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Tiros Libres: Summer Days Are Here Again
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The schedule for the 2008 Torneo de Verano has just been released. The annual summer tournament, played between the Apertura and Clausura seasons, is essentially a warm-up for the “big 5″ clubs, and gives fans the opportunity to see teams face off against their big time rivals during the summer. The superclásico against Boca will [...]
Could It Be Simeone After All?
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It appears MLS may have a say in who the next coach for River will be.
Diario Olé reported that representatives for D.C. United were in Buenos Aires today hoping to complete the signing of Estudiantes’ and Argentine midfielder Juan Sebastián Verón in a deal that could be worth 10 million dollars. Rumors of Verón joining [...]
River Plate 0 - 2 Colón
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The new year cannot come soon enough. After suffering some of their worst setbacks of the season recently with elimination from the Copa Sudamericana and the resignation of Daniel Passarella, piled on with the news that Ramón Díaz will NOT be joining the club as head coach next year, River only added to the suffering [...]
Tiros Libres: Giving Thanks
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With a long weekend break ahead of us, I thought I would take a moment to see what’s happening in the world of football.
* Rumors are running rampant in Argentina that River is getting closer to signing Ramón Díaz from rival club San Lorenzo to take over as head coach. San Lorenzo, winners of the [...]
El KAISER OUT
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As was expected, Daniel Passarella announced earlier today his resignation as head coach.
In a brief statement read to the press, the much maligned River legend said that he would make good on his promise given in May that should the team end the year without a championship he would step down, and after last night’s [...]
Passarella to Resign Today?
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Diario Olé is reporting this morning that coach Daniel Alberto Passarella is set to make an announcement this afternoon, in which he will most likely announce his resignation. This comes less than 24 hours after River’s elimination from the Copa Sudamericana at the hands of Arsenal on penalties, and less than 6 months after stating [...]
Category: Team NewsCopa Sudamericana: River Plate 2 - 4 Arsenal (pen)
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River Plate’s run in South America’s second most important cup competition ended tonight in heartbreaking fashion with a 4-2 loss on penalties to Arsenal de Sarandí at home. The result leaves River without any title to show for this year, and a wave of questions surrounding the future of the squad and of its coach [...]
Category: Team NewsCopa Sudamericana 2nd Leg Tonight: A Ganar Sí o Sí
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River Plate face their biggest game of the year tonight, as los millonarios host Arsenal de Sarandí in the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinals. You can catch it live on Fox Sports Español at 7PM or 11PM ET. The winner will advance to the final to face Mexican side Club América, who defeated [...]
Category: Team NewsHuracán 2 - 1 River Plate
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Daniel Passarella threw out the white flag this past weekend, fielding a team of youngsters, some making their debut in a River kit, in a 2-1 loss to Huracán this past Saturday night.
With the league out of reach, and the Sudamericana 2nd leg this Wednesday, el Kaiser decided to give some young faces the opportunity [...]
Copa Sudamericana 1st Leg: Arsenal 0 - 0 River Plate
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In an article this week on SI.com, Gregory Sica picked River to win it all in this year’s Copa Sudamericana. If he was able to sit through more than 5 minutes of last night’s 0-0 draw, I doubt he’s thinking the same way.
Simply put, the match in Sarandi between Arsenal and River was one of [...]
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