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Argentina División Primera A
Cliffhanger
"As the Argentines say, chau, amigos" +
Argentina División Primera A
It's a knockout
"San Lorenzo, Estudiantes and Boca are still running neck-and-neck for the title" +
Argentina División Primera A
The run in starts here
"With seven points separating the top five and five matches still to go, the Argentine championship's no clearer as Europe's leagues draw to a close" +
Argentina División Primera A
Fight! Fight! Fight!
"Tough discipline on the one hand, fans running riot on the other. A nice relaxing week to come? Not a chance..." +
Argentina División Primera A
Alive and kicking
"In a land where one small group of people have literally created a church which worships Maradona as God, it's hard to imagine quite what the place will be like when he does go" +
Argentina División Primera A
Cutting the Mostaza
"In a few short months, Osvaldo César Ardiles may be returning to management" +
Argentina División Primera A
A game of two halves
"Although failure to win the superclásico does their own title hopes little good, River will take satisfaction from the fact that they prevented Boca reclaiming the lead in the championship" +
Argentina División Primera A
When the going gets tough...
"Any time River and Boca Juniors meet, whatever the circumstances, everything goes a bit mental" +
Argentina División Primera A
A bit of a washout
"The pressure is building – let's hope those storm clouds stay away" +
Argentina División Primera A
Saint Ramón
"San Lorenzo endured a torrid time in the Apertura, conceding twelve goals in their two matches against River and Boca and looking seriously off the pace all over the pitch, but Díaz has got down to business sorting things out" +
Argentina División Primera A Same Thing (Makes You Laugh, Makes You Cry)
"Newell’s fans have been left scratching their heads and wondering whether to laugh or cry" +
Argentina División Primera A All so predictable
- for a change
"The joy of River and Boca's fans as their teams returned to winning ways was nothing next to the results of the rest of the 'Big Five' in this week's Clausura" +
Argentina División Primera A Goals? Upsets? Right this way...
"Long may the scoring, and the unexpected results, continue" +
Argentina División Primera A Some people never learn
"To the British eye, it’s clear that security needs drastically re-thinking" +
Argentina División Primera A
They’re off
"It’s been, if nothing else, a pretty decent week for Argentine football fans" +
Clausura 2007
On the eve of the big day
"Having witnessed nearly the whole of pre-season from Argentina, here are some educated (and probably wildly inaccurate) thoughts on how the Clausura 2007 will pan out..." +
Argentine football Here we go again...
"The South American season starts soon – in fact the lower leagues in Argentina are already up and running" +
River Plate v Boca Juniors One hundred years of hatred
"If you only knew one thing about Argentine club football before starting to read this column, it was probably that River Plate and Boca Juniors don’t like each other very much" +
River Plate fans A seaside kickabout
"Lying for five days on the beach and going to the game on Saturday night is a great way of spending a week" +
Burning police car Punishing the Morons
"It is hard to shake off the feeling that Morón may have been merely a sacrificial lamb in the authorities’ struggle to look credible when dealing with the violence which marred the latter half of 2006" +
Youngsters having a kickabout in front of a mural in La Boca, a few blocks from La Bombonera A short look at footballing contrasts
"It’s not that Argentina is short of PlayStations, but football is seen as alternative entertainment, or preferable, but definitely not subordinate" +
Primera División Argentina Collapse: complete
"A near record-breaking winning streak, one of the highest points tallies in living memory, four points clear with two matches to play... and Boca blew it" +
Primera División Argentina Of joy, and failure
"One of the most troubled championships in recent years has also proved itself the most closely fought and dramatic, not to mention refreshingly honest" +
Primera División Argentina Campaign: on ice
"The champagne is still on order, but for a week at least, it’ll be kept on ice" +
Primera División Argentina Title talk
"How is a club’s size measured? It’s not only about how rich your owner is; success surely shouldn’t be ignored, and by that standard, there aren’t enough competitions for Chelsea to win in the next eight years if they want to overtake Boca" +
Primera División Argentina The new new new
Maradona(s)
"It’s an unwritten law - one that’s absolutely never broken - that any young attacking midfielder or forward who can do a bit of playmaking gets the in-no-way intimidating label of ‘the new Maradona’ as soon as he does something halfway impressive" +
Primera División Argentina
A localised history of infamy
"This is a league in which the biggest clubs have too much power and influence with the viewing public, and in which the barras have the same influence over the clubs themselves" +
Primera División Argentina
Darkness and light
"Associating violence with Argentine football is hardly original, and although it isn’t as constant as cultural stereotyping would have us believe, at this moment in time it’s really unavoidable" +
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