By Jimmy Lee “How was the dentist?” I asked Vanesa Santana on August 22 after she returned home from another checkup. The 28-year-old still has another six months left with […]
First things first, Argentine football’s second division is no longer called the Primera B Nacional. The “B” has been dropped and it is now simply known as the Primera Nacional. […]
We are two weeks into the 2019-2020 Superliga season. The football so far has been, well, let’s just say there is still room for improvement. But wait, we are not […]
While the Superliga kicked off last weekend, plans for the Primera “B” Nacional were finally officially announced on Thursday. The AFA previously stated that the league would start the second […]
Jimmy Lee Argentine women’s football isn’t exactly easy to find on TV in Argentina. So you can imagine how much more difficult it was for me to watch living in […]
Jimmy Lee Imagine being 18-years-old and receiving a phone call that you have been waiting for and hoping someday would come. A call that could change your future. A call […]
On Tuesday June 18th, Vélez had just completed their signing of the young right back Tomás Guidara for a fee just shy of $2 million USD. For the young Cordobés, […]
In the United States where I grew up and currently live, the idea of relegation is not something that exists. At the professional level there is one league, and instead […]
Three weeks ago, we broke down the relegation battle and predicted who had the best chance to survive. Since then, the fight to stay alive at the bottom of the […]
In 2011, Colombian TV aired a reality show called “Nike: The Chance.” The premise was to find the best undiscovered football talent in Colombia with the goal of getting the […]
Almost six years ago, TyC Sports in Argentina released a commercial about what it’s like to be a fan of a team that is battling against relegation. To sum it […]
Jimmy Lee and his crystal ball return to pick over what lies ahead in the Superliga… As the 2018-19 Superliga season got underway, I decided it would be a good […]
June 26, 2011: Belgrano and River Plate draw 1-1 at El Monumental giving El Pirata a 3-1 victory on aggregate and historically relegating River down to the B Nacional. January […]
Miami. No, Asunción. Why not Doha, Qatar? We’ll play it on December 8th. Ok then, Qatar! Spread the word everyone. Actually… maybe Madrid. Yeah, and let’s do it on December […]
Remember when the Boca-River final was going to be something so epic the future of South American football and the nation of Argentina as a whole would be changed forever? […]
To start, I ask you to forgive me as I indulge in a personal story. Trust me, there is a point to all this. I traveled to Los Angeles in […]
Laguna Larga, Córdoba is in the middle of nowhere. Go look it up on Google Maps – the town is a 10 x 15 block rectangle with 7,500 people. There […]
Contention and hate are undoubtedly understatements when describing the atmosphere surrounding the upcoming Libertadores final. Boca abhorrers River and River despises Boca. I tried to use words other than hate […]
Ahead of the biggest match in world football, Jimmy Lee returns to try and explain for those unfamiliar with Argentine football, just how bloody enormous this Superclásico is…. October 30th […]
I currently live in the United States. Here, football is played with your hands and a ball that isn’t round. Soccer, though growing in popularity, is still far behind the […]
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