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Surprising revelations in Colombia on Wednesday, as a close associate of the Cali drug cartel
revealed his organisation's apparent involvement in one of the most infamous football matches in
World Cup history - Argentina's 6-0 thrashing of Peru to reach the final of the 1978 event, which
they went on to win.
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 [.
With the top three tiers in Argentine football having broken up for the summer (speaking of which
the lower division results service will make a belated return tomorrow for Primeras C and D), the
main focus for Argentine fans this weekend was on their Europe-based players. In England, Carlos
Tevez and Javier Mascherano found themselves [.
Former Argentina and Independiente forward Raúl Emilio Bernao died of a hepatitis-related illness
on Wednesday, aged 66. Bernao was born in Sarandí on the 4th November 1941, and played in nearby
Avellaneda for Independiente from 1961 to 1970, scoring 41 goals from his position on the right
wing.
Somehow the announcement of a new River manager always seems to be met with slightly more fanfare
than at other clubs. Perhaps because River's fans have a reputation for being Argentina's most
difficult to please, perhaps because the board are amongst the least competent so there's an always
an element of who'll last longer, them [.
One of the best things in the whole world of football is a little off colour at the moment - Lionel
Messi's torn a muscle in his thigh. La Pulga is going to be out for around a month, and most
immediately, will miss Barcelona's Camp Nou showdown with Real Madrid this weekend. He can take
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