Messi nets 30th Barcelona hat-trick en route to victory in La Coruña (VIDEO)
One week after missing out on the Ballon d’or, Lionel Messi gave one of those performances that makes any of those who think his talent is waning look rather foolish. […]
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San Lorenzo defeat Atlético Nacional in Miami (VIDEO)
San Lorenzo’s players have been enjoying a preseason in Miami after their triumphant 2014 ended with defeat to Real Madrid in the Club World Cup in Morocco. On Saturday evening […]
Racing thump Boca – red cards, a horror tackle and goals and all in preseason (VIDEO)
Preseason friendly tournaments by the sea are usually rather dull affairs but Boca Juniors players ensured that their match with Transición champions, Racing was anything but. Jonathan Calleri’s early opener […]
Improvements needed as Argentina suffer defeat to Paraguay (VIDEO)
Humberto Grondona was angry at the carelessness displayed in his side’s 5-2 opening day victory over Ecuador so the under-20 coach will be irate at the languid nature of the defeat […]
Independiente open summer friendlies with victory over Estudiantes (VIDEO)
There was no sign of Independiente’s new signings, Lucas Albertengo or Emiliano Papa but Jorge Almirón’s side had enough to see off Estudiantes in Mar del Plata in the first […]
San Lorenzo set to take West Brom’s Blanco on loan
San Lorenzo might have been slow in the market but they are beginning to make some moves and now after the recent acquisitions of Alejandro Melo, Franco Mussis and Matías Caruzzo […]
River lose on penalties to Peñarol in preseason tournament (VIDEO)
Marcelo Gallardo was able to pick something more like his first eleven for Wednesday night’s friendly against Peñarol in Montevideo but saw his side lose on penalties after the match ended […]
Correa shines on return as Argentina thrash Ecuador in opener (VIDEO)
After seven months away from football whilst recovering from heart surgery one might have excused Ángel Correa for needing a little time to get back up to speed. However, the […]
The good and bad of Mauro Icardi as Inter draw with Juventus (VIDEO)
Mauro Icardi stole the headlines on Tuesday evening as Inter Milan earned a respectable draw against Serie A leaders, Juventus. Always one to divide opinion, the 21-year-old scored Inter’s second […]
Real Madrid deny San Lorenzo a dream end to 2014 (VIDEO)
There was no real surprise in Real Madrid’s victory on Saturday night in Marrakesh but despite it denying San Lorenzo a fairytale end of the year, El Ciclón can take […]
Racing crowned champions of Argentina (VIDEO)
Racing knew that victory in El Cilindro against Godoy Cruz ensured them the long awaited Primera title, but with it being Racing that was far from a certainty. However, another […]
Luciano Vietto nets superb winner against Atlético Madrid (VIDEO)
Luciano Vietto struck five minutes from time to seriously dent any hopes of Atlético Madrid retaining their La Liga title and returned to haunt Diego Simeone, the manager who handed […]
Huracán seal promotion back to the Primera in extra time (VIDEO)
Despite being crowned Copa Argentina champions and a place in the 2015 Copa Libertadores confirmed, Club Atlético Huracán desperately needed promotion back to the top flight and today in Mendoza, […]
Auckland City and Tade book Semi Final against San Lorenzo (VIDEO)
OFC Champions League champions and New Zealand’s title holders, Auckland City continued their remarkable run at the Club World Cup earlier with a 1-0 win over Algerian side, ES Setif […]
River Plate end 17-year wait for international title with Copa Sudamericana win (VIDEO)
River Plate needed to ride their luck a little last week in Medellín but yesterday back in El Monumental there were scenes of wild celebration as Marcelo Gallardo’s side were crowned Copa […]
Huracán and Atlético Tucumán face playoff for final promotion spot (VIDEO)
Huracán have already triumphed in one final when they claimed the Copa Argentina trophy but on Saturday evening possibly a more significant fixture awaits them. With promotion to the new […]
Argentinos Juniors return to the Primera and are joined by San Martín and Colón (VIDEO)
It was not easy and at times appeared as though the unthinkable would actually happen and leave Juan Román Riquelme and Argentinos Juniors languishing outside the 30-team Primera, but on Sunday […]
Gimnasia defeat Boca in La Bombonera and Bernardi says farewell to Newell’s with bore draw (VIDEO)
The important matter of the title deciding matches involving River Plate and Racing remain but on Sunday the last of the Torneo Transición was played out. Boca Juniors finished the […]
Messi nets ANOTHER hat-trick in Barcelona derby win (VIDEO)
Lionel Messi completed his third hat-trick in four matches as Barcelona came from behind to see off city rivals, Espanyol. It was Messi’s 29th career hat-trick and his 21st in […]
Arsenal and Belgrano Saturday’s big winners & Central edge Banfield (VIDEO)
Far be it from me to suggest but a good number of players during Saturday’s final round of Torneo Transición appeared as though they were already on their holidays, and […]
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