Iván Alonso to leave Nacional for River Plate?

Iván Alonso (photo from Télam) Uruguayan striker Iván Alonso is close to a move from his home country's record champion Nacional to the Copa Libertadores holders, River Plate from Argentina. I personally did not see this move coming anymore after the end of last season. Iván Alonso will be 37 years old in just over two months. Yet the loss of their captain would be a big loss for Nacional, as his numbers did not dwindle down despite his age.  Instead,...

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Gago returns for Boca - Estudiantes in Copa de Oro

Fernando Gago (photo from bocajuniorstv.blogspot.com) Ahead of Saturday's next edition of the Superclásico against archrivals River Plate, Boca Juniors are facing Estudiantes in their last match of the friendly tournament Copa de Oro tonight. The game which takes place at 2:10am CET tomorrow morning (10:10pm Argentine time), will see Boca field a mix between regulars and talents. This is due to multiple reasons. While the likes of Carlos Tévez...

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Argentina's Primera División - 2016 season

New year, new luck for Argentina's football elite: On the first February weekend, the Primera División will be back with 16 exciting matchweeks. Wait, 16? That's right, the format of the league was changed again as it is so often the case in South America.  So let us take a look at what is new this time around. Firstly, 30 teams remain. After the relegation of Nueva Chicago and Crucero del Norte, the league is completed by Atlético Tucumán...

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Adiós, Señor Yepes!

One of Colombias biggest players in history has ended his career. After stations all across Europe, Mario Yepes waves goodbye to professional football aged 40.    Mario Yepes (photo from espnfc.com) San Lorenzo are the ones losing the player, but the country loses a player who sacrificed himself throughout the years and ended up with 102 international caps. His biggest success undoubtedly came with the surprising title at the Copa...

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