Martín Palermo's out for a while, but Boca Juniors provided themselves with a morale boost in the wake of a traumatic few days following their hero's injury. After Palermo's record-equalling goal set them on their way to a first-leg victory in Sarandí, it was back to La Bombonera for the second leg of the Recopa Sudamericana, [. Click to continue reading...

With the season having started, it's been a little while since we made mention of the transfer market, but there are a few deals being talked about at present which merit mention. Prior to this weekend's clásico with River Plate, San Lorenzo welcome a new arrival on a year-long loan, Santiago Solari, having beaten several [. Click to continue reading...

Wenger is a big fan of this young starlet, who just helped his country to the Olympic gold and therefore his club has decided to slap on one hell of a pricetag! Why not join the debate at the COS forum? Benfica have reportedly put a £24million price tag on Argentina youngster ... Click to continue reading...

Anderson collected a bronze medal in the Olympics last week with Brazil, after losing out to the eventual winners, Argentina, in the semi-finals. He played in the bronze medal winning match on the Friday, following a period of 6 games in 18 days, then after a 13 hour flight, arrived back in Manchester at 5pm on [. Click to continue reading...

Sam Munro and Dane Milovanovic featured in the Young Socceroos squad in the SBS tournament in Japan. Results below.

The Qantas Young Socceroos have been defeated by Argentina 0-2 in their final match of the Shizuoka Broadcasting System (SBS) Cup in Japan.

After a scoreless first half, Argentina scored midway through the second half with a well worked goal before sealing the result with a goal from the penalty spot just before full-time. Click to continue reading...

Benfica have reportedly put a £24million price tag on Argentina youngster Angel di Maria to ward off Arsenal. The 20-year-old jumped into the limelight following his classy match-winner against Nigeria in the Olympics football final in Beijing. Premier League rivals Chelsea and Manchester United are thought to be amongst a host of top European clubs interested in [. Click to continue reading...

Yes, it's that time of the week again. The goals from the third round of the Primera A Torneo Apertura 2008 can be viewed on the TN sportblog by clicking here. As ever, read on for the full running order of this video. There aren't any goals of the week this week, in spite of some [...] Click to continue reading...

Messi magic and an Angel Di Maria finish brought Argentina a 1-nil win, and a well-deserved Olympic gold, over Nigeria on Saturday, August 23. Messi brilliantly worked himself away from the tough Nigerian defense and fed the ball to Di Maria to coolly slot it in the Nigerians' net in the ... Click to continue reading...

For much of the men's Olympic soccer tournament, the focus has been on Argentine star Lionel Messi, and given his undeniable skill on the ball, much of that attention is deserved. But history has shown countless times that one-man teams don't win tournaments, and this was proven once again in Saturday's final, with Angel di Maria's goal giving Argentina a 1-0 victory over a game Nigeria side. Click to continue reading...

The third round of matches in the 2008 Torneo Apertura is now over, and it's been an interesting one. Boca Juniors returned to Argentina with a win but lost Martín Palermo, who's torn knee ligaments and will be out for between five and eight months. That record will have to be put on ice for [...] Click to continue reading...

Independiente's poor start to the season continues, whilst for Racing, the next fixture might just be looked upon with a little more optimism. El Rojo were leading as the away team in El Cilindro thanks to a Daniel Montenegro strike five minutes before the break, but as the match looked like it was dying, with [. Click to continue reading...

The Mirror is reporting that Newcastle United, thrilled by the capture of Coloccini and Gutierrez, are now after two 20 year-olds from Argentina. Angel Di Maria - 20 year old Newcastle pursuing Argentina won the Olympic Football Gold yesterday and Tony Jimenez has been given the task of going after them. Click to continue reading...

The Mirror is reporting that Newcastle United, thrilled by the capture of Coloccini and Gutierrez, are now after two 20 year-olds from Argentina. Angel Di Maria - 20 year old Newcastle pursuing Argentina won the Olympic Football Gold yesterday and Tony Jimenez has been given the task of going after them. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has become the first Argentinian footballer in history to win two Olympic gold medals.

Javier Mascherano helped the Albiceleste beat Nigeria 1-0 in this morning's Olympic final in Beijing‘s Bird‘s Nest Stadium, the winning goal for the South Americans being scored by Angel Di Maria in the 58th minute. Click to continue reading...

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Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 to capture the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic games. Argentina was my pick, and the favorite of many to win the gold at these Olympic games, and they didn't disappoint.  Angel di Maria scored for Argentina in the 58th minute off a great through ball from Lionel Messi. Messi wasn't able to score in the game, but was key to every attacking chance Argentina had in the game Click to continue reading...

Argentina killed two birds with one stone Saturday. Not only did they successfully defend their Olympic gold, but they also avenged their Atlanta 1996 final loss to Nigeria with a 1-0 victory in Beijing. Read about it here. Brazil, which... Click to continue reading...

Someone pointed out to me the moment he knew the U.S. was going to defeat Brazil for the gold medal.

It was during the break for the overtime periods, when Brazil's players fell to the ground to rest, exhausted. The U.S. players were obviously fitter, and a tired Brazilian defense would probably give up chances. Click to continue reading...

With Argentines being crowned Olympic Champions it's always good to see who may have made some money based on their performances in Beijing.
Here are five that I think made them selves some serious cash during the Olympic soccer tournament. 1. Angel Di'Maria, Argentina (above): Everyone talks about Messi and Roman but the Benfica wingers performance was key. Click to continue reading...

©Mark Dadswell/Getty Images How does this happen? How did a team as lethargic as Nigeria make it to the final? I mean from keeper to front line I'd say they are simply average. The Japanese had just as good of a shot to make it to the final. And I'll be honest, I only saw the [...] Click to continue reading...

Four years ago it was Carlos Tevez, on Saturday Benfica's Angel Di María secured his place in Argentine football history by becoming the second man to score a gold medal-winning goal for his country in the Olympic Football Tournament. In a final played in scorching heat in the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing, Argentina rode [. Click to continue reading...

It's about time too... The Olympic football tournament didn't do it for me (while at this very moment Nigeria and Argentina play for the gold...). I think partly due to the horrible broadcast of this here Olympics, and due to Holland's inability to live up to their reputation and ambitions. So, Click to continue reading...

Four years after the gold in Athens, another 1-0 scoreline confirmed Argentina as Olympic football champions. In 2004, the match-winning goal had been scored by a certain Carlos Tevez; this year in Beijing, salvation came from above. "Little Angel" Di María flapped his celestial wings and delivered a fatal blow to finalists Nigeria, exploiting an [. Click to continue reading...

Two Olympic golds in a row for Argentina.Hungary was the last team to do that - winning consecutive golds in 1964 and 1968.
20-year old Angel Di Maria - known as "The Little Angel" - came up with a heavenly chip that sailed over the goalie and into the net.It was to be the only goal of the final.

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