After last week's 1-1 draw in Argentina's superclasico, this week's Photo, Shoot showcases a graffiti mural of two Boca Juniors and River Plate fans arm-in-arm, found in Buenos Aires in June 2006.... Click to continue reading...

Well...they're backLast week's Three to See saw wins for Spurs and Blackburn and a goalless draw between Valencia and FC soon-to-be-given-a-Rubin-awakening Barcelona. This Sunday three of the... Click to continue reading...

On the most emotional night in Argentinian football history, Diego Maradona celebrated Argentina's direct qualification for South Africa World Cup Finals 2010 with a sexually provocative and profanity loaded outburst towards media critics and doubters alike.
This is what Maradona let fly during that now-famous TV interview,

"To those who did not believe in us, and I apologise in advance to the ladies present, they can go and suck my c*** and they can keep sucking it," he said.

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Daniel Vila requested Maradona's resignation

The chairman of Channel America and of club Independiente Rivadavia of Mendoza, Daniel Vila, asked today in a letter sent to AFA that the coach of Argentinian football, Diego Armando Maradona, resigned.

"Qualifying was very important for Argentina.

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As regular readers of Just Football will know, Argentina are in real danger of not making it to the 2010 World Cup. Click to continue reading...

The Yellow Wall - Borussia Dortmund's fearsome home support out in full forceOn last week's 3 to See we scoured all of Europe to bring you derby matches in England, Bulgaria and Norway. Manchester... Click to continue reading...

When does it become a moral imperative for the government to intervene and head of potential riots?

When it comes to football, specifically Argentinian football. Cristina Fernandez, the PM poured in $155m to head of the debt crisis of the league which had led to a delay of a week in the start of the Apertura.

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Only by standing united can we stop the violence that has overshadowed Huracán's revival.
How the gangs are ruining Argentinian football. Click to continue reading...

Right, after a break last week let's get 'Three to See' back on track. As the football season draws ever nearer to a close (at least for the European calendar), games at this key stage of the... Click to continue reading...

The Boca vs River superclasico in the Bombonera ended all square on Sunday, with River Plate coming from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw. Boca legend Martin Palermo opened the scoring with a... Click to continue reading...

'I wonder if we made Three to See this week..' ponders RiquelmeHello, hello and welcome. Is it me or did this week go really quickly? Feels like only a minute ago we were previewing the Rome and Rio... Click to continue reading...

And they were all from the same club! Videos of riots breaking out at Argentinian football matches are about as rare as Liverpool goals at the minute. But there are not too many that involve an entire team leaving the pitch to fight a battle with opposition fans in the stands. That is exactly what happened [. Click to continue reading...

Boca Juniors 0-1 Tigre - Boca champions on goal difference. As the referee sounded the final whistle in Avellaneda and brought a close to this most dramatic of finales, the trivial consequences of Tigre's 1-0 win became clear in the most soul-destroying, crushing of all circumstances for those associated with El Matador. Click to continue reading...

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Boca Juniors 0-1 Tigre - Boca champions on goal difference.As the referee sounded the final whistle in Avellaneda and brought a close to this most dramatic of finales, the trivial consequences of Tigre's 1-0 win became clear in the most soul-destroying, crushing of all circumstances for those associated with El Matador. Click to continue reading...

Half time at Racing Club's stadium in Avellaneda and the score is Boca Juniors 0-0 Tigre. Boca coach Carlos Ischia answered all the questions swirling around him about just what tactics he would employ for this match by sticking to his favoured 4-3-1-2, with Leandro Gracian chosen to play in the hole. Click to continue reading...

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At the end of game one of this dramatic, title-deciding, three-way playoff for the 2008 Argentine Apertura league championship any Tigre fans contemplating their team's title prospects could have been easily forgiven for feeling decidedly pessimistic and glum. A 2-1 defeat to San Lorenzo in the first game of the triangular meant that any hopes of ending a 106 year wait for league glory were Click to continue reading...

The moment of truth has arrived. After all the conjecture, the tension, the nail-biting drama and the conspiracy theories it is finally time for the answer to the Apertura 2008's most compelling question to reveal itself. That question: just who exactly will be crowned champions? It is the question that fans around Argentina have been scratching their heads trying to solve for weeks now. Click to continue reading...