

Argentina
Israel Filial Greets Daniel Passarella
By: Christian |Our friends over at the River Plate Israel Filial celebrated what may have been the group’s biggest moment yet in its brief history, when they welcomed none other than Daniel Passarella, River playing and coaching legend, to Tel Aviv last week.
With El Kaiser in town to accept the title of World Ambassador for Peace from [...]
RIVER CAMPEON!!! RIVER CAMPEON!!!
By: Christian |River Plate are once again Champions of Argentina, grabbing their 33rd local title this afternoon in a 2-1 win over Olimpo in front of a packed Monumental. With Estudiantes unable to win against Colon, River assured themselves of the title on the 18th fixture of this 2008 Clausura.
Despite a season that was full of surprises, [...]
Israel Filial Celebrates River’s 107th Birthday
By: Christian |Many thanks to Martin Yona (first row, 3rd from right), President of the River Plate Israel Filial, who recently forwarded these videos and photos of the group’s previous reunion, celebrating not only the 107th anniversary of the club’s founding, but also the birthday of Daniel Passarella, whose name the group uses as part of its [...]
Feliz Cumpleaños River Plate!
By: Christian |River Plate celebrated 107 years as the biggest club in Argentina, and one of the most important clubs in all the world football, today, the 25th of May.
During that time, the club has amassed 32 League titles, 2 Copa Libertadores, one World title, and has grown from a small club whose origins began in the [...]
Copa Libertadores 2008: River to Face San Lorenzo in Round of 16
By: Christian |River Plate will face a familiar foe in their quest to reach the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals, as they are set to meet local Primera rivals San Lorenzo de Almagro. Today’s draw set up the ties for the round of 16, with River and San Lorenzo the only fixture in which teams from the same country [...]
Copa Libertadores Action Tonight
By: Christian |River can get one step closer to qualifying for the knockout round with a win tonight at home against Universidad Católica. After an impressive performance this past week against Vélez Sársfield, it’ll be on Diego Simeone to keep his squad on their current form. You can follow along on Fox Sports Español live at 8PM [...]
Tiros Libres: A Ganar Sí o Sí – Vélez
By: Christian |Looking forward to seeing this weekend’s must-win game against Vélez Sársfield, but don’t have DirecTV? Thankfully for you, Telemundo will be showing the game live at 1PM ET, which as far as I know, is available nationwide.
River, who sit 2nd in the table with 12 points, need desperately to come away with a victory [...]
River Plate 3 – 2 San Martín (SJ) – Final Score
By: Christian |The last 13 minutes of our suspended 4th round fixture against San Martín in the Torneo Clausura were completed this afternoon, with River holding on the original scoreline of 3-2. The result gives los millonarios 12 points on the season and tied for 2nd in the table with Boca. This Sunday, River will visit current [...]
River Plate 0 – 0 Racing Club
By: Christian |Another draw, another missed opportunity, as la banda were unable to get what should have been a deserved victory against a mediocre Racing side at the Monumental this afternoon, in the 6th round of the Torneo Clausura.
Despite having a stellar first half, with strong performances by Diego Buonanotte and Augusto Fernández, River were simply unable [...]
Muñeco to US?
By: Christian |Reports from Argentina and Goal.com are claiming that Marcelo Gallardo, former River captain and Argentine international, could be on his way to MLS.
San Lorenzo was known to be in the running for the midfielder, currently languishing at PSG, a move which would have been a major coup for former River coach Ramón Díaz. However, according [...]






