Enter Sandman

FIRST FEATURED ON OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT Lanus delivered a devastating display of heavy metal football to win the second Argentine league title in their history in emphatic fashion, beating San Lorenzo 4-0… Continue reading →

2016 Libertadores: Top talent so far

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT The group stage of the 57th edition of the Copa Libertadores has now concluded and we now know who will contest the knock out stages of… Continue reading →

Torneo de Transicion: End of season awards

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON BACK PAGE FOOTBALL With the Torneo de Transicion done and dusted, now comes the time for reflection on the last six months in the ever turbulent world of Argentinian football. … Continue reading →

Nacional march on, Superclasico semi & all Belo Horizonte final

  Article first featured on Outside of the Boot as part of a fortnightly column on the biggest news coming out of South America. Recoba magic keeps Nacional on course for title Uruguayan… Continue reading →

Best under-the-radar South American signings of the summer

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON JUST FOOTBALL South American transfers have dominated the summer market once again with James Rodriguez, Luis Suarez and Angel Di Maria commanding the three most expensive fees of the… Continue reading →

Argentina World Cup Tactical Analysis

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT The two-time winners topped the South American qualification and, as ever, will go into the tournament as one of the favourites.  An Albiceleste victory on… Continue reading →

Uruguay World Cup Tactical Analysis

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT After struggling throughout qualifying, Uruguay only scraped into the World Cup via a play-off against Jordan but on their day the 2010 semi-finalists will be… Continue reading →

Defensor flying the flag for beleaguered Uruguay

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED AT OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT It’s been a pretty torrid few weeks in Uruguayan football.  Nacional’s 4-2 home defeat to Newell’s in the Copa Libertadores sparked violence, leading to the arrests… Continue reading →

NextGen Series: The Stars of Tomorrow

(Article first featured on In Our Humble Opinion 02/04/12) The inaugural NextGen Series tournament finished last week with Inter beating Ajax on penalties in the final after a gripping 1-1 game couldn’t separate… Continue reading →