Carlos Tevez has handed in a transfer requestion to Manchester City with the hopes of joining Real Madrid in January. This should come as no surprise, given that the blues' captain has repeatedly spoke of his unhappiness since moving over to the blue side of Manchester.

Whilst at Manchester United, he initially talked of a long career with us, before returning to Boca Juniors in his 30's.

Carlos Tevez has handed in a transfer request to Manchester City after just 18 months at the club. He has claimed it is being homesick that has caused his depression and repeated talk of retirement, but if that was the case, why was he trying to negotiate his contract at City? Despite being the best paid player, he was looking for a pay rise, which the club refused to give him.

The full fixture list has been released for the 2011 Torneo Clausura de Primera División. The campaign will start on the weekend of the 13th February and end on the weekend of the 19th June, in time for the Copa ... Continue reading →

Vélez Sarsfield claimed a 2-1 victory at home to Tigre on Tuesday evening in the final match of the 16th round of the 2010 Torneo Apertura, to remain only two points behind Estudiantes de La Plata as the championship edges ... Continue reading →

For some reason, the seventeenth round of the 2010 Torneo Apertura gets underway in a couple of hours' time, when Arsenal de Sarandí visit Olimpo in Bahía Blanca. The rest of the games are being played in the normal slots ... Continue reading →

La práctica de fútbol de Boca Juniors del día de hoy se dio por terminada antes de tiempo. No hubo felicitaciones, ni abrazos, solo momentos tensos y el malestar entre los jugadores era notorio.
Insaurralde lo cruzó terriblemente a Méndez (¿Rosario Central vs Newell's?) y hasta hubo un intento de agresión del defensor de Boca por el cual Erbes tuvo que interceder para que no pase a mayores.

Boca Juniors at long last claimed another win on Sunday with a 1-0 defeat of Quilmes in La Bombonera. After recent talk of veterans including on the Hand Of Pod it was 20-year-old Cristian Erbes who got the ... Continue reading →

Boca Juniors at long last claimed another win on Sunday with a 1-0 defeat of Quilmes in La Bombonera. After recent talk of veterans including on the Hand Of Pod it was 20-year-old Cristian Erbes who got the ... Continue reading →

01. (01). La redó 110.45002. (02). Seamos buenos entre nos 163.31003. (05). En una baldosa 252.84204. (03). La pelota no dobla 264.08205. (04). Muy Boca 281.64306. (09). Tic espor 331.18307. (n/c).Deporte arg.

Time for another former SKC Wizards update. Seasons are winding down for many players. Aaron Hohlbein looks set to be a permanent member of this list after being selected today by Columbus. Here's the rest of your update.
Still looking for:
Nick Cardenas
Pablo Escobar
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Pete Marino
Ryan McMahen
Nelson Pizarro
Akeem Priestley
Indoor soccer.

On Thursday, the penultimate round of the 2010 Torneo Apertura concluded with wins for both Olimpo now unbeaten in five games, into the bargain and Quilmes. The latter beat San Lorenzo 1-0 and, with Ramón Díaz one of ... Continue reading →

It's here. The final round of the 2010 Torneo Apertura is upon us, and the destination of the Argentine league title will be decided on Sunday. With the Copa Libertadores places already wrapped up and relegation issues still another torneo ... Continue reading →

September 20th 2008: "I cannot ever imagine leaving Manchester United. I am in the perfect situation. My relationship with the club is perfect. Patrice Evra is my closest friend but the feeling I get from all the players is something I've not experienced before. I want to get the contract sorted and play for United for the rest of my career.

Carlos Tevez shocked Manchester City yesterday by putting in a written transfer request saying that he wants to return to Buenos Aires to play for Boca Juniors and be with wife Vanesa and daughters Florencia and Katia.

It is no secret that Tevez misses his family and he has spoken out several times recently about his dream of returning to Argentina to be with them.

Carlos Tevez shocked Manchester City yesterday by putting in a written transfer request saying that he wants to return to Buenos Aires to play for Boca Juniors and be with wife Vanesa and daughters Florencia and Katia.

It is no secret that Tevez misses his family and he has spoken out several times recently about his dream of returning to Argentina to be with them.

13.12.2010 - Con el gol que le convirtió a Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (Apertura 2010, fecha 19), Martín Palermo alcanzó los 300 goles en su carrera futbolística de 608 partidos.
230 goles con la camiseta de Boca (1997-2000 / 2004-2010), lo ubican como el máximo goleador de la historia del club.

There were an awful lot of ones on the scoreboards of Argentina's top flight on Monday as the 2010 Torneo Apertura drew to a close, but River Plate, at least, ended a difficult year on a high note with a ... Continue reading →

A day after the 2010 Torneo Apertura came to an end (for everyone bar Independiente and Tigre), the consequences of the campaign are being felt at clubs across the league. Whilst some have pleasingly exceeded their targets (All Boys) and ... Continue reading →

Estudiantes and Velez Sarsfield: Argentina's new big dogs Apertura 2010 Review is a post from: Just Football

Boca Juniors? River Plate? Forget them. Making his debut for Just Football, Dan Colasimone is hear to explain who the big boys in Argentina really are.

Estudiantes de La Plata is a small club.

In December 2010 Argentine goalkeeper Roberto "pato" Abbondanzieri announced his retirement from football. He will be fondly remembered by fans of Boca Juniors where he won six league titles, three Copa Libertadores, two Intercontinental Cups, two Copa Sudamericanas and one Recopa Sudamericana. He also won the Copa Libertadores in 2010 as the goalkeeper for Internacional of Brazil, the Ricardo

J.J. López was officially appointed as the River Plate manager in December 2010 after he secured 13 out of 18 points as caretaker manager after the departure of Angel Cappa in November. He is a former player for the club, a thoroughbred River Plate legend and a popular choice amongst the fans. One of his finest moments in a River Plate shirt came in the Superclásico in 1981 when he scored this

José Luis Calderón had a professional football career spanning four different decades (1989-2010). He spent the majority of his career in the Argentine Primera División although he did have short spells in Italy and Mexico too. His most famous goal was a brilliant effort in a 4-0 win against Boca Juniors in 1999, however this long forgotten goal from 1997 was another one of his best.

Martín Palermo recently scored his 300th career goal, 230 of them were for Boca Juniors where he is now the all time top scorer. In Apertura 2004 he scored this chilena against Banfield to end Boca Juniors run of six games without scoring a goal. He has scored a number of other brilliant goals for the club including this chilena for his 200th Boca Juniors goal, this record breaking header and

Martín Palermo recently scored his 300th career goal, 230 of them were for Boca Juniors where he is now the all time top scorer. In Apertura 2004 he scored this chilena against Banfield to end Boca Juniors run of six games without scoring a goal. He has scored a number of other brilliant goals for the club including this chilena for his 200th Boca Juniors goal, this record breaking header and

The fifth episode of Hand Of Pod is online now, and you can listen to it right here on the HOP blog. Myself and the Dans discuss the climax of the Torneo Apertura as well as Independiente's Copa Sudamericana win ... Continue reading →

On 26 March 2006 Ernesto "tecla" Farías scored one of the most memorable goals of his career when he scored for River Plate in the superclásico against their fiercest rivals Boca Juniors in a 1-1 draw in Clausura 2006. Part of the Golazo series.

On 26 March 2006 Ernesto "tecla" Farías scored one of the most memorable goals of his career when he scored for River Plate in the superclásico against their fiercest rivals Boca Juniors in a 1-1 draw in Clausura 2006. Part of the Golazo series.

It feels like Diego Maradona has been linked to every third job in world football in the six months since his semi-labored dismissal from the top Argentina post. Of course it's mostly because he's the one linking himself to these jobs, whether or not the club or country in question is actually interested.

It feels like Diego Maradona has been linked to every third job in world football in the six months since his semi-labored dismissal from the top Argentina post. Of course it's mostly because he's the one linking himself to these jobs, whether or not the club or country in question is actually interested.

A YEAR OF HIGHS AND LOWS ENDS WITH INTER IN TRANSITION.
The Internacional squad arrived back in Rio Grande do Sul on Monday as the club's lengthy season finally came to an end.

Despite being crowned South American champions in July following the Colorado's Copa Libertadores triumph, Inter neglected their Campeonato Brasileiro commitments in order to preserve the squad for the FIFA Club World Cup or as commonly referred to in Brazil – the ‘Mundial'.

It's been a week of as many changes off the pitch as we expected following the exodus of managers in the closing few weeks and immediately after the conclusion of the Torneo Apertura. Julio César Falcioni took charge at Boca ... Continue reading →

Al Ahly fans will be hoping for a home win against arch-rivals Zamalek

Every football league around the world has its own Clásico; in Spain there's little denying that Real Madrid against FC Barcelona is as big as it gets whilst Boca Juniors against River Plate gets the pulses racing more than any other fixture in Argentina.

To round out 2010, we take a quick look at some recent MLS player news and recap news from the first five months of 2010 for the Timbers. We look back at the city council vote that brought MLS to town, meeting the 2010 USL Timbers, epic wins over the Sounders and Boca Juniors but baffling results at home against CP Baltimore and AC St.