Given this friendly had been billed as Juan Sebastián Verón’s comeback, the fact that La Brujita didn’t feature was slightly anticlimactic. Nelson Vivas’ side were second best to Bayer Leverkusen […]
By Harry Lawes (@HarryLawes) On 8th March 2012, Athletic Bilbao stormed past Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford in the Europa League last-16. Their performance was so impressive […]
There is little doubting Benfica’s scouting network in South America and the Portuguese giants’ latest target is reportedly River Plate’s Tomás Andrade. Benfica are said to have contacted the player’s […]
Jonathan Calleri’s move to West Ham United has so far not gone according to plan and after only six months in London, the 23-year-old is being linked with a move […]
It was common knowledge that the Argentine Football Association (AFA) had failed to pay Gerardo Martino when the 54-year-old was still in charge of the national side but his former […]
Just as last year brought us institutional chaos at the AFA, a confusing, bloated Primera and heartache and despair for the national team, 2016 delivered much of the same. Grondona’s 30-team […]
After failing to break into Guillermo Barros Schelotto’s first team, talented youngster Andrés Cubas is set to leave La Bombonera and sign an initial six-month loan deal with Serie A […]
by Daniel Fraiz-Martinez They say that money can’t buy you happiness… if that is to be the case then it would be safe to say football clearly missed the memo […]
After weeks of training at the national team complex in Ezeiza, Argentina under-20 manager Claudio Úbeda has named his 23-man squad for the Campeonato Sudamericano (South American Youth Football Championship) in […]
Despite an underwhelming career in Europe and an awful run of injuries, Fernando Gago is being linked with a move to AC Milan as he moves into the last six […]
“I gave up a lot of money to come here and be happy, obviously I’ve come back to Boca to finish my career at the club that I love and I […]
By Ian Levy (@levydsrgop) When Carlos Tevez left Juventus for Boca Juniors in the summer of 2015, Massimiliano Allegri knew he needed a versatile striker to fill his shoes. Tevez […]
After a lengthy interview process Independiente have confirmed that Ariel Holan will be the man to lead El Rojo into 2017 following Gabriel Milito’s resignation. Despite a run of poor […]
For the first time in many years, Argentine football is taking a breather over the new year period and so rather than just crowning a short season champion and looking […]
After fourteen teams of the week this season, we reach the midseason break and so here is the Golazo ideal XI of the 2016/17 season so far. All stats come […]
It was clear from Carlos Tevez’s emotional exit in La Bombonera, after the last league match of the year against Colón, that his immediate future lay elsewhere and on Wednesday evening […]
Juan Sebastián Verón put pen to paper on his highly anticipated playing return with Estudiantes on Wednesday morning. The club president had already confirmed that he would be participating in […]
Estudiantes’ success in 2016 was always likely to attract admirers and according to reports Bundesliga club FSV Mainz 05 are targeting forward Carlos Auzqui in a $2.5 million January deal. […]
As the temperature and humidity soars over the Christmas period in Argentina, the country’s football takes a much needed break, but while the Primera División is usually crowning a champion […]
Last season ultimately ended in disappointment for Atlético Madrid after suffering a heartbreaking Champions League final defeat and falling at the final hurdle in the LaLiga title race but despite […]
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