Monthly Archive: September, 2012

Copa Sudamericana 2012: Can Ecuadorians emulate Liga?

(Article first featured on Lovely Left Foot) Question: In which competition can you see both Liverpool and Barcelona this season? Answer: the Copa Sudamericana.  Yes, it may well be their Uruguayan and Ecuadorian… Continue reading

Argentine Primera: Inicial round up week 8

  RACING CLASICO VICTORY HEAPS PRESSURE ON ALMEYDA In the first game of this weekend’s action, Belgrano’s good form continued as they beat Godoy Cruz 1-0 for a third consecutive league win.  The… Continue reading

This summer’s South American signings you might have missed

(Article first featured on Lovely Left Foot) The transfer window now slammed firmly closed behind us, this summer has, as ever, seen some of the top players from South America make the much… Continue reading

NextGen Series 2012/13 preview

(Article first featured on In Our Humble Opinion 21/09/12) After a successful first season, the NextGen Series is back!  The under-19 equivalent of the Champions League is already well under way and boasts… Continue reading

RETURN OF THE SUPERCLÁSICO

(Article first featured on Lovely Left Foot 08/08/12) Some things just belong together. Imagine Ant without Dec, England without penalty shoot-out heartbreak or even buckfast without rampant rates of crime.  It just doesn’t… Continue reading

The one that got away…

(Article first featured on Lovely Left Foot 16/08/12) With the final curtain now drawn on the fantastic London Olympics, Brazil’s young charges will still be scratching their heads thinking about what could have… Continue reading

Argentine Primera: Inicial round up week 7

INSPIRATIONAL SÁNCHEZ MIÑO MAINTAINS BOCA AS ÚNICO PUNTERO In a game that has often produced plenty of goals in recent history, it was Boca who emerged victorious from the latest clasico against Independiente.… Continue reading

Team of the Clausura 2012

(Article first featured on In Our Humble Opinion 02/07/12) It’s fair to say that the Clausura has lived up to expectations in what has been an exciting and much more competitive season than… Continue reading

Tigre: The Great Escape

(Article first featured on Lovely Left Foot 29/06/12) Tigre completed a miraculous recovery to avoid the drop in a tense final day of the Argentinian Clausura this weekend.  Due to the relegation system… Continue reading

Clausura 2012 Review

(Article first featured on Own Goal Podcast 03/07/12) In a thrilling final day of drama, the Argentinian Clausura reached its climax in exciting and unpredictable fashion that has typified the entire season.  With… Continue reading

El Futuro de la Roja

(Article first featured on In Our Humble Opinion 22/08/12) With the country’s economic situation hanging in the balance and unemployment recently rising to a record 24.6%, the exploits of Spain’s national team has… Continue reading

Aston Villa’s Potential Summer Targets

(Article first featured on In Our Humble Opinion 02/07/12) The great British summer wouldn’t be the same without a few things; burnt right forearms, strawberries and cream at Wimbledon and of course the… Continue reading

A Season to Forget: an Aston Villa 2011/12 review

(Article first featured on In Our Humble Opinion 04/06/12) To put it bluntly, last season for Aston Villa was an absolute clusterfuck.  Villa ended the season in 16th place with a mere 38 points… Continue reading

Team of the Libertadores 2012

(Article first featured on Lovely Left Foot 10/07/12 AND on the Guardian’s ‘Our favourite things of the week’) Corinthians capped off a fantastic footballing year with their first ever Copa Libertadores title, adding… Continue reading

Copa Libertadores semi-final preview

(Article first published on Own Goal Podcast 16/09/12) While the attention of most football fans will be firmly fixed on the Euros over the next month, there is plenty of action still to… Continue reading