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Argentina to play Siberia as Batista gets lost in translation

Posted 8/12/2008 on View from the Bird's Nest

Argentine journalists were startled to learn that their team would be playing a match against Siberia at the Olympic football tournament. At least, that is what the official translation said. Coach Sergio Batista, speaking ahead of a game against Serbia, looked on it utter bewilderment as one interpreter attempted to translate his answers from Spanish into Chinese and another then tried to ...

Olympic Football Tournament: Argentina 1 - 0 Australia

Posted 8/11/2008 on Hasta El Gol Siempre

Argentina are still a long way from shining as brightly as they might do, but they confirmed their place in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Football Tournament on Sunday, beating Australia by a solitary goal after an underwhelming performance which saw the Aussies’ spirited rearguard eventually broken by a brilliant counter-attacking goal from Napoli’s Ezequiel [...]

Men’s Round Up

Posted 8/10/2008 on TheOriginalWinger.com

Argentina 1 - Australia 0 - Lavezzi Nigeria 2 - Japan 1 - Obinna, Anichebe - Toyoda New Zealand 0 - Brazil 5 - Anderson, Ronaldinho 2, Pato, Rafeal Sobis Cameroon 1 - Honduras 0 - Mbia Italy 3 - South Korea 0 - Montilivo, Rocchi, Rossi Belgium 2 - China 0 - Mirallas, Dembele Serbia 2 - Ivory Coast 4 - Mrdakovic, Rakic - Kalou, Gervinho, ...

Men’s Olympic football tournament, Day 1 results

Posted 8/8/2008 on World Cup 2010 South Africa

GROUP A Australia 1-1 Serbia Cote d'Ivoire 1-2 Argentina Two late goals give Argentina and Serbia a point apiece. A late goal made all the difference for Argentina, who have 3 points now to an unlucky Cote d'Ivoire's 0. Lionel Messi, the forward who is spiting his club team Barcelona by appearing for his ...

Argentina 2-1 Ivory Coast: the goals

Posted 8/7/2008 on Hasta El Gol Siempre

The goals from the first match of the men’s Olympic Football Tournament between Argentina and Ivory Coast are online now, and you can watch them right here. I offer a metaphorical doff of the cap to anyone who can tell me what on earth Oscar Ustari is doing for Ivory Coast’s equaliser… Argentina 2 - 1 [...]

Olympic Football Tournament Beijing 2008: Argentina 2 - 1 Ivory Coast

Posted 8/7/2008 on Hasta El Gol Siempre

Lionel Messi talked to Barcelona, Lionel Messi played for Argentina. Lionel Messi set one up and scored one as Argentina beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in the opening match of the men’s Olympic Football Tournament to begin the defence of the gold medal won in Athens four years ago. Barcelona having apparently decided to allow the [...]

Independiente 2 - 1 Estudiantes, and Olympic problems

Posted 8/6/2008 on Hasta El Gol Siempre

After a horrible, endless wait since, oh, a month-and-a-half or so ago, competitive football returned to Argentine soil on Tuesday night as Independiente met Estudiantes de La Plata in the first round of the Copa Sudamericana. It was looking pretty good for Estudiantes, who had an away goal to push them slightly ahead thanks to debutant [...]

Argentina squad vs. Belarus, and Dátolo to Flu?

Posted 8/6/2008 on Hasta El Gol Siempre

As if to prove that he can put together quite a handy team without including the Olympic-bound Lionel Messi, Juan Román Riquelme, Sergio Agüero et al, Alfio Basile has named the Argentina squad to face Belarus in a friendly in Minsk, two weeks from today (Weds). There are a couple of surprises in the all-Europe [...]

Olympic preview number two

Posted 8/4/2008 on Hasta El Gol Siempre

So you’ve read the Argentina squad profile for the Olympic Games that I wrote for Soccerlens, and still want more? You’re in luck, because I was very busy this weekend. Another one has now gone up on new Australian online magazine The 84th Minute, edited by ocassional HEGS commentor Neil Zimmerman, who wanted to me [...]

Olympic preview number one

Posted 8/4/2008 on Hasta El Gol Siempre

The Olympic Football Tournament kicks off on Thursday (yes, that is before the official start of the Games, which is on Friday), and Argentina, as the defending gold medalists from four years ago in Athens, will be red-hot favourites to retain the title, thanks in large part to an attacking lineup that would terrify most [...]

Messi’s going to Beijing

Posted 7/31/2008 on Hasta El Gol Siempre

Good news for Sergio Batista. Lionel Messi’s decision was announced on Wednesday, and he’s got FIFA’s backing: he wants to link up with Argentina’s Olympic squad for the Beijing 2008 Games. With the callup now accepted by the player, Barcelona are obliged under FIFA’s regulations to release Messi for the tournament, since as an under-23, [...]

Cameroon 1-0 Honduras: M'Bia strike enough

Published 8/10/2008 on ESPNsoccernet

Midfielder Stephane Mbia scored in the second half Sunday to lift Cameroon to a 1-0 victory over Honduras in men's soccer at the Beijing Olympics. > >

Cameroon edges Honduras 1-0

Published 8/10/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports

Midfielder Stephane Mbia scored in the second half Sunday to lift Cameroon to a 1-0 victory over Honduras in men's soccer at the Beijing Olympics.

Argentina coach: Messi wants to play at Olympics

Published 8/6/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports

Argentina coach Sergio Batista says Lionel Messi wants to play for the country's Olympic football team.