Messi meets the Pope but will not play tomorrow
Lionel Messi and the Argentina squad had an audience with fellow countryman, Pope Francis earlier in the buildup to the friendly with Italy on Wednesday night. Pope Francis reminded both […]
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San Lorenzo impress as they thrash Racing and River bounce back
Round Two of the Torneo Inicial was completed last night prior to elections this weekend (although Newell’s have yet to start) and saw San Lorenzo impressively defeat Racing 3-0, River […]
Lanus stutter in defeat to Rafaela as Round 2 rumbles on
Lanus failed to follow up their impressive opening day win and displayed once again their Jekyll and Hyde personality, slumping to defeat in Santa Fe to Atletico Rafaela. Santiago Silva […]
Boca scrape victory in Cordoba; Argentinos and Estudiantes also win
Boca Juniors kicked off their season with a rather fortunate victory in Cordoba, aided by some generous officiating. Belgrano led early through Sebastian Carrera but were quickly pegged back by […]
Gimnasia stun River in opener as elsewhere new strikers steal the headlines
Newly promoted, Gimnasia La Plata took advantage of an under strength River Plate side to steal a famous 1-0 victory and get their return to the Primera off to the […]
Pratto gives Velez winning start while its all square in Saturday’s other games
A wonder strike and an injury time penalty from Lucas Pratto ensured Velez Sarsfield started their Torneo Campaign with 3 points. Tigre perhaps deserved more and if wasn’t for some […]
Independiente begin life in the B with defeat
Relegation out of the top flight was disastrous and since then the supporters of Independiente have let their feelings known to the board. River Plate suffered a similar fate in […]
Introducing… the newly promoted sides
The season has started and I realised that I had not written anything about the 3 sides that were promoted to the Primera Division this season. So here is the […]
Godoy Cruz off to a winning start as Estudiantes let lead slip against Arsenal
The Torneo Inicial is underway and it will be Martin Palermo’s Godoy Cruz who will be most satisfied by their result. In the earlier kickoff in Mendoza, Godoy Cruz ran […]
Torneo Inicial 2013 Preview
Friday night sees the start of the Torneo Inicial as Godoy Cruz host Argentinos Juniors in the early kickoff in Mendoza. With the Torneo Final champions, Newell’s considerably weakened by […]
Sabella names squad for the Papal friendly in Rome
Argentina has announced its squad for the friendly with Italy in Rome on August 14th. The match is in honour of Argentine, Pope Francis and consists only of foreign-based players. […]
Updated Transfer Roundup: All the Primera Division clubs
With the new championship now just a week away we bring you the updated transfer roundup as the squads for all 20 Primera Division teams take shape. All the ins […]
Saturday’s friendlies – Estudiantes beat Madrid and Boca see off San Luis
Diego Simeone brought his Atletico Madrid side to Argentina as part of their pre-season tour yesterday afternoon but will have been disappointed to see them defeated by a rejuvenated Estudiantes […]
Napoli Win Higuain Race
Italian club Napoli have moved quickly to fill the void left by star striker Edinson Cavani’s recent move to Paris St-Germain by announcing the imminent arrival of Gonzalo Higuain, after […]
Sunderland Deal for Peruzzi Off & Napoli Move Ahead Of Arsenal In Race For Higuain
Sunderland’s move for Argentinian full-back Gino Peruzzi appears dead in the water, following manager Paolo di Canio’s admission that he will not be joining the club after all. Our man, […]
Tata Martino: A good fit for Barca
After an intense few days of speculation, Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino has signed a 3-year-deal with Spanish champions, Barcelona. Some in Europe may meet the news with scepticism but the Argentinian’s […]
Trezeguet unveiled in Rosario as life goes on
David Trezeguet was today presented as a Newell’s Old Boys player in the aftermath of Ignacio Scocco’s move to Internacional. After one of the most successful season’s Trezeguet steps into […]
The next stops for 2 of Newell’s most important figures
At the end of the Torneo Final and the elimination from the Copa Libertadores at the hands of Atletico Miniero it was already widely known that Gerardo Martino and Ignacio […]
Why Varela’s move from Manchester to Boca could be good for everyone
Boca Juniors have announced that a loan deal for Manchester United’s recently acquired, Uruguayan youngster, Guillermo Varela could be in the pipeline. Having just signed the 20-year-old, it would be […]
Roundup as featured on World Football Weekly
With the start of the Torneo Inicial still some weeks off the 20 top flight sides are readying their squads with a busy period of transfers and pre-season camps underway. […]
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