"La recuperación será larga". La frase del médico del club, Jose Veiga, le duele a los hinchas de Boca. Juan Román Riquelme se resintió de la lesión en su pie derecho que lo tuvo a maltraer en la primera mitad del año y, con seguridad, un mes afuera de los concentrados.

En Olé confirman que la lesión lo tendría alejado del equipo hasta el 2010, ya que la recuperación demandaría 3 meses.

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The latest instalment of Buenos Aires' Superclasico did little to give fans of River Plate or Boca Juniors hope of an quick upturn in fortunes for either ofArgentina's traditional footballing superpowers.

The 1-1 draw was played out with the trademark tenacity and tempo the fixture demands but a point a piece does nobody any favours.

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This has been a fantastic weekend to hate somebody and wish him ill almost everywhere around the world. As Daryl pointed out earlier, this weekend's fixture calendar was overflowing with big derbies and heated rivalries including three different flavored clasicos, inter-city and intercontinental matches. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool weren't the only ones who stumbled at Anfield last night. (Watch the whistle blower.) The five best central mids in the world. (SoccerLens) Fox Soccer nabs EPL rights once again. (EPL Talk) Kaka likes what's in Clarence Seedorf's pants. (Dirty Tackle) Juan Roman Riquelme swings by TO. (Boca Juniors Offside) What's in a German name? Click to continue reading...

From Week 7.

Two this week.

Both from the same game. Both from Boca.

Juan Roman Riquelme

Martin Palermo

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Yesica Toscanini es una Diosa Argentina de 23 años y la trampa de Juan Roman Riquelme.

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Cesc Fabregas' name has been synonymous with Arsenal in recent years. He is undoubtedly their biggest star and the most dynamic player that they have. His ability to see a gap and to pick out a team mate is now bordering on legendary status. Couple this with his new-found confidence in front of goal and you are looking at a player that even Arsene Wenger will find hard to replace. Click to continue reading...

Football fans all over the world were very excited to see legendary Diego Armando Maradona get appointed as Argentina national coach but immediately doubts were raised over his competence. We all knew he had been a great footballer, in my opinion the best ever, but could he do it as a coach?

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Three points is three points. Its a win. And that's what counts. Till we start parsing. The US was able to evade a spirited El Salvador side on the strength of its set pieces. The problem is, the US still has to figure out when to play smart possession football. The Salvadorians till the last minute had a chance to pull of a draw.

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From the pages of Clarin

1959 Copa America Argentina defeats Brasil 3-0 and wins the Copa America. The great Enrique Sivori celebrates with several Peruvian kids.

1964 Nation's Cup Argentina defeats Brasil 3-0 and wins the Nation's Cup which was held in Brasil.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

It wasn't supposed to be like this. When Diego Maradona took the reins of Argentina, the former star was supposed to re-energize a World Cup qualifying campaign that had taken some hits. With four games in CONMEBOL qualifying left, and hardly the easiest schedule, could Argentina fail to qualify for the World Cup?

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By TRAVIS CLARK

It wasn't supposed to be like this. When Diego Maradona took the reins of Argentina, the former star was supposed to re-energize a World Cup qualifying campaign that had taken some hits. With four games in CONMEBOL qualifying left, and hardly the easiest schedule, could Argentina fail to qualify for the World Cup?

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Corinthians está en plan grande, y es que una vez que cuenta en sus filas con Ronaldo Nazario de Lima, busca sumar en sus filas al argentino Juan Román Riquelme, todo con la firme intención de armar un verdadero trabuco de cara al 2010, que es cuando festejan su centenario y qué mejor forma que conformar un buen cuadro cuyos objetivos sean conquistar la Copa Libertadores de América e ir por el Campeonato Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA.

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Since we are approaching the end of a decade, and since it's summer,I thought I would offer up my La Liga Team of the decade. I set my team based on the best actual season had by a player in each position. It is not an aggregative list. It is not based on contributions over the course of a few seasons or a career.

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Over the weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo, confidently stated that Spain's top flight, La Liga, was a better league than the English Premier League. He specifically cited the current influx of top class stars to La Liga as his evidence. (Given Ronaldo's ego he was probably referring to himself..... and, at a push, Kaka) However, does Real Madrid's single handed recruitment drive improve the quality of La Liga or, simply, Madrid themselves?

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River Plate's El Monumental has been Argentina's World Cup venue

Diego Maradona continues his divisive ways.

He was said to have complained about the state of the Mounmental stadium describing it as "a pasture" before the Colombia match. The topic cropped up again after the loss to Ecuador, when Maradona expressed his unhappiness about the stadium being the venue for the match against Brazil.

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After having successfully answered the questions about whether he was better than Ronaldo or not the next big challenge for Messi is to make sure that Argentina qualify for the World Cup.
If Argentina fail to beat Colombia on Saturday they risk missing out on the World Cup altogether.
Maradona has made a few changes in the squad - Estudiantes captain Veron returns to the side to replace Juan Roman Riquelme.

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By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

With group stages of the Copa Libertadores finally set to conclude next week, seven teams are officially out while four have tickets to the Round of 16. That leaves 21 teams to battle-royal it out for the remaining 12 posts available.

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The Argentine Superclasico ended in a frustrating draw, that better suits River Plate, who remain in title contention. The absence of Juan Roman Riquelme was greatly noticed by a Boca Juniors side that lacked their normal punch. Click to continue reading...

By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

After a busy week of Champions League, UEFA Cup and Copa Libertadores action, many of the world's leagues get back to business domestically, including in South America, this weekend as a nice slate of derby matches are on tap with Sunday's Argentine Superclassico between Boca Juniors and River Plate serving as the main event.

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By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

After a busy week of Champions League, UEFA Cup and Copa Libertadores action, many of the world's leagues get back to business domestically, including in South America, this weekend as a nice slate of derby matches are on tap with Sunday's Argentine Superclassico between Boca Juniors and River Plate serving as the main event.

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A full week of Libertadores matches took place this week as teams seek points to advance to the knockout stages which are less than 1 month away. On Tuesday, Libertad's perfect record ended with a 2-1 road loss to Universitario in Lima. The Peruvians took the 3 points when Piero Alva scoring in the 62 minute to move Universitario into 2nd place in Group 8 with 8 points.

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Clive Owen guns down MGP #10 vs #10 in Argentina Referees now protected by Ray Winstone Any of these things could change football forever Was it 35 or 37 passes? Either way it was genius MLS gets bigger. Big enough for promotion/relegation? Does Zlatan have a problem? How about his clone?div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds2. Click to continue reading...

This the end of the year (in case you don't own a calendar) and as is custom, it's time for year end lists. You might do the world's best XI, we decided to do our most favoritest things of 2008 (the three of us doing our own - lord knows Yoann Gourcuff's crotch was not [...] Click to continue reading...

For the first time in history of the Torneo Apertura or Opening (there are two seasons in Argentina) championship in Argentina, three teams ended up level on points (39). Boca Juniors, who have 22 domestic titles. San Lorenzo, who have 10 domestic titles. Tigre, who have never won any domestic silverware. Click to continue reading...

Boca Junior's Juan Roman Riquelme had been arguing with 21 year old Boca fan Augustin Pozzetti earlier in this home game vs Racing, so after volleying a 60th minute winner the playmaker ran 55 yards to point an angry finger at Pozzetti. Unfortunately, Pozzetti's fellow Boca fans then turned on the non-believer and a fight broke [. Click to continue reading...

If you haven't checked out UEFA's Training Ground in the past, it's well worth a look now. They take the biggest stars and ask them to give a short tutorial on what they do best so you can realize how goddamn difficult it is when attempting at home. Learning skills like Juan Roman Riquelme's lethal [. Click to continue reading...

A crippling victory for Boca at the hands of their bitter rivals, as they took a 1-0 win at El Monumental, with the lone goal coming just 8 minutes after being relegated to 10 men. Juan Roman Riquelme's free kick found the head of young'un Lucas Viatri, who looped one up and over, into the [...] Click to continue reading...

The discussion before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing began largely centered around Brazil's quest for their first ever Olympic title. The question of how the Olympic gold medal could escape the most successful and internationally recognised football nation of all time was one which was frequently asked in the build-up to the games, and one which would often baffle. Click to continue reading...

The discussion before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing began largely centered around Brazil's quest for their first ever Olympic title. The question of how the Olympic gold medal could escape the most successful and internationally recognised football nation of all time was one which was frequently asked in the build-up to the games, and one which would often baffle. Click to continue reading...

Arjantin finalde Nijerya'yı yenerek altın madalyanın sahibi oldu. İki ülke 1996 olimpiyat finalinde de karşılaşmış o yıl altını, rakibini 3-2 ile geçen Afrika ülkesi kazanmıştı. Maçın tek golü Benfikalı Angel Di Maria'dan geldi. Atina 2004'de de altın alan Arjantin üst üste iki olimpiyatta da şampiyon olmayı başardı. Click to continue reading...

Sergio Aguero scored two and Juan Roman Riquelme added a third from the spot after Aguero had been felled.Brazil then managed to end the game in total despair by having Lucas and Neves sent off and ending the game with 9 men - 3 goals down.
Olympics Football Argentina vs Brazil Highlights

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Juan Roman Riquelme, who currently plays for Boca Juniors is being pursued by Flamengo of Rio De Janeiro. Flamengo is looking for a replacement for Renato Augusto who was transfered to German Bayer Leverkusen. "Fla" as the team is called... Click to continue reading...

Olympic title holders Argentina will field a star-studded team, with nearly all of its players a part of top European club sides. Veteran over-23 players Nicolas Burdisso, Juan Roman Riquelme, and Javier Mascherano will lead the squad, but even without them the squad is packed with high-profile players. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez has lost his battle to prevent Javier Mascherano from going to Beijing after he was yesterday named in Argentina's Olympic squad.
The decision could prompt the Spaniard to speed up his attempts to sign Aston Villa's Gareth Barry as Mascherano will now be unavailable for both Liverpool's Champions League qualifying legs on August 12 and 27 as well as the first two games of the Premier League campaign at Sunderland and at home to Middlesbrough. Click to continue reading...