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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 →
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...
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).
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.
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 →
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.
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 →
