaning they need just one more point from their remaining three matches to claim their
first league title in three ... Continue reading →
The 2011 Torneo Apertura matches on Friday and Saturday have seen a number of eye-opening results.
First, on Friday, Tigre beat Atlético Rafaela 3-0 at home and, astonishingly given where they were
at the start of the season, climbed out ... Continue reading →
League leaders Boca Juniors could wrap up the tite in this round, although they won't be able to do
so in their own match away to Godoy Cruz. If other results go their way, they win that match, and
then ... Continue reading →
Vélez Sarsfield suffered a setback in Quito in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana
semi-final, away to LDU Quito. With two goals from Hernán Barcos, the Argentine former Racing
and Huracán striker, Liga won 2-0 at home to set ... Continue reading →
There's a rumour circulating this afternoon that Spurs are looking at making an approach for
QPR's Argentine midfielder Alejandro Faurlin when the transfer window opens in January.
The rumour, idle or otherwise, is gathering a bit of momentum so if there is a vacancy across
the White Hart Lane middle, it's worth looking at the player's credentials to see if he can fill
it.
As ever, there were a number of Argentine goals during the weekend just gone in leagues across
Europe. Oddly, there were none in Mexico this weekend (for the first time since I began accepting
contributions for this post!), so Tom ... Continue reading →
I've had a fun-packed weekend (okay, there was a bit of a hangover involved as well) and the
fifteenth round of the Torneo Apertura only ended on Monday night. These two facts have combined to
result in my not getting ... Continue reading →
Tigre beat Newell's Old Boys by a goal to nil on Friday afternoon, to keep their battle against
relegation alive and, incidentally, move joint second of the 2011 Torneo Apertura (albeit
temporarily). Carlos Casteglione got the goal with nine minutes ... Continue reading →
The fifteenth round of the Torneo Apertura is here, and it could see Boca Juniors all but seal the
championship. If they win against Racing and Lanús and Atlético Rafaela don't win their matches,
Boca will be eleven points clear ... Continue reading →
River Plate slipped up on Sunday, losing 2-0 to Atlético Tucumán on their return to the Estadio
Monumental after a five match ban from playing there. Luis Rodríguez and César Montiglio scored
the goals, one in each half. Having dominated ... Continue reading →
This weekend, of course, sees no regularly scheduled matches in the Primera División in Argentina,
due to the international break for the World Cup qualifiers. We have, however, had the delayed
match from the thirteenth round played between San Lorenzo ... Continue reading →
Argentina's qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup hit another bump in the road on Friday
afternoon where, in the glorious Monumental sunshine, Bolivia took the lead and eventually held the
hosts to a 1-1 draw in the third round ... Continue reading →
In under two hours, Argentina and Bolivia will be contesting their third 2014 World Cup qualifying
match in the Estadio Monumental, and these are the teams that will be doing it. A late injury in
training yesterday to Sergio Agüero ... Continue reading →
Thursday night was the time for Vélez Sarsfield's quarter-final second leg in the 2011 Copa
Sudamericana, and it was a brilliant match. Having drawn the first leg 1-1 away to Santa Fe of
Colombia last week, Vélez stormed into a ... Continue reading →
With the World Cup qualifiers approaching, it's time to take a look at how Alejandro Sabella's boys
and those he's not called up did in the weekend just gone for their clubs. Alejandro Faurlín
impressed in defeat in ... Continue reading →
This is a later than usual summary, but it is timed nicely to coincide with the launch of the
Guardian's new Sports Network, of which HEGS is proud to be a part. Boca Juniors edged closer to
the title with a ... Continue reading →
