Liverpool eye sensational summer swoop for Pastore
Having seen Luis Suarez depart Anfield for Barcelona last summer and now captain Steven Gerrard to LA and potentially youngster Raheem Sterling next out, Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers have a […]
Author Archives: pedrocoates
FIFA could take South American World Cup playoff spot after superclásico incident
The ugly episode which saw Boca Juniors and River Plate’s Copa Libertadores clash abandoned was another dark chapter in Argentine football history but the implications of this and the subsequent […]
CONMEBOL rule Boca out of the Copa Libertadores after River attack
CONMEBOL finally made their decision yesterday regarding the outcome of Boca Juniors and River Plate’s abandoned Copa Libertadores last 16 and the punishment dealt to the home side. As expected […]
Racing see off Wanderers to reach Libertadores Quarter Final (VIDEO)
While it was another Libertadores match in Argentina that dominated headlines last night, earlier in the evening Racing successfully reached the quarter finals after defeating Montevideo Wanderers in Avellaneda. Following […]
Shameful! Superclásico suspended after River players attacked at half time (VIDEO)
Argentine football plunged to a new low with the world watching as for the first time in the fierce rivalry between Boca Juniors and River Plate crowd trouble meant that […]
Breaking: Argentine football suspended this weekend after death of Emanuel Ortega
Following the news of the tragic death of 21-year-old Emanuel Ortega, AFA president Luis Segura has announced that ALL Argentine football will be postponed this weekend. Speaking at the AFA […]
Mancuello to Palermo? Pisano to Dortmund? Albertengo to Stoke? Possible exits from Independiente
Independiente may have been struggling on the pitch so far in 2015 but that does not appear to have prevented the rumour mill from linking three of their key players […]
Argentine footballer dies after suffering head injuries during lower league match
Tragedy has once again struck Argentine football and although it is for once not the fault of football violence, the sport mourns the death of a young player. 21-year-old Emanuel […]
Hand of Pod Episode 184: A Superclásico Preview, an Argentina squad and everything else in a week of Argentine football
In the hundred and eighty-fourth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Peter and Andrés look back on a goal-laden weekend of Primera División action, and on last week’s Copa Libertadores […]
Grondona names his Argentina under-20 squad for the World Cup
Humberto Grondona has named his 21-player squad for the Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand that will kick off on May 30th. Fresh from their South American championship triumph at […]
What to make of Argentina’s Copa América squad and who will be cut for the final 23?
Gerardo Martino named his preliminary Copa América squad this week and unsurprisingly there were few surprises among the list of thirty. With relatively little time since the World Cup and […]
Defeat in Colombia sends Estudiantes crashing out of the Libertadores (VIDEO)
Estudiantes’ Copa Libertadores hopes came to an end last night with a whimper in Bogotá. Leading from the first leg after last Tuesday’s 2-1 win in La Plata, Gabriel Milito’s side […]
Valencia rival Atlético Madrid for trio of exciting River youngsters
With every performance that Matías Kranevitter, Emanuel Mammana and Sebastián Driussi make for River it would appear that their exit to Europe moves a step closer. The three have been […]
Five talking points from Round twelve of the Primera – plus all the goals
1. Article 225 in the spotlight again as Mancuello avoids suspension When Independiente’s talismanic captain and Argentina squad member, Federico Mancuello was sent off with two minutes remaining of Sunday’s […]
Mauro Zárate banned and fined by QPR after Liverpool tantrum – what next for troubled talent?
Relegated Premier League side, Queens Park Rangers have banned and fined on-loan striker Mauro Zárate two weeks wages following his reaction to being left of the matchday squad against Liverpool last […]
Monday: Colón earn exciting first away win while Sarmiento and Gimnasia ends goalless (VIDEO)
Round Twelve drew to a close last night and while there wasn’t a great deal for the neutral Argentine football fan to get excited about Colón celebrated a first away win […]
Argentina name 30-man squad for Copa América
Gerardo Martino has named his 30-man squad for the Copa América and while there are very few surprises (at least to get excited about) there are still a couple of […]
Sunday: Belgrano remain second with win over Arsenal; Banfield thump Aldosivi and all square in San Juan (VIDEO)
Belgrano’s fine run continued on Sunday afternoon as they ran out deserved 2-0 winners over second-bottom Arsenal. Arsenal’s new manager, the relegation escape expert, Caruso Lombardi was watching from the […]
Sunday: River and Boca held by Racing and Independiente (HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO)
Thursday’s pending Copa Libertadores matches impacted on this weekend’s fixtures as all those involved chose to take the opportunity to rest key players and as a result two Buenos Aires […]
Dybala poised to seal Juventus move but does this mean Tevez leaves for Boca?
Serie A champions, Juventus have reportedly struck a deal with Palermo for Argentine striker Paulo Dybala after months of speculation linking the 21-year-old striker with a host of clubs around […]
