One year ago, not long after I began moderating the blog, I asked everyone to submit their favorite stories from 2007. As December winds down, I invite you all once again to share your thoughts on the year that was Argentina 2008, as well as what you look most forward to in ‘09.
So as before, [...]

Let’s talk some MLS. No, really.
Yes, I realize that we are a week away from Diego’s first game in charge against Scotland. I know the news about Mascherano captaining his first game, and Riquelme’s absence from the squad, is dominating the headlines. And I also know that for most of you (really, most of us), [...]

Yesterday afternoon in Buenos Aires, officials from the Argentine Football Association met to discuss who would become the next head coach of the national team, a reunion that appeared to end without any agreed consensus. However, President Julio Grondona has recently told Diario Olé that a decision could now be revealed in as early as [...]

I wanted to take a moment to let everyone know about the great blogs here on The Offside network representing all things Argentina, covering the national team, local Primera clubs, and international tournaments.
If you check out the new Argentina Offside page, you’ll get a breakdown of the blogs currently active. In the Primera, Scott keeps [...]

When Argentina takes the field tomorrow afternoon against Uruguay in Buenos Aires, their 9th fixture in CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying, there will be more at stake then simply performing well against their rivals from across the Rio de la Plata.
Riding a 5 game winless streak, with one loss and 4 consecutive draws, and questions of [...]

Without question, THE match of the weekend has to be this electrifying fixture in Spain’s La Liga between Lionel Messi’s Barca and Sergio Aguero’s Atletico. Unfortunately I won’t be able to see the game live, but for those who do, please leave your comments below.
You can catch it live on GOLTV at 4pm ET/1pm [...]

Leave your comments here for the huge slate of weekend games already underway across Europe and Argentina.
Carlos Tevez already scored in Manchester United’s 1-2 loss to Liverpool, and Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Atletico Madrid, all playing today. Tomorrow, Boca, current leaders in the Argentine Apertura, face a huge derby match tomorrow against an Independiente side [...]

I just want to apologize for not posting in a while, things have been pretty hectic, and I haven’t been able to devote as much time to this as I would have liked.
Now, let’s talk about the Olympics and Argentina v. Paraguay. First, of all, I’d just like to establish a few things:
1. Revenge [...]

As this page prepares for 2008 Olympics, with Argentina’s opening Group A match against Australia less than a montha away, here is a brief look at some of the big stories currently going on in world football. Please include any other stories/rumors below.
The Argentina WCB will be focusing a lot on the upcoming Olympic games, [...]

Let me take a brief moment to thank all of the readers and posters who this past week made this blog the most popular of any non-Europe page on the World Cup Blog, a great acheivement considering the extensive coverage of the Euros right now. Looking over the numbers, it turns out we had over [...]