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LA PELOTA NO DOBLA 30 January @ 08:42 PM EST
Clemente Rodríguez, Juan Sebastián Verón, Leandro Benítez, Marcelo Carrusca, José Sosa, Enzo Pérez, Mauro Boselli, todos con la misma camiseta, suena a robo, como si el pan y queso lo hubieran hecho un argentino y un nepalés.
A su vez, Clemente, Verón y compañía son lo que son por tener todos la misma camiseta, es decir, Estudiantes es un EQUIPO. Click to continue reading...

EL ARSENAL MAS EXPLOSIVO

TREMENDAMENTE MOTIVADOS 30 January @ 03:08 PM EST
Estudiantes 3 - Arsenal 0
Llegó la hora de la verdad y la pelota empezó a rodar. Terminaron los preparatorios amistosos veraniegos y ahora sí, la cosa es por los puntos. Cuando todavía queda arena en los pies, y algunos siguen disfrutando de las olas y el viento, el 2010 movió temprano, más de lo habitual. Click to continue reading...

PRUEBA Y ESPERA

TREMENDAMENTE MOTIVADOS 24 January @ 08:46 PM EST
En la recta final de cara a la competencia oficial, cuando resta menos de una semana para el debut del viernes, ante Arsenal por la primera fecha, los temas por excelencia en Estudiantes son la puesta a punto de un equipo con grandes nombres y varias bajas, al mismo tiempo que la búsqueda de un delantero para que Mauro Boselli tenga compañía en las áreas rivales, un déficit que arrastra desde agosto del 2009. Click to continue reading...

Juan Sebastián Verón rechaza oferta millonaria del Manchester City

FutblogMexicano 06 January @ 01:07 AM EST

Tal vez muchos futbolistas no piensen igual que Verón y vean en los escenarios inmediatos la posibilidad de adquirir más dinero al momento de recibir una oferta pero lo que ha hecho hoy "La Brujita" es para reflexionarse un poco.

La historia comienza con el gran jugador de Estudiantes de la Plata, quien ya fue campeón de Argentina, de América y dando un muy buen espectáculo ante el Barcelona en el Mundial de Clubes 2009.

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Torneo Apertura: the ten best goals

Hasta El Gol Siempre 22 December @ 06:55 PM EST
According to TN and ESPN, that is. Argentina's a funny place. National news broadcaster TN decided this year to run a ' Ten Best Goals Of The Apertura' feature, which their website says is, 'inspired by the Puskás Award [FIFA's new "best goal of the year" gong].' It's as if this weren't an idea the [. Click to continue reading...

Club World Cup final: Estudiantes 1 – 2 Barcelona: the goals

Hasta El Gol Siempre 19 December @ 02:07 PM EST
Estudiantes de La Plata played the final of the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, and despite leading for most of the match through a Mauro Boselli header, they found themselves taken to extra time by another header this one from Pedro, who's made a bit of history himself. In the extra [...] Click to continue reading...

Club World Cup 2009: Estudiantes 2 – 1 Pohang Steelers

Hasta El Gol Siempre 16 December @ 04:00 AM EST
Estudiantes de La Plata advanced to the final of the Club World Cup on Tuesday by beating South Korea's Pohang Steelers 2-1 in Abu Dhabi. They'll meet either FC Barcelona of Spain, or Atlante of Mexico, in the final on Saturday. Leandro Chino Benítez got both of Estudiantes' goals, and you can watch them here. Click to continue reading...

Club World Cup preview: History Students

Hasta El Gol Siempre 10 December @ 03:00 AM EST
As you may be aware, Estudiantes de La Plata are playing in the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi very soon (it started on Wednesday). As you may also be aware, they've got a bit of history in the competition back when it was the Intercontinental Cup, and Seba Verón's dad played no small part [...] Click to continue reading...

Argentina adidas World Cup 2010 Kit / Camiseta Officially Launched

Football Fashion 05 November @ 05:51 PM EST
Asociación de Fútbol Argentino (AFA) president, Julio Grondona and veteran midfielder Juan Sebastián Verón have officially presented the Argentina World Cup 2010 home kit to the public. The new Albiceleste first choice strip will make its on the field debut in Madrid on November 14th when Argentina meets Spain in a friendly. Click to continue reading...

World Cup 2010 qualifying: Uruguay 0 – 1 Argentina

Hasta El Gol Siempre 14 October @ 08:43 PM EST
It's been a qualifying campaign no-one who followed it from start to finish will ever quite manage to forget, but eventually, somehow, in spite of their manager, their opponents and let's face it their own often atrocious performances, Argentina have qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Click to continue reading...

Argentina starting XI away to Uruguay

Hasta El Gol Siempre 14 October @ 05:00 AM EST
The moment of truth arrives tonight. At 8pm local time (7pm in Argentina; 11pm British Summer Time) Argentina will take to the pitch in the Estadio Centenario, the site of the first ever World Cup final back in 1930. They need a result against their oldest rivals to secure qualification for South Africa 2010. Click to continue reading...

Argentina B vs Ghana: tonight at 9

Hasta El Gol Siempre 30 September @ 01:08 PM EST
Argentina's full selección may be struggling to stagger across the line in the race to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, but one country who are already there will take on a locally-based B team in Córdoba on Wednesday night. The starting XI isn't being reported as I type this up, but [. Click to continue reading...

Argentina squad vs Peru & Uruguay: the European call-ups

Hasta El Gol Siempre 26 September @ 06:44 AM EST
Diego Maradona has announced a list of just eighteen Europe-based players for Argentina's final two World Cup qualifying matches at home to Peru and away to Uruguay. There are numerous big-name casualties of Diego's refusal to consider that any part of the defeats to Brazil and Paraguay might have been his fault. Click to continue reading...

World Cup 2010 qualifying: Paraguay 1 – 0 Argentina

Hasta El Gol Siempre 09 September @ 08:36 PM EST
We've been here before, and there's not a lot else more to say. In Asunción on Wednesday night, needing a win to remain in the automatic qualification spots for the 2010 World Cup, Argentina slumped to a defeat which sees Paraguay qualify for South Africa. Seba Verón was sent off early in the second half [. Click to continue reading...

World Cup 2010 qualifying: Argentina 1 – 3 Brazil

Hasta El Gol Siempre 05 September @ 10:47 PM EST
Saturday night saw the big South American clásico in Rosario as Argentina hosted Brazil in the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup, and Diego Maradona's reign as manager will be marked forever by the result: Argentina lost a qualifier at home for only the second time in their history. The first was the 0-5 loss [. Click to continue reading...

Argentina starting XI vs Brazil

Hasta El Gol Siempre 04 September @ 03:00 AM EST
One of the most eagerly awaited fixtures on the international football calendar will be staged in Rosario on Saturday night, with Argentina in need of a win and Brazil no doubt eager to put one over the on their great rivals and inflict what would be only Argentina's second ever home defeat in World Cup [. Click to continue reading...

Domestic call up list for Brasil game

Pasión Albiceleste 31 August @ 06:10 AM EST

Here are the remaining players called up by Maradona for the big showdown against Brasil:

D – Sebastián Domínguez (Velez Sarsfield)
D – Nicolás Otamendi (Vélez Sarsfield)
D – Emiliano Papa (Velez Sarsfield)

M – Juan Sebastián Verón (Estudiantes)
M – Mario Bolatti (Huracán)
M – Sebastián Battaglia (Boca Juniors)

F – Eduardo Salvio (Lanús)

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Veron injured

Pasión Albiceleste 29 August @ 09:58 PM EST

Juan Sebastian injured his right leg today in the La Plata derby against Gimnasia.

Now it is doubtful that he will be available for the Brasil game.

Who will lead Argentina's attack against Brasil?

EFE

Pura incertidumbre

Juan Sebastián Verón sufrió una contractura y es duda para el clásico Argentina-Brasil

BUENOS AIRES El centrocampista Juan Sebastián Verón, de Estudiantes de La Plata, sufrió una contractura en su pierna derecha y es duda para el partido del próximo sábado entre Argentina y Brasil, correspondiente a las eliminatorias del Mundial de Sudáfrica 2010.

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World Cup 2010 qualifiers: Argentina squad vs Brazil and Paraguay

Hasta El Gol Siempre 21 August @ 05:55 PM EST
Friday saw the announcement of Diego Maradona's national team squad to face Brazil in Rosario on the 5th September, which will then take on Paraguay days later in Asunción. Matches between Argentina and Brazil are always intense affairs, but with so much riding on this game for Maradona's men in particular, el pibe de oro [. Click to continue reading...

Qual a diferença entre Figo e Verón, Henrik Larsson, Rui Costa…?

Futebol bonito 06 August @ 11:24 AM EST
Luís Figo garante que não pensa voltar a jogar, mas deixa a porta entreaberta perante o hipotético convite do Maiorca. Segundo o atleta, «trata-se unicamente de um interesse» e «a pessoa em causa ainda não é o actual presidente», pelo que se mantém determinado a permanecer fora dos relvados, embora continue a ter convites: «Ouvir [propostas] oiço, porque não sou surdo», disse Figo, acrescentando que «neste momento não existe nada de sério nem concreto». Click to continue reading...

Some pre-season action

Hasta El Gol Siempre 26 July @ 07:56 PM EST
Boca Juniors' squad took off for Europe on Sunday in readiness to take part in the Audi Cup in Munich (their first match is on Wednesday against Manchester United), but over the weekend there have already been some Argentine clubs and players in pre-season action. River Plate beat Everton thanks to a great Ariel Ortega [. Click to continue reading...

Juan Seba Verón, there’s only Juan Seba Verón…

Hasta El Gol Siempre 18 July @ 05:59 PM EST
So sang Manchester United fans in the Old Trafford stands when Verón played for our club. And with a slightly altered headline, you can read all about La Brujita's latest trophy win over on ESPN Soccernet. Want to relive that amazing pass on Wednesday night to Christian Cellay one more time? Then check this link [. Click to continue reading...

La “Brujita” Verón merece más que nadie el título de Estudiantes

FutblogMexicano 17 July @ 12:26 PM EST

Si alguien merece más que nadie el título de Estudiantes en la Copa Libertadores, es Juan Sebastián "La Brujita" Verón.

Verón siente los colores rojiblancos en sus venas y ama a este equipo como nadie.

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Copa Libertadores 2009: final second leg highlights

Hasta El Gol Siempre 16 July @ 10:28 AM EST
The dust has settled on the trophy presentation and Estudiantes' squad are preparing for their triumphant return to La Plata on Thursday afternoon with the Copa Libertadores de América. If you'd like to see how they came from behind to win their fourth continental crown, look no further there's a ten minute highlight video [. Click to continue reading...

¡Estudiantes Campeón!

Hasta El Gol Siempre 15 July @ 10:10 PM EST
The 50th edition of the Copa Libertadores has been won by Estudiantes de La Plata, who lift the trophy for the fourth time in their history, after a 29 year wait. Winning in Belo Horizonte's feared Minerão, where Argentine sides fear to tread (but have succeeded before all the same), Juan Sebastián Verón emulated his [. Click to continue reading...

Estudiantes Libertadores winners 2009

Pitaco do gringo's Brazilian football blog 15 July @ 10:07 PM EST

Estudiantes celebrate in the Minerão

Brazilian team, Cruzeiro, contrived to lose 1-2 at home to Argentina's Estudiantes in the second leg of the Libertadores and left the estádio Mineiro in tears. 0-0 from the first leg in Argentina, Cruzeiro were favourites to lift the trophy. Things looked on course when Henrique scored in the second-period.

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2009 Copa Libertadores final second leg: starting lineups

Hasta El Gol Siempre 15 July @ 07:39 PM EST
The second leg of the final of the 50th Copa Libertadores de América begins in around half an hour (that's the plan, anyway), and you will of course be able to follow it with almost-live text updates right here on HEGS. As we wait for the clock to tick down to kick off though, you [...] Click to continue reading...

Copa Libertadores 2009: final first leg highlights

Hasta El Gol Siempre 09 July @ 09:28 AM EST
An entertaining match ended 0-0 in La Plata last night in the first leg of the 2009 Copa Libertadores final, as Estudiantes dominated but couldn't find a way past the inspired goalkeeping of Cruzeiro's Fábio. If you've read about it but would like to see some highlights, step this way. Copa Libertadores 2009, final first leg: [. Click to continue reading...

Copa Libertadores 2009: final first leg lineups

Hasta El Gol Siempre 08 July @ 07:42 PM EST
The Cruzeiro starting XI was (educatively) guessed at last night, but with the first leg of the final of the 2009 Copa Libertadores de América now just twenty minutes away (theoretically), both sides' teams are known. If you're not able to watch the match yourself, you'll be able to follow almost-live text updates here on [. Click to continue reading...

Copa Libertadores 2009: the final approaches

Hasta El Gol Siempre 07 July @ 08:40 PM EST
The first leg of the 2009 Copa Libertadores final is played on Wednesday night in La Plata, to a full house tickets went on sale on Tuesday and all 40,000-plus of the home allowance had been sold out by the evening. Brazilian club Cruzeiro are the visitors to the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata [...] Click to continue reading...

Copa Libertadores 2009: Estudiantes (2) 1 – 0 (0) Defensor Sporting

Hasta El Gol Siempre 18 June @ 08:11 PM EST
In spite of the dreadful showing by Argentine clubs in this year's Copa Libertadores, one of them will be in the semi-finals, after Estudiantes beat Uruguay's Defensor Sporting on a better-than-expected pitch in La Plata 1-0, to complete a 2-0 aggregate win in the quarter-final tie. Waiting for them in the next round are Defensor's [. Click to continue reading...

Argentina’s starting XI vs Ecuador

Hasta El Gol Siempre 10 June @ 06:30 AM EST
On Wednesday evening Argentina will attempt to get over their recent altitude sickness with a World Cup 2010 qualifier away to Ecuador. Victory would be a massive step towards ensuring that Gabriel Heinze will be blighting the first African World Cup next year (injuries permitting of course), but after the debacle against Bolivia on the 1st April [. Click to continue reading...

World Cup 2010 qualifying: Argentina 1 – 0 Colombia

Hasta El Gol Siempre 07 June @ 11:57 AM EST
On a terrible pitch, Argentina played poorly on Saturday but took three points all the same from a Colombian side who pressured them all the way and made them work hard for the points. Getafe defender Daniel 'Cata' Díaz made the breakthrough in the eleventh minute of the second half. It wasn't a pretty performance, [. Click to continue reading...

Argentina’s likely starting XI against Colombia

Hasta El Gol Siempre 04 June @ 07:26 PM EST
Saturday sees Diego Maradona and his men finally get the chance, after a two-month wait, to put well and truly behind them that astonishing 6-1 humping they took in La Paz on April Fools' Day. They take on Colombia on a pitch in the Estadio Monumental which Diego has said 'is worse than the one [...] Click to continue reading...

Copa Libertadores: Defensor Sporting 0 – 1 Estudiantes

Hasta El Gol Siempre 28 May @ 09:07 PM EST
'Estudiantes are more of a team than Boca,' Defensor Sporting manager Jorge Da Silva had said in the buildup to the first leg of the 2009 Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg. On Thursday night Estudiantes showed that where Carlos Ischia's side had failed against Defensor in the previous round, they're well equipped to succeed, going [. Click to continue reading...