The weekend round-up
After all the hype and tension, Argentina and Brazil both lived up to expectations on Saturday night in their World Cup qualifier – with the exception of the Albiceleste defence.
Maradona’s side seemed to have two faces – their gallant and persistent attack and their truly woeful and shambolic back line.
Argentina made the better start in [...]
The weekend preview
It always takes me by surprise when the European leagues down tools after only a few games to facilitate the international break. The timing seems odd, but with so much football now played, all the time, there’s never going to be an ideal slot is there?
The highlight of the weekend is in Argentina, where the [...]
The weekend round-up
Spain-La Liga: Real Madrid’s new ‘Galactico’ era got off to a winning start thanks to a 3-2 home victory over Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday night.
Ronaldo scored a penalty, Raul (pictured) got a tap-in and Lassana Diarra drove home a long-range effort to give Real three points, but attention is very much on their back [...]