Superliga 2018/19: Club by club January transfer round-up
Argentina may still be sweating in the summer sun but the Superliga returns and with only ten rounds of fixtures to play in this ludicrously short season, we are already […]
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Gonzalo Maroni golazo gives Argentina U20s vital win over Uruguay (VIDEO)
With only a point to show from the two opening Sudamericano games, Argentina under-20s were on the brink of another embarrassing early exit at a major tournament and while that […]
Alexis Mac Allister completes Brighton move but remains at Argentinos Juniors for now
Sitting close to the foot of the table and in grave relegation danger Argentinos Juniors wouldn’t want to lose any of their important first team players in this window. However, […]
River Plate’s league slump continues as Unión win in El Monumental (VIDEO)
There are two faces to Marcelo Gallardo’s River Plate. One is the all-conquering Copa Libertadores winning goliath and the other is the horribly inconsistent Superliga outfit, who after losing to […]
Jonatan Maidana: Farewell to a River Plate icon
A trophy laden eight-and-a-half year spell comes to an end and Tom Nash pays tribute to a River Plate legend who walks away from the Monumental for a final fling in Mexico… […]
Golazo 50 2018: Argentina’s best young players (40-36)
If you missed it already, the countdown of the new Golazo 50 began last week so you can catch here… 50-46 / 45-41 If you don’t know what this is, it is […]
Ten-man San Lorenzo earn point in clásico stalemate with Huracán (VIDEO)
Jorge Almirón is still waiting for a first win as San Lorenzo manager but after a busy transfer window there are signs of improvement and despite having Fabricio Coloccini sent […]
Argentina under-20s held by Paraguay in Sudamericano opener (VIDEO)
Despite there being plenty of positives to take away for new coach Fernando Batista, Argentina under-20s’ Sudamericana campaign began with frustration as Paraguay managed to hold on for a 1-1 […]
River Plate handed wake-up call by unbeaten Defensa y Justicia (VIDEO)
It’s only a little over a month since River Plate were celebrating their greatest ever triumph in Madrid but after their subsequent Club World Cup defeat and a short break, […]
Emiliano Sala completes club record £15 million transfer to Cardiff City
A 3-0 defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday left Cardiff City in the Premier League relegation zone and owners of the joint-lowest goals scored record in the league. However, there […]
Golazo 50 2018: Argentina’s best young players (45-41)
If you missed it already, the countdown of the new Golazo 50 began yesterday so you can catch 50-46 here and if you don’t know what this is, it is […]
Golazo 50 2018: Argentina’s best young players (50-46)
The Golazo 50 returns! For a third consecutive year, we take a look at the best talents Argentina has to offer and try to assemble something close to a top […]
Borussia Dortmund seal €16 million signing of Boca talent Leonardo Balerdi
Boca Juniors have been fending off interest in Leonardo Balerdi since before the 19-year-old made his senior debut but having played only 450 minutes for the first team, Borussia Dortmund […]
Argentinos Abroad: Lionel Messi nets 400th La Liga goal in Barça win while Mauro Icardi & Lautaro Martínez net in Inter rout (VIDEO)
Another week and another milestone in the incredible career of Lionel Messi as the world’s best player scored his 400th La Liga goal in Barcelona’s victory over Eibar. Luis Suárez […]
Maxi Romero gives Argentina U20s Sudamericano warm-up win over Chile
Fernando Batista has had little time to work with the Under-20s since his appointment as head coach but Bocha has assembled a talented group for this year’s Sudamericano and warmed […]
Mauro Icardi & Inter at contract impasse as agent fuels exit talk with interest from Real Madrid & Chelsea
As one of European football’s most prolific number nines Mauro Icardi has no shortage of suitors from the continent’s biggest clubs and as such the Inter captain and his agent-wife […]
Guillermo Barros Schelotto with plenty to prove after being named LA Galaxy manager
After claiming back-to-back league titles with a club like Boca Juniors, a young manager would usually be tipped for great things in Europe but Guillermo Barros Schelotto has instead been […]
Boca Juniors’ Lisandro Magallán finally completes €9 million move to Ajax
One year on from Lisandro Magallán arriving in Amsterdam and undergoing a medical, the Boca Juniors central defender has finally put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year deal with Dutch […]
2018 review: The ups and (many) downs of Argentinian football
There is rarely a dull moment in Argentine football and a rollercoaster 2018 proved no different. The bad invariably outweighs the good and that’s certainly been the case this year […]
Argentinos Abroad: Papu & Pussetto shine while Higuaín ends goal drought (VIDEO)
In a full round of fixtures in Serie A, Alejandro Papu Gómez was back to his very best as Atalanta thrashed Sassuolo to climb to eighth in the table. The […]
