At the end of Week 13

1. Santiago Silva (Banfield) – 11
2. Federico Nieto (Colon) – 10
3. Antonio Boghossian (Newell's Old Boys) – 7
4. Dario Gandin (Independiente) – 6
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Quit partying or you'll get it! Players at Argentine outfit Godoy Cruz found threats painted on their cars yesterday after their third successive defeat led to the sacking of coach Diego Cocca. The graffiti politely suggested the squad might like a few quiet nights in. The threats said: "You got the coach sacked to go on partying. Click to continue reading...

U-17 World Cup on Galavision: Mexico - Korea at 10am. Europa League on GolTV: Hamburgh - Celtic at 1pm, Villarreal - Lazio at 3pm, and Everton - Benfica at 8pm. MLS playoffs on ESPN2: Salt Lake - Columbus at 8pm. Copa Sudamericana on Fox SPorts en Espanol: Universidad - Fluminense at 6pm and LDU Quito - Velez Sarsfield at 8:30pm. Click to continue reading...

At the end of Week 11

1. Estudiantes – 23
2. Banfield 23
3. Newell's Old Boys – 23
4. San Lorenzo – 22
5. Colon – 21
6. Velez Sarsfield – 21
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At the end of Week 11

1. Santiago Silva (Banfield) – 10
2. Federico Nieto (Colon) 7
3. Dario Gandin (Independiente) 6
4. Mauro Boselli (Estudiantes) – 6
5. Gabriel Hauche (Argentinos Juniors) – 5
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At the end of Week 10

1. Santiago Silva (Banfield) – 9
2. Mauro Boselli (Estudiantes) – 6
3. Dario Gandin (Independiente) – 6
4. Jonathan Cristaldo (Velez Sarsfield) – 5
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Champions League on Fox Soccer Channel: Inter Milan - Dynamo Kiev at 2:30pm, Alkmaar - Arsenal at 5pm (on Setanta at 2:15pm), and Liverpool - Olympique Lyonnais at 10pm. Setanta also has Barcelona - Rubin Kazan at 6:45pm (on Fox Sports en Espanol at 2:30pm). CONCACAF Champions League on Fox Soccer: Toluca - DC at 8pm. Click to continue reading...

Am Wochenende haben wir es in der Bundesliga erlebt, zwei Tore aus über 40 Metern in ein verwaistes Tor! Vom Torwart war bei diesen zwei kuriosen Toren nichts zu sehen, der musste aber auch vorher in allerhöchster Not außerhalb des Strafraums den Ball klären, weil ihn seine Abwehr schändlich im Stich gelassen hatte. Click to continue reading...

(video gol highlights di Boca Juniors-Velez Sarsfield)
(video gol, Boca-Velez 3-2. Grandissimo gol di Martin Palermo)
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• Disculpe amigas but Guti and Casillas will not be sharing a candlelight dinner anytime soon. According to AS (not the most reliable source in the world), Casillas yelled at Guti for failing to man-mark Sevilla's players especially Renato on Sunday.

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Most footballers who are lucky enough to score their 200th first division goal do so in a conventional manner i.e. with their feet and from a reasonable distance. Not Martin Palermo. No, he opted for the purple Cadillac of 200th goals with his 40-meter header (into an open net, mind you) to give Boca Juniors a 3-2 win over Velez Sarsfield.

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Europa League on GolTV: AEK Athens - Benfica at 1pm, Valencia - Genoa at 3pm, and Celtic - Rapid Vienna at 8pm. Copa Sudamericana on Fox Sports en Espanol: Lanus - LDU Quito at 6pm and Espanola - Velez Sarsfield at 8:30pm. CONCACAF Champions League on Galavision: Toluca - Marathon at 10pm. Click to continue reading...

From Week 6.

Jonathan Cristaldo Velez Sarsfield

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Velez Sarsfield 1 - Boca Juniors 0
Amigos de TM, el primer objetivo de Boca ya es historia, el equipo de Basile no pudo con Vélez y dejo otra vez una pálida imagen, especialmente en el segundo tiempo.
La Banda de Homero no podía faltar a la cita copera, en la casa del campeón del último torneo local, realmente se jugó un gran partido, el primer tiempo tuvo de todo, llegadas, buenas jugadas y alguna pierna fuerte. Click to continue reading...

 The legendary footballer and current Argentina manager Maradona chooses his squad without Real Madrid hitman Higuain nor Lazio Zarate..  Goalkeepers: Juan Pablo Carrizo (Zaragoza) Mariano Andujar (Catania) Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar) Defenders: Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan) Nicolas Pareja (Espanyol) Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle) Gabriel Heinze (Marseille) Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan) Sebastian Dominguez (Velez Sarsfield) Emiliano Papa (Velez Sarsfield) Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield) Midfielders: Fernando Gago (Real Madrid) Javier Mascherano (Liverpool) Maximiliano Rodriguez (Atletico [. Click to continue reading...

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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I am only going to say this. The Velez people are geniuses. This is the Greatest Jersey Presentation EVER!!! Enjoy. I can't type too much cause there is hardly any blood in my brain.
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I am only going to say this. The Velez people are geniuses. This is the Greatest Jersey Presentation EVER!!! Enjoy. I can't type too much cause there is hardly any blood in my brain.
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South America has had a very poor reputation in the footballing community of late, and for good reason. Flying knees and knife attacks are an easy way to achieve this. Postponing the start of the Argentine football season is another. So how does one un-achieve this? Even easier: take your uniforms, cut the shirts in [. Click to continue reading...

If all else fails simply use scantily clad attractive women to help sell you wares. It doesn't matter what the product is, it could be meat cleavers or toasters, the results are the same. Argentine Clausura Champions Velez Sarsfield decided the best way to promote their new kit was to hire 13 attractive women of varying hair colour and height.

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Argentine club Velez Sarsfield held a gala event on Monday night to celebrate their title as 2009 Clausura champions and unveil their new kits. But unlike most clubs, Velez didn't have their dopey players stand around on the stage like goons in the new kits. No, they were much smarter than that.

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The last round of matches of the 2009 Argentine Clausura featured a "championship" game as 1st place Huracán traveled to 2nd place Vélez Sarsfield for a match the entire Argentine footballing nation would be mesmerized by. The match began as normal but after 20+ minutes the game was delayed due to visible hail slightly smaller than golf balls. Click to continue reading...

Its that time again to crown the Mad About Fútbol Team Of The Week. In South America, the Copa Libertadores final was set and champions crowned. The MLS continues its season and the CONCACAF Gold Cup is underway. Remember that the Mad About Fútbol Team Of The Week played matches and/or made headlines during the calendar week of June 29-July 5. Click to continue reading...

After last months riots when one of their own supporters was killed, there was always going to be trouble after Huracan lost 1-0 to Velez Sarsfield in Sunday's title decider, especially after the referee admitted afterwards that he made a few mistakes!
Hundreds of Huracan fans demonstrated outside Argentine Football Association headquarters on Wednesday to demand life bans for referee Gabriel Brazenas and linesman Ricardo Casas to be suspended. Click to continue reading...

Those are actually Velez Sarsfield's players celebrating their Argentinean Championship victory last night. Some of the supporters climbed the barriers to celebrate with their idols (see below), resulting in a muito legal picture.

The team are the surprise package in this season's championship and this is their fifth Clausura trophy although they've won the national title seven times.

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Okay, we are finally hitting rock bottom with the lack of world football on television. Only the need for continuity inspires me even to post this week's edition of the weekly football schedule. But OCD I am, so the list must go on.
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[Dirty Tackle] This is arguably the greatest season in Huracan's history. With one game left in the Argentinian Clausura, Huracan sit atop the table with one point separating themselves and Velez Sarsfield. That one game happens to come against the very same Velez away. So it stands to reason Velez dropping two points in a draw [. Click to continue reading...

Diego Maradona has called his roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers for Argentina. Los Albicelestes currently sit in 4th place in the CONMEBOL standings and look to win both of their upcoming matches to secure their place in South Africa 2010.

Among the surprises on the roster is Cristian Gimenez.

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Today marks arguably the most important day of the year in the English Premier League, the final day of the season, the last chance for teams to avoid being relegated and avoid losing out on the millions of dollars (er, pounds) that come with life in the EPL.

Four teams are battling to avoid falling into one of the two remaining relegation spots alongside Stoke City.

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Today marks arguably the most important day of the year in the English Premier League, the final day of the season, the last chance for teams to avoid being relegated and avoid losing out on the millions of dollars (er, pounds) that come with life in the EPL.

Four teams are battling to avoid falling into one of the two remaining relegation spots alongside West Bromwich Albion.

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This weekend's schedule of soccer matches on TV will provideus with a final chance to see Champions League finalists Barcelona and Manchester United in action before their date with destiny on May 27th. Barcelona will host relegation-battling Osasuna, while Manchester United looks to avoid any injuries against Hull City, which is attempting to avoid relegation.

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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

This weekend's schedule of soccer matches on TV will provideus with a final chance to see Champions League finalists Barcelona and Manchester United in action before their date with destiny on May 27th. Barcelona will host relegation-battling Osasuna, while Manchester United looks to avoid any injuries against Hull City, which is attempting to avoid relegation.

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Maradona's new "local" national team, composed entirely of domestic players from Argentinas's tops clubs is ready to take on Panama (friendly) on May 20th and soon after the two important qualifiers against Ecuador & Colombia. The only major club not being represented in this "local team" is River Plate. Click to continue reading...

Tabloid hacks confused by complicated Jonas Gutierrez Newcastle spent a day in court on Tuesday after which they were told they could keep hold of Jonas Gutierrez, but only after they had paid a combined total of £5.2 million to two of his former clubs. The prospect of not one, but two former clubs baffled the [. Click to continue reading...

Its time to award the World Cup Buzz Team Of The Week to some lucky team. The winner should be honored because its a recognition of a team's superior performance during the week. Remember that the WCB Team Of The Week made headlines and/or played matches during the calendar week of April 20 - 26.

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