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U.S. vs. Argentina Ticket Sale Info

April 7th, 2008 | By: Christian | 196 Comments »

Tickets will go on sale next Monday the 14th at 12PM ET for the upcoming friendly at Giants Stadium June 8th. Those of you with a Visa can order tickets as part of a special online presale beginning this Friday the 11th at Noon ET that will last all weekend.
Tickets will range from $35 all [...]

Argentina Invading the U.S.

March 28th, 2008 | By: Christian | 150 Comments »

As you’ve all heard, the US National Team will host Argentina June 8th at Giants Stadium. It’ll be another fixture in what is turning out to be an already busy summer for Basile and his squad. On May 31, the team will be in London to face Jamaica, then fly over to San Diego on [...]

Egypt v Argentina - Live

March 26th, 2008 | By: Christian | 133 Comments »

El albiceleste is in Cairo today, preparing for their friendly against current African champions Egypt, in a match you can watch live on GOLTV at 2PM ET, or delayed at 9PM ET.
I’ll be posting lineups and major incidents from the match throughout the day after the jump, so if you can’t watch the afternoon broadcast [...]

Looking Ahead: Egypt v Argentina

March 24th, 2008 | By: Christian | 34 Comments »

I just finished wrapping up this week’s installment of The Offside Podcast which should be up on Wednesday, and we spent some time discussing this week’s upcoming international friendlies, including Argentina facing African champions, Egypt.
Perhaps I’m just too involved with my club team at the moment, but I can’t say that I’m all that excited [...]

Tragedy in Argentina

March 16th, 2008 | By: Christian | 67 Comments »

What was supposed to be a great weekend for football ended in horror this past weekend, as clashes between supporters and police disrupted one match, and senseless violence claimed 2 innocent lives.
Saturday, 21 year old Emanuel Alvarez was murdered while on his way to see his club Vélez Sarsfield take on San Lorenzo at the [...]

Argentina Reading

February 29th, 2008 | By: Christian | 42 Comments »

Two of the best football writers around take different looks at the current state of Argentine football.
Gregory Sica focuses on the poor start from Argentina’s top clubs participating in this years Copa Libertadores. While I think it’s a little early to call this years campaign a total disaster, I agree that teams, especially San Lorenzo, [...]

Champions League Continues This Week

February 19th, 2008 | By: Christian | 71 Comments »

We’re down to the final 16 in Europe as the Champions League resumes today after a long winter break, and as always, Argentina will be well represented, with names like Messi, Heinze, Higuaín, Gago, Tevez, and Belluschi just to name a few.
What match-up are you most looking forward to? While everyone seems to be calling [...]

Copa Libertadores Group Stage Begins Tonight

February 12th, 2008 | By: Christian | 96 Comments »

The group stages of the Copa Libertadores begin this week, with 4 teams from Argentina, San Lorenzo, Estudiantes, River Plate, and Lanús all scheduled for matches in South America’s biggest club competition. Last years winners Boca Juniors will debut next Wednesday, as will Arsenal de Sarandí.
Which of these teams has the best chance of advancing [...]

Argentina NT to Play in US?

February 11th, 2008 | By: Christian | 17 Comments »

Two of the best writers covering American football, Ives Galarcep and Steve Goff, are both reporting on the strong possibility of an Argentina - U.S. friendly to take place this summer. While nothing has been confirmed, Sunil Gulati, the President of the USSF, has mentioned that a friendly could be set up with a “Top [...]

Clausura 2008 Kicks Off This Weekend

February 7th, 2008 | By: Christian | 32 Comments »

The wait is over.
After a long break, summer friendlies, and active dealings in the transfer market, La Primera is set to return this Friday night when San Lorenzo hosts Newell’s Old Boys to kick off the 2008 Clausura.
What can we expect over the next 19 fixtures? For starters, this could turn out to be [...]


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