Argentina defeat Brazil to seal place at World Youth Cup (VIDEO)
Victory over great rivals Brazil not only qualifies Argentina for the World Youth Cup in New Zealand but puts them closer to Olympic qualification and with a growing belief that […]
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Boca smash FIVE past River in an incredible superclásico (VIDEO)
It may only be a summer friendly on paper but meetings between Boca Juniors and River Plate are rarely amicable and so the margin of victory in Saturday night’s superclásico […]
Carlos Tevez reiterates this Juve contract is his last before a return to Boca
Serie A’s leading scorer and Juve’s talismanic striker, Carlos Tevez has repeated his pledge that when his current deal with the bianconeri expires he will return to Buenos Aires to play […]
Estudiantes win the Clásico Platense after penalty drama (VIDEO)
Expectations of the summer clásicos are never particularly high but the Clásico Platense in Mar del Plata on Friday evening more than exceeded those. Aided by some woeful defending, Estudiantes […]
San Lorenzo defeat Godoy Cruz in Mendoza (VIDEO)
San Lorenzo showed signs of improvement as they defeated Godoy Cruz last night thanks to Matías Caruzzo’s headed goal. Caruzzo along with Franco Mussis and Sebastián Blanco were handed debuts but there […]
Argentina salvage useful draw with Colombia (VIDEO)
It was not the most enthralling match of the tournament but Humberto Grondona will be pleased that his Argentina under-20 side scrapped to what could be a useful point against […]
Boca snatch Libertadores place with victory over Vélez (VIDEO)
After what was a match that should never really have taken place, the AFA got what it would appear they wanted – Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores. Nicolás Colazo’s thunderbolt […]
River ease past Independiente to claim the Copa de Oro (VIDEO)
River made light work of defeating Independiente in Mar del Plata on Tuesday night and in the process won the friendly tournament to lift the Copa de Oro. Goals from […]
Simeone and Correa earn Argentina opening victory against Peru (VIDEO)
Humberto Grondona’s under-20s came through the opening fixture of the South American championships final group stage with a comfortable victory against Peru. When the two sides met last week in […]
Top 10 Riquelme free kicks (VIDEO)
With the news that Juan Román Riquelme has retired I thought it would be a good time to share his top ten free-kicks. This list originally appeared on Goal.com after his winner […]
Juan Román Riquelme retires: The last great #10
On Sunday, January 26th 2015 a small part of football died and not just for fans of Boca Juniors or Argentines but football in its broadest, global sense. Juan Román Riquelme […]
Racing edge Vélez to win summer tournament (VIDEO)
A summer friendly between two reserve line-ups on the evening that Juan Román Riquelme (more on that shortly) announced his retirement went slightly under the radar. However, Racing Club celebrated […]
Second string Boca defeat River in first summer superclásico (VIDEO)
Boca Juniors ended the run of eight superclásicos without a win last night in Mar del Plata thanks to Franco Cristaldo’s first half goal. As expected from a friendly […]
Real Madrid thrashed….When El Rojo humbled Los Blancos
First featured on In Bed With Maradona…. The disastrous past couple of years have not provided many reasons to cheer for the red half of the residents of Avellaneda, and […]
Argentina ease past Bolivia to top Group A and reach the final stage (VIDEO)
A much changed Argentina under-20 lineup cruised into the final stage of the South American championship yesterday evening in Colonia after a 3-0 win over Group A whipping boys, Bolivia. […]
Boca switch attention to Fulham’s Bryan Ruiz
Whilst Boca Juniors have been actively strengthening their defence, they have made no secret of their desire to add a new number 10 to the squad. First choice, Nicolás Lodeiro and second […]
Boca and Vélez in entertaining draw in Mar del Plata (VIDEO)
After the somewhat shambolic performance of Boca against Racing at the weekend, Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s side gave a much more composed and improved performance as they drew 2-2 with Vélez Sarsfield. Pablo Pérez […]
Vélez interested in bringing Jonás Gutiérrez back from Newcastle
Vélez Sarsfield are reportedly negotiating with Premier League side, Newcastle in an attempt to bring Jonás Gutiérrez back to the club he began his career. The former Argentina midfielder has returned […]
Man Utd have €35 million bid for Otamendi rejected
Manchester United have followed up their long term interest in Valencia’s Argentine defender, Nicolás Otamendi with a €35 million offer, according to reports in Spain. It is understood that this bid has […]
River and Estudiantes play out goalless draw in Mar del Plata (VIDEO)
After the strange excitement of Boca against Racing, River Plate’s preseason friendly against Estudiantes served as a reminder of just how dull these events can be. Marcelo Gallardo opted to […]
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