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Look, I like soccer ads sometimes. I even like soccer ads that a lot of people hate, like the one
during the 1998 World Cup that featured a Massive Attack song and some black and white shots of
soccer players taking free kicks in what looks like one of those indoor mountain climbing gyms.
Well, I liked that one because I thought I liked the song at the time, until I found out later I
didn't.
UK residents and regular HEGS readers will already be familiar with my semi-regular contributions
to When Saturday Comes, and it's with some pride that I encourage all of you to go out and buy the
new edition of the magazine, which ... Continue reading →
When the Argentine national team flew to South Africa a week ago today, twenty-two barra bravas
from Chacarita Juniors and Boca Juniors were on the same flight, in the economy section. The AFA
denied any knowledge of this, but one ... Continue reading →
If you're an Argentine football fan and a bit of a glutton for punishment or if you're otherwise
interested in what exactly Diego Maradona demonstrated to us during Argentina's World Cup campaign
you can click here to read ... Continue reading →
Deafened by the vuvuzela and with sofa sores on my behind, I sit remote control in hand decidedly
underwhelmed. Don't get me wrong; to me it is still the beautiful game. It has just started to
sport a few wrinkles. I had a good, if somewhat childlike build-up to the World Cup. The obligatory
purchase [.
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 →
I'm a little late in linking to this, due to a daytrip to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay on
Thursday, but today my latest post on In Bed With Maradona went online. It briefly looks back over
the major action ... Continue reading →
El futbol provoca nostalgia, es inevitable. Recordar los tiempos pasados siempre genera
recuerdos que uno añora, ¿qué no daría por que fuera 1997 para celebrar a rabiar ese campeonato
del Cruz Azul? en especial de haber sabido que iban a estar escasos.
Los recuerdos relacionados al futbol son fuertes, es una parte importante de nuestra vida, una
parte querida.
River Plate have beaten Boca Juniors in a competitive match for the first time in over three years,
with a 1-0 win in El Monumental on Tuesday. Former Boca defender Jonatan Maidana scored the only
goal of a game River ... Continue reading →
One of my new year's resolutions was to try and update this blog more often than I had managed in
2009 but to be absolutely truthful, it's difficult enough to entertain brief conversations about
Hearts with sympathetic friends never mind finding the motivation to sit down and actually write
about them.
Motherwell star Jim O`Brien has confirmed that he is switching his allegiance back to Scotland,
after originally declaring for the Republic of Ireland.
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 →
Airdrie United have been relegated to Division Two after Rory McAllister gave Brechin City a
controversial victory in their play-off semi-final second leg. It means that Airdrie, who were
saved from relegation last season after Livingston were demoted to Division Three and the season
before when Gretna went out of business, [.
ST MIRREN have sacked manager Gus MacPherson after almost seven years as manager with the Paisley
club. The Buddies avoided relegation to finish this season in 10th place in the Scottish Premier
League. The Buddies have since finished 11th, 10th, 11th and 10th in their four seasons in the
12-team top flight.
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 →
With that ringing endorsement, St Mirren chairman Stewart Gilmour has called on suitably qualified
managers to make themselves known to the club. Gilmour claims there has already been a great deal
of interest in the job and doesn't fear a shortage of candidates. In some ways, The Buddies are not
an unattractive option for any manager [.
Wednesday will see Diego Maradona confirm which twenty-three of the thirty players named last week
he'll be taking (injuries permitting) to South Africa, and of course HEGS will have the information
with you just as soon as it's available (or, ... Continue reading →
With the World Cup squad set to fly out to South Africa from Ezeiza airport on Friday, I thought
I'd revisit the questionnaire I set two weeks ago today asking who HEGS readers felt should have
been included (but weren't) ... Continue reading →
The Argentine national team arrived in South Africa at around 8am Buenos Aires time this morning,
but before they left Ezeiza yesterday a few late changes were made to the list of squad numbers
published a few days ago. Sergio ... Continue reading →
The 2010 World Cup has, at long last, landed in South Africa. Argentina's first match, against
Nigeria, kicks off at 11am Argentine time on Saturday, and you can read the first of two previews
of Argentine hopes and fears for the ... Continue reading →
After an opening performance from Argentina which ranged from the outstanding (Lionel Messi) to the
anonymous (Ángel Di María) by way of the pity-inducing (Jonás Gutiérrez), I've done a write-up
of the reaction in Argentina for ESPN Soccernet. You can ... Continue reading →
Argentina's performance yesterday against South Korea was highly impressive, and plenty of people
have suddenly started suspecting they could go all the way and win the World Cup after all. Four
years ago, though, we were in the same place ... Continue reading →
A quick note to say that those who are interested can now see a map of the birthplaces of all of
the Argentina squad for the 2010 World Cup, provided to me by Bill's Sports Maps, on the new 'Squad
... Continue reading →
Argentina's passage to the second round of the 2010 World Cup having been confirmed on Tuesday, the
country's main concern during Wednesday's matches was who their rivals in the quarter-finals will
be should they see off Mexico on Sunday. There ... Continue reading →
Argentina's win against Mexico on Sunday was their first in 90 minutes in the knockout rounds of a
World Cup for twenty years, believe it or not. To read what I thought of a generally impressive
performance, especially from Carlos ... Continue reading →
With moments to go before Argentina and Germany kick off their World Cup quarter-final, you can
click here if you'd like to read the preview of the match I've contributed to the When Saturday
Comes website. Filed under: Argentine football, ... Continue reading →
This isn't strictly to do with Argentine football. Well, okay. It's absolutely nothing to do with
Argentine football. But the reason HEGS has been quiet in the last few days is that I've been
across the river to Montevideo, where ... Continue reading →
Just a quick post to confirm the story posted here on HEGS yesterday: the AFA have just announced
officially that Diego Maradona's contract as national team manager won't be renewed. Julio Grondona
seemingly deliberately made Maradona an offer he knew ... Continue reading →
This is a quick announcement about a new world football site I've agreed to write about Argentina
for. It's called In Bed With Maradona, and aims to provide a truly global sweep on the world game.
Once the Torneo Apertura ... Continue reading →
The 2010 Torneo Apertura is almost upon us now it starts on Friday and HEGS will be gearing up for
it during the week. I'll have the traditional 'meet the clubs' piece online later in the week, but
... Continue reading →
As everyone starts to get ready for the Fall soccer season, I was wondering if any of you had
feedback or ideas for the Youth Soccer Guide. The idea was to collect many of the more
instructional/informative posts I've written through the years in one place for soccer parents,
coaches, and league administrators to reference.
Denmark face Iceland on the 7th of September and will have to do with out 2 of their key
strikers for the past 3 years through retirement and injury. Firstly, Jon Dahl Tommasson has opted
to retire on a high after scoring in the S.A World Cup and achieving the record of all time top
scorer for the national side.
The 2010 Torneo Apertura is already one-nine-and-a-halfth of the way through, and with River plate
hopeful of putting together the kind of run they need to avoid relegation, Boca Juniors still
waiting for Juan Román Riquelme to return to fitness ... Continue reading →
It won't have escaped the attentions of many HEGS readers that Brazilian club Internacional won the
Copa Libertadores on Wednesday night in a very entertaining second leg of the final against
Mexicans Chivas (3-2 on the night, 5-3 on aggregate). ... Continue reading →
Is it time for Arsene's stars to shine?
For many years now we have been saying it's a matter of time before Arsenal come good. Well
after watching them grind out a result at Blackburn on Saturday maybe we won't be waiting much
longer.
The ability that Arsene Wenger's side possess is in unquestionable.
A very quick notice, to inform you that readers in the UK (and selected lucky ones who live in
other countries) will find a piece by me on the Diego Maradona succession story in the new issue of
When Saturday ... Continue reading →
My newest post has just gone up on In Bed With Maradona, looking over the biggest results of the
last weekend in the Torneo Apertura, and considering what some of the big clashes in the coming
round are likely to ... Continue reading →
Those HEGS readers who are living in London and, indeed, those who aren't are in for a special
treat today. From 9pm British Summer Time, you'll be able to enjoy the sound of my dulcet tones on
your ... Continue reading →
It's been a busy day. As well as making my radio debut (repeated on
http://www.resonancefm.com/listen tomorrow at 3:30pm UK time, or there's a podcast up in the next
couple of days for those who missed it earlier), I've also been ... Continue reading →
Those who didn't manage to listen in live (or on the repeat) to my UK radio debut for Resonance
FM's Cafe Calcio can now have the pleasure of listening to it whenever they please, as the podcast
of the show ... Continue reading →
