Transfer Rumors
Ortega to F.C. Dallas?!?
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Just when it seemed like the Ariel Ortega saga was behind us, up comes this story from the Dallas Morning News of an audacious bid by MLS side F.C. Dallas to acquire the River Plate idol.
This week, John Ellinger, top assistant to Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman, will travel to Buenos Aires to see players [...]
Category: Tiros Libres: Back Offsides
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So it seems that it is now my turn to write the infamous Offside “apology for my recent lack of posts,” post. But I promise I had a good excuse. Finally settled into my new digs in San Diego, and with that pup competition of the Euros finally behind us, I can now settle on [...]
Marco Ruben Sold to Villareal
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Well that didn’t take long.
After posting last night about the need for Marco Ruben to move to another country after not living up to expectations, River have sold the young forward to Spanish side Villareal in a deal worth 7 million dollars.
Ruben, surprisingly named yesterday to Argentina’s 18 man roster ahead of Olympic qualifying, had [...]
Muñeco to US?
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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 [...]
Tiros Libres: Making Moves
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* For weeks there have been talks of Rodrigo Archubi joining River, and at last it appears that the deal will soon be finalized. The former Lanús and 2005 Under-20 World Youth champion is set to put pen to paper on a 6 month loan, and could be in Mar del Plata training with the [...]
Tiros Libres: The Preseason
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River Plate began pre-season training last week in the coastal resort town of Mar del Plata, ahead of their Copa de Verano debut this Saturday against Independiente which you can follow live at 7PM ET on FSC.
Aside from letting go some driftwood, it hasn’t been the best off-season for River or for new coach Diego [...]
Diego Simeone Resigns
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Diego Simeone has stepped down as head coach of Estudiantes de La Plata.
The decision, made tonight after a 2-0 home victory against Banfield, comes after weeks of speculation that River Plate had Simeone on the short list of potential candidates to replace Daniel Passarella. All this past week River President José Aguilar publicly stated that [...]
Chau Carrizo…
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River Plate keeper Juan Pablo Carrizo has signed with Italian club Lazio, ending months of speculation about the player’s future. River’s board and coach Daniel Passarella were desperate to hold on to the 23-year old rising star, but in the end, Lazio’s $10M dollar offer was too good to refuse.
This was certainly not the [...]
Done Deals
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It looks like the transfer of Ernesto Farias to Toluca was completed last night, with the striker leaving to join the Mexican club in a $4 million deal. He leaves River without a title, but was our top scorer for two years and one of the few bright spots on the pitch. He will be [...]
Tiros Libres
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* River Plate entered training camp for the upcoming Apertura season yesterday. Ernesto Farias: “It’s an honor that {Daniel Passarella} is keeping me in mind and I’ll work hard to be the backbone of this team. I’d love to win a title during my time with River.” One of the new players returning from loan [...]
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