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Lionel Messi had the weekend off, putting in a relatively quiet shift, but Gonzalo Higuaín scored
again as Real Madrid kept up the pace in La Liga. Elsewhere two Argentines got their hands on the
French League Cup, Martín Demichelis donned a face mask to return to action for Bayern München
(he'll be using it [.
Sergio Batista named his first squad as Argentina manager yesterday, as well as being officially
unveiled by Julio Grondona as the new permanent manager of the national side. Lucas Biglia was the
only new name on the teamsheet, whilst in ... Continue reading →
Diego Maradona will present his longlist of 30 Argentine players to the AFA at Ezeiza in a few
short minutes, and HEGS has heard that Javier Zanetti and Gabriel Milito will both be included. TyC
Sports is also reporting that ... Continue reading →
It's yet to be officially announced, but the Argentina starting eleven for the first match of their
World Cup campaign is now widely known and there are unlikely to be any surprises, barring
injuries. Jonás Gutiérrez is in at right ... Continue reading →
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 [.
In a few short hours, Argentina take on Germany in one the highest-profile international friendlies
of the week, in Munich. With Diego Maradona claiming he already knows the vast majority of the
squad he's taking to South Africa, the match is likely to give us some clue as to his thinking, if
indeed that isn't [.
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 [.
Having sat inside all bloody afternoon waiting for an announcement that was supposed to come at 3pm
and eventually arrived just after 7, this will only be a brief post, but all the same I thought I'd
put up a ... Continue reading →
There were numerous lists before Maradona's preliminary squad of 30 was announced yesterday
speculating on who might be included, and outlining who the author would include if they were the
manager. Well, I thought I'd try something a little different. ... Continue reading →
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 →
Hearts were in mouths this afternoon in Ezeiza when Lionel Messi hit the ground in training after a
collision with Javier Mascherano which saw Argentina's medical staff running over to help him. He
is, apparently, absolutely fine though. And whilst ... Continue reading →
In ten minutes, Argentina vs Canada will kick off in the Estadio Monumental, and Diego Maradona's
starting XI looks a little different to that which, following the Germany friendly last year, he'd
insisted would be his starting lineup for the ... Continue reading →
If simply knowing which players are in the squad isn't enough, Argentina-watchers can rejoice
today: the full list of which players will use which shirt numbers during the 2010 World Cup has
been released. Lionel Messi takes the number 10, ... Continue reading →
Boca Juniors are currently going through something of a miserable post-season tour of the United
States a few evenings ago they lost 1-0 to Los Angeles Galaxy and on Wednesday night they crashed
3-0 against Seattle Sounders (you can ... Continue reading →
Diego Maradona's selección trained with an audience for the first time since arriving in South
Africa on Thursday, inviting the press to watch. They opened more than just the gates to the
complex though, with several players commenting on the ... Continue reading →
As the selección engaged in a game of attack vs defence which supposedly revealed Diego Maradona's
first-choice eleven for Saturday's World Cup debut against Nigeria, funny goings-on were underway
on Tuesday morning back in Buenos Aires. The barra bravas deported ... Continue reading →
Argentina's starting XI against Japan for the friendly in Tokyo on Friday has been confirmed, and
it's right here. On the weekend of the clásico de Avellaneda, the two Milito brothers who once
played for opposite sides in the ... Continue reading →
Boca Juniors' season goes from bad to worse. Beaten in the superclásico and then left without a
manager after Claudio Borghi finally (allegedly before the match, and independent of its result)
decided his position was untenable Banfield's Julio César ... Continue reading →
It'll be on the back page on tomorrow's News Of The World in the UK, but it's all over Twitter
right now: Carlos Tevez has reportedly handed in a written transfer request to Manchester City,
citing Roberto Mancini's negative playing ... 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 proper Argentines Abroad of the new year sees a narrow spread of criollo achievement, but
an impressive one nonetheless. Lionel Messi started the defence of his numerous player of the year
awards with a hat trick. His next goal for Barcelona will be the hundredth of his club career. In
England, Manchester City [.
For a change, Carlos Tevez had a quiet match in the Premier League, with Manchester City losing to
Everton (Pablo Zabaleta wasn't much better). Elsewhere though, Argentines were in form again.
Lionel Messi became the youngest player ever to score 100 competitive goals for Barcelona and also
the youngest to score 101.
Before we begin, a quick feliz cumpleaños to Gabriel Batistuta, the all-time highest goalscorer in
the history of the Argentine national team, who turned forty on Monday. There was no Argentine
action from his old team Fiorentina on Sunday (they drew 2-2 away to Cagliari), but a move for his
heir in the selección; after [.
A late and short edition, this one, made so by a combination of my writing commitments elsewhere,
and the running of the last round of the domestic championship into Monday night. HEGS has earned a
bit of a day off in one respect this website is three years old today. The weekend just gone [...]
Estudiantes opened their defence of the Copa Libertadores with a 5-1 thrashing of surprise Peruvian
qualifiers Juan Aurich on Thursday night. The match opened Group 3 of the Copa, and is the first
time in their history that Estudiantes have scored five goals in the Copa Libertadores. Mauro
Boselli hit a hat trick with Germán [.
This weekend has seen Juan Pablo Carrizo damage his cause in the battle for the national #1 shirt;
Internazionale drew with Germán Denis' Napoli, and Gabriel Heinze was involved in a war of words
with Real Madrid's sporting director Jorge Valdano. Roberto Abbondanzieri looks set to move from
Boca Juniors to Internacional de Porto Alegre.
A very late Argentines Abroad this week, because I was in Manchester over the weekend and didn't
get home until Tuesday night. One advantage of this is that we saw a very mixed midweek lot of
action. In England it was a bad night for Argentines in the FA Cup Pablo Zabaleta and Julio [...]
Lionel Messi returned to goalscoring form for Barcelona, whilst Carlos Tevez simply returned for
Manchester City and scored as well. Gonzalo Higuaín got another two for Real Madrid, Lisandro
López won a match for Lyon and in Serie A, whilst Diego Milito scored his fifteenth of the season,
Catania only had seven Argentines in [.
Diego Maradona's last chance to give his players a proper test prior to the announcement of the
provisional squad for the World Cup took place on Wednesday night and saw a dull match marked only
by Gonzalo Higuaín's second goal in his third match for his country. Martín Demichelis, playing
at his home stadium in [.
A truncated Argentines Abroad this week, because I'm typing this up late as ever but even more
tired than usual. The weekend just gone deserves some mention, though. Lionel Messi hit a double
but couldn't win the match for Barcelona, Javier Saviola scored a fine goal for Benfica and Jonás
Gutiérrez finally got his mask [.
Two players dominate the non-existent honours in this week's Argentines Abroad. On Sunday both
Lionel Messi and the under-pressure Gonzalo Higuaín hit hat tricks to ensure that Spain's top two
continue to fight neck and neck at the top of La Liga. Messi's triplete against Valencia began with
a brilliant solo goal, whilst Higuaín's came [.
There's no point doing this any more, is there? It's the same every week. It really is most
tedious. Carlos Tevez impressed for Manchester City on Sunday, Gonzalo Higuaín scored again for
Real Madrid, Lucas Barrios got another two for Borussia Dortmund, there were Argentine scorers
aplenty in Italy and Mexico, and Greece also saw [.
Oh yes. It's back! After a bit of a break whilst I packed to come away and settled into my new
hometown, Argentines Abroad returns now I've got some time and no jetlag. It was a less than
spectacular weekend for the usual suspects in the top flights of England and Spain, but two new
[...]
The biggest winners of the weekend just gone were undoubtedly Racing Club, who took an enormous
step towards securing their place in the Primera División next season as their rivals fell by the
wayside. On Sunday night Ariel Ortega had a car accident (he, and the occupants of the other car,
are fine), Seba Verón [.
Very hard to put a proper date range on this week's Argentines Abroad, what with various leagues
running midweek rounds of fixtures as well in order to get their league seasons finished in time
for the World Cup. Carlos Tevez is rumoured to want out of Manchester City at the end of the
season, but [.
This Sunday, as Juan Román Riquelme announced on Fox Sports on Monday afternoon, could be his
final home match at La Bombonera. His contract talks are stalling and the feud with Martín Palermo
ensures it'll be awkward for both men ... Continue reading →
Just for fun, here are a couple of polls to see what HEGS readers think of Diego Maradona's squad
so far. If you need reminding what it looks like, here it is in all its grisly glory. You can
follow ... Continue reading →
Whilst both Argentina's and Brazil's preliminary squads for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
caused some consternation on the part of fans and the media in their countries, the lists announced
by the managers of Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile ... Continue reading →
Well, and the semi-finals, in the case of the Mexican championship. Across Europe though, league
championships have already come to a close a little earlier than normal due to the impending World
Cup in South Africa, and as usual Argentines ... Continue reading →
