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Argentina Squad Announced
View detailed player info here.
Goal Keepers: Oscar Ustari (Getafe, Spain), Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar, Holland).
Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Ezequiel Garay (Racing de Santander), Federico Fazio (Sevilla, Spain), Martín Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Cristian Ansaldi (Rubin Kasan).
Midfielders: Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Ever Banega (Valencia), José Sosa (Bayern Munich), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Damián Escudero (Vélez Sársfield), Juan Román [...]
Argentina – Guatemala Friendly Ticket Information
From the L.A. Coliseum Website:
Los Angeles, CA — The Argentinian National Soccer team takes on Guatemala at the Coliseum on Wednesday, February 6th. Kickoff is at 7:30pm, gates open at 6pm.
Representing the Argentinian National Team will be Leonel Messi, Javier Mascherano, Ezequiel Garay, Fernando Gago, Gonzalo Higuain, Oscar Ustari, Sergio Aguero, Ever Baegas, Federico Fazio, [...]
Argentina Friendly in U.S. Next Month
A proposed friendly between Argentina and Guatemala in the U.S. appears to be on.
According to a stories posted today in Prensa Libre and Diario Olé, the Argentina Under 23 squad will face the Guatemala senior team in Los Angeles on February 6th. The time and venue have yet to be determined. Originally the plan was [...]
Quick Hits
The Argentina Football Association has reduced Carlos Tévez’s 2 match ban to 1, allowing the striker to be available for the June 17th clash against rivals Brazil for WC qualifying. Tévez originally received the ban after earning a straight red card during Argentina’s 2-1 loss to Colombia last November. As a result of the reduction, [...]
(Not So) Grown Up?
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 [...]
Last Days
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 [...]
The Ambassador Returns
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 [...]
European Cup Draws Announced
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 [...]
Looking Back…
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 [...]
Looking Ahead
* 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 [...]
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