about 11 months ago
It feels like just yesterday that last season finished with defeat for Boca in the Copa Libertadores final, but Argieball is back and it’s better than ever (if you believe the AFA).The league has be…
about a year ago
It is one of the oddities of Argentina’s complicated relegation system that clubs often know their fate many months in advance. Based on a system that tallies the average points attained over three…
about a year ago
In the absence of bitter rivals River Plate, Boca Juniors waltzed (or should that be tangoed?) their way to an Apertura title with very little competition. Second place seemed to induce vertigo upon t…
about a year ago
Ed Malyon rounds up the (half) season action in Argentina...THE CHAMPIONSBoca Juniors broke all sorts of records on their way to winning this title: an unbeaten campaign in which they conceded only si…
a long time ago...
This week’s three major stories all unfortunately show some of the worst traits of Argentinian football, and all have hit the headlines in spectacular style.Bottinelli, Black Eyes & the Barra Br…
a long time ago...
Neymar has played down talk of a move to Europe by saying that he has a contract with Santos and intends to stay at the club...
a long time ago...
Sao Paulo moved two points clear at the top of the Brasileirao after beating Atletico Mineiro 1-0 on Wednesday evening...
a long time ago...
Vasco da Gama ended an eight-year trophy drought by beating Coritiba in the Copa do Brasil final...
a long time ago...
Nacional clinched their eighth Paraguayan title on a dramatic final day in the Paraguayan Apertura championship, while the playoffs are reaching their final stages in the Colombian and Chilean champio…
a long time ago...
Clashes between Newell's Old Boys fans and the police outside the ground forced the game to be called off two hours before it was due to kick off...
about 1 hour ago
If you’ve followed Argentine football for any length of time, you’ll be aware that aside from what goes on on the pitch, things off it can be by equal measures fascinating and depressing. Just rec…
about 3 weeks ago
Part of this post should have gone up on Sunday night, but I didn’t have time for it – apologies. Anyway, Sunday’s Torneo Final matches saw a dull superclásico whose main talking points were…
about 3 weeks ago
At 16:30 on Sunday afternoon (20:30 UK time, 15:30 if you’re on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States – hopefully the rest of you can work it out from there!), Boca Juniors host River Plate in…
about 3 weeks ago
There were three matches on Saturday in the 2013 Torneo Final, and whilst they weren’t as high-scoring as Friday’s two, they had their moments, and a couple of fine finishes. In Santa Fe, Unión a…
about 3 weeks ago
Superclásico weekend is upon us in Argentina, but before River Plate’s visit to Boca Juniors’ Bombonera on Sunday, there are other games to take care of, and Godoy Cruz and San Lorenzo got the we…
about 2 months ago
Argentina secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Venezuela at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires to maintain their impressive World Cup Qualifying form under Alejandro Sabella. First half goals fr…
about 4 months ago
The 1950s began another important decade for Argentina, in a time of political turbulence at home. Peron had been in power since the last decade, but 1955 saw the fall...
about 8 months ago
As the Inicial stage reaches its milestone 10th fixture this weekend, fans wait in anticipation for the games that will mark the halfway stage of the season. Or is it...
about 9 months ago
While it might be a little unkind to suggest, as some have, that merely pulling on the Estudiantes de La Plata shirt for a kickaround in the park is a...
about 9 months ago
While it might be a little unkind to suggest, as some have, that merely pulling on the Estudiantes de La Plata shirt for a kickaround in the park is a...