It appears the honeymoon between Ever Banega and his new employers is over.
I didn’t pay much attention to Golazo’s post yesterday about a newly surfaced sex tape starring young Banega in which the player reportedly shows his genitals, but apparently his new club Valencia are not too pleased about the video going public and are [...]

Not much going on here on this final day of 2007, but there’s still plenty of rumors flying about that should make for some big storylines in ‘08. I probably won’t write any more posts today or tomorrow unless something big goes down, but if I don’t, I quickly want to wish everyone a safe [...]

Carlos Tévez made his return to Upton Park today as Manchester United lost 2-1 to West Ham in a stunning upset, and dropping the Red Devils to second place in the Barclay’s Premier League.
Man United were up 1-0 and ready to put the game out of reach when Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up to take a [...]

Knockout rounds for both the Champions Leage and Uefa Cup were announced this morning, and as usual, Argentina is well represented in both competitions.
What’s your take? Personally Liverpool and Inter Milan is my pick for best draw in the CL; as for the UC, that marathon of a tournament still has a long way [...]

Sorry for the lack of posts over the weekend, but I spent most of my Sunday digging out my car, not to mention myself, from snow for most of the day. I was finally able to catch up on what turned out to be a great weekend of football. Here are some of my thoughts [...]

* Juan Sebastián Verón has rejected a move to D.C. United. The midfielder, currently at Estudiantes, was reportedly set to move this off-season to MLS in a $10 million dollar deal, and had even gone so far as to pick out a house and school for his children in the Washington area, but after listening [...]

As expected, Boca Juniors defeated Tunisian Club Etoile Sahel 1-0 in last night’s semifinal of the FIFA Club World Cup taking place in Japan. A goal by midfielder Neri Cardozo in the 37 minute was all the xeneixes needed to advance to the final, this despite Boca down 10 men after Fabián Vargas was sent [...]

‘Coco’ Basile has added 5 domestic-based players to the previous squad list, which now looks a bit more reassuringly complete. Additions are in italics.
Goalkeepers: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Getafe, Spain), Oscar Ustari (Getafe), Juan Pablo Carrizo (River Plate, Argentina)
Defenders: Daniel Diaz (Getafe), Gabriel Heinze (Real Madrid, Spain), Gabriel Milito (Barcelona, Spain), Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo [...]