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Copa Libertadores 2008: the draw
The draw for the 2008 Copa Libertadores – with Santander taking over from Toyota as title sponsor – took place in Asunción on Wednesday, and Argentina will have six representatives in the tournament –...
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A winning debut
Take a deep breath everyone… COMPETITIVE FOOTBALL IS BACK! Arsenal de Sarandí played the first meaningful match featuring an Argentine top-flight side of 2008, in their first ever game in the Copa...
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Turning it round
League champions Lanús booked their place in the Copa Libertadores group stage on Tuesday night, winning in style against Ecuadorian champs Olmedo to overturn a 1-0 first leg defeat. In the first half,...
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Job done… just
A couple of hours after Lanús confirmed their participation in the Copa Libertadores with a win, Arsenal de Sarandí did the same in spite of a defeat. Their 2-0 home victory in the first leg proved...
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Copa Libertadores 2008
Ladies and gentlemen, the world’s best club football competition is upon us. No, of course I’m not talking about the imminent knockout rounds of the Champions League, don’t be daft. This week sees the...
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World Cup 2010: Peru 1 – 1 Argentina
Esteban Cambiasso had the goal and, without actually impressing anyone, Argentina were putting to bed the run of six matches without a win that’s seen them slip from first to fourth in the South...
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Positive news for Banfield
A brief break from World Cup stories: Banfield president Carlos Portell has confirmed that two of the club’s players, playmaker Walter Erviti and youngster Federico Sardella, have tested positive for a...
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Some quick thoughts on Argentina’s World Cup qualifying, and South America...
Last Friday and this Tuesday just gone were good days for the Argentine national football team. For the first time in the current World Cup qualifying campaign, they won back-to-back matches (3-0...
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CONMEBOL ruling: Boca Juniors out of 2015 Copa Libertadores
They took their sweet time announcing it, but CONMEBOL finally tweeted the above photograph on Saturday night, confirming that Boca Juniors have been disqualified from this year’s Copa Libertadores...
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Boca Juniors’ Copa Libertadores disqualification: trying to summarise the...
Four links here, three audio and one written. It’s just under a week since River Plate players were attacked with home-made pepper spray by a Boca Juniors barra brava, causing the cancellation of the...
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This week in The Libero: what is the Copa América Centenario, exactly?
On Friday, the Copa América Centenario kicks off in the United States, and in this week’s issue of The Libero, I was asked to preview it. I’ve gone for a piece looking at why although it’s going to be...
View ArticleA winning debut
Take a deep breath everyone... COMPETITIVE FOOTBALL IS BACK! Arsenal de Sarandí played the first meaningful match featuring an Argentine top-flight side of 2008, in their first ever game in the Copa...
View ArticleTurning it round
League champions Lanús booked their place in the Copa Libertadores group stage on Tuesday night, winning in style against Ecuadorian champs Olmedo to overturn a 1-0 first leg defeat. In the first half,...
View ArticleJob done… just
A couple of hours after Lanús confirmed their participation in the Copa Libertadores with a win, Arsenal de Sarandí did the same in spite of a defeat. Their 2-0 home victory in the first leg proved...
View ArticleCopa Libertadores 2008
Ladies and gentlemen, the world's best club football competition is upon us. No, of course I'm not talking about the imminent knockout rounds of the Champions League, don't be daft. This week sees the...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Peru 1 – 1 Argentina
Esteban Cambiasso had the goal and, without actually impressing anyone, Argentina were putting to bed the run of six matches without a win that's seen them slip from first to fourth in the South...
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