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Okay, can somebody just beat Barcelona please? We're tired of putting them at the top of this list
every week. Though frankly even if they do lose again this season, it will likely not be enough to
remove them from the top spot. But at least you're left to wonder about places 2-25, right?
1 (1).
The full fixtures for the Primera División A Torneo Clausura 2009 were released by the
AFA a little while ago, and now I've got a weekend when (relatively) little is happening to
write about on HEGS, here's the full fixture list for the season. Primera División A Torneo
Clausura 2009: Round 1 (8th Feb) Club Atlético Huracán vs [.
Yes, it's January, and thus to the majority of HEGS readers that headline is six months early, but
Argentina's in a different hemisphere, you know. And the summer friendlies are just about to start.
There's the traditional Torneo de Verano between the 'Big Five', as well as the other regular
events - the 'City Cups' [.
Happy New Year! We're back and better than ever. Not all leagues played over the last fortnight but
enough did to allow us to put together another edition of the always-popular Top 25! Read on to see
how things transpired:
1 (1). FC Barcelona
A strong finish earned Barca a 3-1 victory over Mallorca Saturday, their only game in the last
fortnight.
It's on like Donkey Kong! With the Italian Serie A returning to action this weekend, all three of
the "big three" leagues are now accounted for in 2009. Where does that leave things?
Let's take a look:
1 (1). FC Barcelona
It wasn't pretty but Barca got all three points at Osasuna yesterday, coming from behind to win the
game through a goal by Lionel Messi (who else?
It's been a busy few days for Sergio Batista's Under 20 team in Venezeula whilst I've been away.
Two more group matches have yielded four points in spite of underwhelming performances - you can
see highlights of both games here. In Mar del Plata on Saturday, Boca Juniors beat River Plate in
the year's first [.
Lo he leído muchas veces y aun sigo sorprendido de lo que hizo Jaguares, me refiero a la
contratación de Nery Cardozo y de Marcelo Gandolfi procedentes de Boca Juniors y del Arsenal
de Sarandí respectivamente. Y no es que quiera menospreciar a dicha institución por haber
contratado estos jugadores, sino que estoy muy sorprendido que [.
Argentine champions Boca Juniors sent out a mostly reserve side for their first match of 2009, but
were still by far the better team against San Lorenzo in Mar del Plata. All the same they couldn't
find a way past the Cuervo backline. Earlier on Saturday, in Sao Paulo, Estudiantes got battered
5-1 by Corinthians.
The gushing over Barca continues, only this one isn't limited to their current world crushing
squad, it's for their run of the last 17 years - apparently that's when IFFHS began using
statistics, which makes this so much more official. And, like their current domestic campaign,
they've done it with a hefty cushion between themselves [.
Ins and outs for the two giants of Argentine football: champions Boca Juniors appear to have lost
Neri Cardozo against their wishes, whilst new River Plate manager Néstor Gorosito is on
the verge of making his first signing, Colombian centre back Humberto Mendoza. Independiente have
some good news: Daniel Montenegro isn't going anywhere.
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The latest Torneo de Verano match was up in Argentina's Andean northwest, and the Salta crowd saw a
Boca reserve side take on an Independiente team still struggling to regain the cohesion of the 4-0
win over Racing in the summer's first match. Boca won 2-0. Carlos Ischia was keeping back Boca's
first string for the [.
Don't be surprised to hear about training ground bust-ups at Independiente before long. Juan
Krupoviesa is on the point of signing on loan for El Rojo, and when he arrives at the training
complex he'll meet up with new team-mate Daniel Montenegro; a man whose leg he tried to break when
the two were on [.
The 49th edition of South America's pinnacle club competition delivered one of the enchanting
fairytales of 2008 as LDU Quito created history by becoming the first club from
Ecuador to taste victory in the competition as they broke the tag as ‘underdogs' to push
aside Fluminense of Brazil in the exhilarating two-legged final.
According to Uncle Ed at The Other Football for the Orlando Sentinel (click here for the original),
Real Salt Lake is eyeing Argentine 23 year old striker Luis Miguel Escalada, whose rights were
bought by Liga De Quito from Boca Juniors for $1.1M.
With Kenny Deuchar heading to the SPL, Espindola gone, and Robby Findley on trial at Brondby, it
looks like Jason Kreis is trying to find some targets for Javier Morales quality passing.
Boca Juniors' goalkeeping crisis should shortly be put to bed after it was confirmed on Thursday
that they've agreed a fee with Spanish side Getafe to buy Roberto Abbondanzieri back. The Xeneize
will pay €300,000 to the Madrid club for their former custodian. Abbondanzieri, for his part,
had already pleaded with both sides to strike a [.
In just a few hours, the US National team opens its 2009 campaign in a friendly against Sweden in
Carson, California. The match will feature a US side drawn primarily from MLS (so they may not be
as sharp) against what will basically be a Swedish B team.
Still, its a good chance to see some of the up and coming talent who will be competing for spots in
the 2009 Confederations Cup and 2010 World Cup teams.
This commentary originally appeared in The Amoias of the Americas. My cousin, Oscar R. Amoia, grew
up in Buenos Aires near the Boca district. He has supported his beloved Club Atletico Boca Juniors
for his entire life. He had a very distinct memory of one of the most famous derbies in the world.
He was only [.
Now is the winter of our discontent. Or something. Whatever, it's cold out and snowing more than it
should be in this, the day of global warming. The Top 25 appears frozen in place as well, with no
intra-continental competition until February. But there was still some movement. Check it out:
1 (1).
Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Watch the match LIVE here – Highlights
here www.mightyfootball.com
Lo he leído muchas veces y aun sigo sorprendido de lo que hizo Jaguares, me refiero a la
contratación de Nery Cardozo y de Marcelo Gandolfi procedentes de Boca Juniors y del Arsenal
de Sarandí respectivamente. Y no es que quiera menospreciar a dicha institución por haber
contratado estos jugadores, sino que estoy muy sorprendido que [.
With most of the Primera A sides returning for pre-season training (yes, I know according to the
AFA we're halfway through the season), a few of them had new managers on Monday. River Plate, of
course, are now overseen by Néstor Gorosito, but they're not the only ones. Vélez
Sársfield, Independiente and Argentinos Juniors all have [.
Every month, we profile a special player in a new column called The Futbolita Feature. We kick off
the January edition with Juan Roman Riquelme, a man who needs no introduction .... RIQUELME laughs
a lot – an image that many people will find hard to believe. He had an amazing past year,
culminating in Boca Juniors' [.
I've looked at 2008 as far as the action between the touch- and goal lines is concerned
already - if you're struggling to remember, the Clausura review is here, and the Apertura
one is here. It's time, though, to take a look at how each of the clubs lived up to the suggestions
I put forward for new year's [.
Happy New Year! We're back and better than ever. Not all leagues played over the last fortnight but
enough did to allow us to put together another edition of the always-popular Top 25! Read on to see
how things transpired:
1 (1). FC Barcelona
A strong finish earned Barca a 3-1 victory over Mallorca Saturday, their only game in the last
fortnight.
It's on like Donkey Kong! With the Italian Serie A returning to action this weekend, all three of
the "big three" leagues are now accounted for in 2009. Where does that leave things?
Let's take a look:
1 (1). FC Barcelona
It wasn't pretty but Barca got all three points at Osasuna yesterday, coming from behind to win the
game through a goal by Lionel Messi (who else?
When Argentina's Primera División commences next month referees will be armed with a vanishing
spray to keep defensive walls ten-yards back at free-kicks.
The aim is that refs will pace out the yards at dead-ball situations and spray a line on the ground
to stop the defenders from encroaching on the set-piece taker.
News from local dailys cite that Argentine Club BOCA JUNIORS is willing to pay the 300.000€
that GETAFE asks for the transfer of it´s Argentine International goalkeeper ROBERTO CARLOS
"Pato"... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football &
Sports
Now is the winter of our discontent. Or something. Whatever, it's cold out and snowing more than it
should be in this, the day of global warming. The Top 25 appears frozen in place as well, with no
intra-continental competition until February. But there was still some movement. Check it out:
1 (1).
I'm in Manchester for a couple of nights this weekend, sorting out some final plans for my upcoming
trip to Mexico. What this means is that there won't be any immediate write-ups of Friday and
Saturday's major matches; to wit, the Sudamericano Sub 20 group stage game between Argentina and
Peru in Maturín, Venezuela on [.
Okay, can somebody just beat Barcelona please? We're tired of putting them at the top of this list
every week. Though frankly even if they do lose again this season, it will in itself likely not be
enough to remove them from the top spot. But at least you're left to wonder about places 2-25,
right?
1 (1).
