Archive for the ‘Friendlies’ Category
Argentina vs. Spain friendly
Well here we go guys! It was about time we started a new post right? Well guys this Saturday is the match. Let’s have it and enjoy ourselves. Have faith, I know we can still do it. The new shirts are beautiful, I really like them. Diego Milito has currently [...]
Argentina FIFA friendly matches and more!
Hello everyone!
Here are the upcoming friendly matches that Argentina are going to play:
14.11.09 Spain Argentina
16.12.09 Argentina Czech Republic
03.03.10 Germany Argentina
These are very important matches for us. Maradona has to show that he is truly capable of coaching the national team. I still have confidence and faith in [...]
International Friendly: Argentina V France LIVE
Diego Maradona is set to lead Argentina for the second time in a friendly this evening against France. The game will be shown live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN 360, and the usual live streaming sites at 3PM ET/NOON PT.
El Diez will be hoping to win his second game as manager after defeating Scotland 1-0 [...]
Diego Names His 20-Man Squad For France Friendly, and Argentina Face Ecuador in S.A. Under-20 Championship
Diego Maradona today released the names of 20 players who will take part in the upcoming February 11th friendly against France in Marseille.
While many of the names come as no surprise (Mascherano, Messi, Agüero), the selection of Walter Samuel certainly is, with the former Boca Juniors player making his first appearance with the national team [...]
International Friendly – Scotland v Argentina LIVE
The Diego Maradona era is set to begin this evening, as el Diez will make his coaching debut for Argentina in an international friendly against Scotland. The match will be live in the U.S. at 2:30PM ET/11:30AM PT 3PM ET/Noon PT on ESPN Deportes and on various streaming channels.
With Maradona-fever running rampant in Glasgow, [...]
Diego Names His Squad For Scotland Friendly
Diego Maradona today released his list of 20 players to be called up for the November 19th friendly against Scotland, his first official act since becoming head coach.
At a press conference this afternoon, el Diez, standing between Carlos Bilardo and Julio Grondona, sounded quite confident in his selection, saying of the upcoming match against the [...]
International Friendly: Argentina @ USA
Watch Live now, on ESPN Classic or Galavision, 7:30PM ET, as Argentina face the USA at Giants Stadium.
Argentina Starting XI:
“Pato” Abbondanzieri
Gonzalo Rodríguez, Gabriel Heinze, Nicolas Burdisso,
Pablo Zabaleta, Javier Mascherano, Fernando Gago, Maxi Rodríguez
Lionel Messi
Sergio Agüero, Julio Cruz
Subs:
Sergio Romero, Javier Zanetti, Martín Demichelis, Jonas Gutiérrez, José Sosa, Ever Banega, Fernando Cavenaghi
International Friendly: Argentina – Mexico
Tonight’s “other” big game may not have as much on the line as with the Copa, but a friendly between Argentina and Mexico should be a wonderful opportunity to see some of the players that will be involved for WCQ this summer. Tonight’s match at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego can be seen live at [...]
Catalunya vs. Argentina LIVE
Leave your comments here for what should be a highly entertaining, and by the looks of the lineup, very attack minded formation, as Argentina visits a Catalunya side this afternoon at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. The game will serve as a warm-up for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Again, the game will be shown live and [...]
Looking Ahead: Summer 2008
With the seasons in Europe over, the Champions League final this Wednesday, and the Copa Libertadores and Primera coming to a close, we can at last look ahead to the national team over the summer. With international friendles, World Cup Qualifiers, and the China Olympics, it’ll be a busy summer for the albiceleste.
So with [...]
Podcast: World Cup 2010 Group B Preview. "You hear that, Mr. Anderson?"
World Cup previews. They can be a bit dull and not particularly helfpul when it comes to predicting who will qualify from each group. One reason for this is that they focus too much on things like players and not enough on the really good things. Like quality of national [read more]
FIFA Has $1 Billion in Reserve Funds, But Still Doesn't Appreciate Clever Advertising
Two bits of news today. Read them both, and then decide for yourself whether the two are related.
The first story is that FIFA made a profit of $196 million in 2009, and now has a reserve cash fund of more than $1 billion. One billion dollars in the vault. Which makes FIFA sound a little like a Bond villain.
The second story is that FIFA have come down hard on South African budget airline kulula.com for what FIFA calls "ambush marketing". Basically, Kulula isn't an official World Cup sponsor, and as such is not allowed to suggest otherwise. Which makes perfect sense. However, Kulula - famous for its slightly left-field advertising campaigns - recently ran an ad in the South African Sunday Times newspaper on February 28th stating the airline was the "Unofficial National Carrier of the You-Know-What". [read more]
The World Cup 2010 DJ Playlist (Musical Lineup)
(That kid immediately gets some sort of WCB Order of Merit.)
There's going to be a rather large party in South Africa this year. Some call it the World Cup.
But before there can be the real party, there must be another party beforehand. Because it's not really a party unless it's sandwiched by eight other parties of no importance whatsoever. And judging by the musical lineup for the World Cup pre-party, this will be no different. [read more]
FIFA World Cup 2026: Colombia!
There are many things which FIFA isn't very good at. One of them is putting anyone in the organization in front of a microphone, or allowing spilled words onto a page into the hands of the media. Another is running the world's football organization.
So FIFA, after handing this year's World Cup to the country with the second highest per capita murder rate, are looking to outdo themselves by sponsoring a World Cup bid by the world's most dangerous country, Colombia. Hip hip. [read more]
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Superclásico 2010: La Previa
This Sunday marks another edition of the Superclásico, the most important fixture in the Primera and one of the most famous in world football. Even more so than that other famous clásico also taking place this Sunday across the Atlantic between Manchester United and Liverpool, this rivalry will produce one ...
Clausura 2010: River Plate 2 – 0 Huracán
Luck may played an important part in River Plate's 2-0 victory over Huracán at the Monumental on Sunday, but la banda will take any help they can get ahead of the all-important Superclásico this coming weekend. For a team that is struggling to score, River were handed a gift in the ...
Clausura 2010: Independiente 2 – 0 River Plate
Poor defensive mistakes proved costly for River Plate in a 2-0 loss to Independiente Sunday evening. Despite outplaying their rivals in the first half, sloppy defending allowed los rojos to take the lead in the 38th minute, a lead River never threatened to challenge. Independiente would strike again in the ...
Clausura 2010: River Plate 1 – 0 San Lorenzo
Facundo Affranchino lifted River Plate to a much needed victory over San Lorenzo last night at the Monumental as his 73rd minute goal was the difference in a 1-0 win. As important as these three points are, especially coming at home and against a rival like San Lorenzo, the win was ...
Clausura 2010: Gimnasia (LP) 1 – 1 River Plate
Fuerza Chile Before I begin this week's blog post, let me take a moment to remember all those who perished in last week's devastating earthquake in Chile. I know I speak for everyone here at The Offside in wishing that country a speedy recovery as it begins to rebuild itself. Chile ...
Clausura 2010: Colon 1 – 0 River Plate
River Plate's chances in the Clausura took another blow this past Sunday in a tepid, 1-0 loss to Colón in Santa Fe. Only four games into the campaign, los millonarios are playing without ideas, and unless things change quickly, the squad could find themselves out of the running for the ...
Tiros Libres: Off And Running
I have just returned from Puerto Rico where I was honored to participate in the 48th Annual San Blas Half Marathon. The event took place in the town of Coamo, near the southern edge of the island, and featured runners from across the world. Despite being a fairly experienced runner, ...
A personal appeal to Diego Maradona
The truth is out – Diego Maradona is in love with Juan Roman Riquelme. Problem is, love isn’t enough for him to take the gifted playmaker to South Africa. Not as a part of his World Cup squad, anyway. ...
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