FOOTBALL Libertadores knockout ties deliver heroes, thrills and surprises 30-06-2022 01:27 Two all-Argentine clashes draw the eye, along with Agustín Ross’s penalty-saving streak. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Top-flight teams try to compete with transfer rumblings 16-06-2022 10:57 The rumblings of the rumour mill are creating some tantalising potential transfers, including Luis Suárez to River and Arturo Vidal to Boca. Meanwhile, Carlos Tevez looks set to step into coaching with Rosario Central. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA New league season gets into the swing of things 09-06-2022 09:53 The dust has barely settled on the Copa de la Liga Profesional and we already have another competition upon us. Whoever is on top once the 27th and final game is played will take the title and succeed River Plate as champions. by Dan Edwards
Music & Culture Coldplay announce eighth show in Buenos Aires as Argentines snap up tickets 30-05-2022 17:10 British band announces eighth show at River Plate's Monumental stadium as fans in Argentina brush aside economic woes to snap up tickets; Gigs on 'Music of the Spheres World Tour' will be classified by multiple sustainability initiatives, including reduction of CO2 emissions and the planting of a tree for each ticket sold.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Tigre stun River, but no justice for Defensa in Copa quarters 12-05-2022 00:38 Plenty of stories in the Copa de la Liga Profesional quarter-finals – none more so than Tigre's shock victory over River Plate in front of a bemused Monumental. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Much-maligned Copa de la Liga Profesional reaches decisive phase 06-05-2022 09:55 Two teams in each group are assured of their place already in the play-offs, while the remaining challengers must wait until Saturday or Sunday evening to find out whether they will be joining them in next week’s quarter-finals. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN SOUTH AMERICA Inconsistency rules for Argentina’s clubs fighting on two fronts 29-04-2022 16:39 Aside from Estudiantes, it's been another week of mixed fortunes for Argentina’s top teams. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Superclásico to take centre-stage as derby weekend arrives 18-03-2022 10:56 A fine weekend of football is upon us as Argentina prepares for a tense 48 hours of rivals clashing in clásicos. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL TRANSFERS Man City sign River Plate forward Julián Álvarez 31-01-2022 13:35 Manchester City confirm signing of Argentina forward Julián Álvarez from River Plate on a five-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of US$19 million. The 22-year-old, who has won five senior international caps with Argentina, will remain with River on loan at least until July 2022.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Returning heroes delight fans of Boca and River, but patience is required 21-01-2022 02:47 Dario Benedetto and Juan Fernando Quintero return home. If one of the Superclásico pair was to repatriate one of their past heroes, it made perfect sense for the other to follow suit. Nostalgia, though, can be a dangerous drug. by Dan Edwards
URUGUAY The Graf Spee eagle – the Nazi icon an Argentine businessman wants to destroy 12-01-2022 21:52 The Graf Spee cruiser was scuttled after the battle of the River Plate in 1939, the first Anglo-German naval clash of World War II and the only one fought in South American waters. by Darío Silva D'Andrea
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Gallardo says one more year as Boca claim fourth Copa Argentina 10-12-2021 22:26 Marcello Gallardo ensures that Boca Juniors have to share the spotlight, as the River Plate coach’s dramatic press conference overshadows Xeneize’s Copa Argentina win.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Relentless River clinch title, ending seven-year drought 26-11-2021 23:10 What at one point appeared to be a tense race to the finish for River eventually turned out to be a procession. Celebrations at a packed Monumental were echoed in Tigre, who secure return to the top flight. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA River Plate crowned league champions, ending seven-year drought 26-11-2021 03:21 River Plate were crowned 2021 Liga Profesional champions on Thursday after thrashing Racing Club 4-0 at home.
MARCELO GALLARDO River reap rewards of their much-admired Muñeco 29-10-2021 22:01 Marcelo Gallardo has established himself as one of the football’s greatest tacticians during his time at River Plate. Luckily for the MIllionario – and Argentine football as a whole – the big clubs continue to look elsewhere. by Dan Edwards
CRIME & SECURITY Sailor commits double murder on tanker in Río de la Plata, gives himself up 27-10-2021 21:45 A double murder took place in the River Plate aboard a tanker with an Argentine crew and flying the Maltese flag of convenience, it was revealed last weekend. A 52-year-old crewman shot dead the captain and first mate of the vessel, before giving himself up.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO José Mujica: ‘Things cannot function when one half of the country is against the other half’ 22-10-2021 22:15 Former Uruguay president José ‘Pepe’ Mujica on heroes and leaders, fanaticism and feminism, Argentina and the River Plate and the meaning of his life. by Jorge Fontevecchia
FOOTBALL Resurgent Boca eye blockbuster finish to league campaign 22-10-2021 22:07 Nineteen months on from the Xeneize’s Superliga title win, plucked right from out under the nose of River Plate, there’s a sense of déjà vu around La Boca. But have they left it too little, too late? by Dan Edwards
Bloomberg Global energy crisis comes to drought-stricken South America 04-10-2021 20:39 The energy crisis sweeping the globe is about to hit South America, where a historic drought has the region desperate to replace a collapse in hydroelectric generation.
SUPERCLÁSICO SUNDAY The Superclásico is back – and this time, it's public 01-10-2021 20:54 Long-standing coronavirus restrictions mean that two years almost to the day have passed since supporters were last able to witness this showpiece fixture. by Dan Edwards
ECONOMY & ENVIRONMENT Paraná river at historic low: natural cycle or climate change? 04-09-2021 10:52 South America's second-longest river has dropped to its lowest level since the 1940s, baffling experts and leaving environmentalists concerned.
ARGENTINE LEGEND Ex-World Cup winner Fillol hospitalised with Covid-19 31-08-2021 12:54 Argentina's 1978 World Cup winner Ubaldo Matildo Fillol said late on Monday he is in hospital after contracting coronavirus.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Julio María Sanguinetti: ‘The Kirchners were very tough on us Uruguayans’ 27-08-2021 21:37 Former Uruguay president Julio María Sanguinetti on his nation and Argentina’s parallel lives and paths, political debate and disagreement, and sending a civic message. by Jorge Fontevecchia
Football in Argentina Boca and River’s woes representative of a wider slump 21-08-2021 20:07 Argentina’s two biggest clubs seem to be running a competition to see who can get themselves in a bigger mess. by Dan Edwards
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Familiarity can breed contempt – for Boca, River and fans of football 07-08-2021 08:23 Despite the clash of Argentina's two most fearsome rivals this week, it was difficult to raise even the slightest enthusiasm for proceedings. The concerning fact is that such games have become all too common. by Dan Edwards
BLOOMBERG The Argentine river that carries soybeans to world is drying up 06-08-2021 11:22 Key waterway’s troubles deepen strains on nation’s recovery; Falling export values, rising energy imports chip away at peso.
Bloomberg Water crisis threatens grain, iron transport on key Brazil river 29-07-2021 16:12 Brazil issued a provisional measure to authorise exceptional and temporary efforts to optimize the use of hydro-energy resources and secure energy supply as country faces one of its worst water crisis.
environment Industrial waste turns Patagonian lake into pink lagoon 23-07-2021 21:05 Pollution of a Patagonian lake with a pink industrial fluid provokes alarm among local residents, as well as controversy among officials.
EDITORIAL Sold down the river? 04-07-2021 00:13 State control over the Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay waterway has been decreed for the next year at least, but the temporary has the nasty habit of becoming permanent in Argentina.
Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay Government hands control of Paraná-Paraguay waterway to port agency 03-07-2021 00:21 Alberto Fernández administration nationalises management of the Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay waterway by decree for 12 months.
Agriculture Paraná’s historic low levels test Argentina’s agriculture trade 11-06-2021 23:51 At less than half its historical average, the Paraná’s low flow impedes Argentina’s exports as a concession to manage the waterway comes up for renewal. by Jorgelina Hiba
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Enzo Pérez dons the gloves as River overcome Covid catastrophe 20-05-2021 22:14 A rookie lining up in the Superclásico, and Enzo Pérez donning the gloves for a key Copa Libertadores match, all in the space of 72 hours – it has been an eventful week indeed for River Plate between the goal-posts. by Dan Edwards
Coronavirus pandemic Covid-depleted River set to play Libertadores match without keeper 19-05-2021 12:52 River Plate will have to play a Copa Libertadores match with veteran midfielder Enzo Pérez in goal, after CONMEBOL rejected their request to call up youth team goalkeepers following an outbreak of coronavirus in the squad.
FOOTBALL Covid outbreak threatens River Plate's Libertadores game 17-05-2021 22:23 River Plate reported six more Covid-19 cases among players and staff on Monday, leaving the club struggling to raise a side for this week's Copa Libertadores group clash with Colombia's Sante Fe.
FOOTBALL Boca bid to break River hoodoo in Sunday Superclásico 15-05-2021 12:18 Seventeen years almost to the day have now passed since Boca Juniors last got the better of River Plate in a knock-out tournament, in the 2004 Copa Libertadores. by Dan Edwards
CARLOS TIMOTEO GRIGUOL (1934-2021) Griguol may have departed, but El Viejo’s teachings will live on 08-05-2021 00:22 Carlos Timoteo Griguol, legendary coach of Ferro Carril Oeste, River Plate, Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, died Thursday aged 86, after a month-long struggle with coronavirus. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL Argentine sides off to good start in Copa Libertadores ties 30-04-2021 02:18 A total of five Argentine sides currently occupy qualifying spots for the next round of the Copa Libertadores. by Dan Edwards
Bloomberg Soy-shipping turmoil deepens with transport minister's death 29-04-2021 23:40 Argentine farmers struggling to ship their crops through increasingly shallow rivers may soon face a new obstacle: one of the world’s key soy waterways needs to be dredged, and there’s no firm plan for who will do it.
FOOTBALL Boca, River gear up for another Superclásico without fans 13-03-2021 08:33 La Bombonera set to host its second derby match against River Plate in the space of two months – the atmosphere remains far from normal, but is another thriller on the way? by Dan Edwards
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Five-star River Plate hammer Racing in Supercopa Argentina-2019 final 05-03-2021 02:53 River Plate were crowned champions of the Supercopa Argentina-2019 on Thursday night after hammering Racing Club 5-0 in the first ever match at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, in Santiago del Estero.
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Emotions run high on opening weekend of season 20-02-2021 07:24 Ricardo Zielinski was one of 10 new coaches on display on the opening weekend, and each fared mixed fortunes. by Dan Edwards
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL Boca thrash River to claim Argentina's inaugural women's pro football title 20-01-2021 08:07 Boca Juniors thrash arch-rivals River Plate 7-0 to claim inaugural professional women's football championship title.
COPA LIBERTADORES Libertadores: River's heroics fall just short, timid Boca fail to get going 15-01-2021 01:25 Any hopes (or fears) of a repeat of 2018's Superclásico Copa Libertadores were extinguished over the course of 48 hours this week. by Dan Edwards
COPA LIBERTADORES Palmeiras into Libertadores final after VAR thwarts River 13-01-2021 10:19 River dominate semi-final second leg at a empty Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo, but are twice denied a legendary comeback by controversial VAR decisions.
COPA LIBERTADORES Boca and River fail to get going in Libertadores semi-finals 09-01-2021 08:37 Xeneize retain hopes of advancing, although they will have to up their efforts significantly. For the Millo, only a near-miracle will secure passage to Rio. by Dan Edwards
2021: THE YEAR IN PREVIEW What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2021 02-01-2021 08:57 Your (tongue-firmly-in-cheek) guide to what lies ahead for Argentine football in the next 12 months. by Dan Edwards
A LA CANCHA What might have been: Sabella and Maradona in Sheffield 19-12-2020 09:23 Late footballer and national team coach Alejandro Sabella was a fans favourite during his time with English side Sheffield United – and he was nearly joined in South Yorkshire by Diego Maradona. by Dan Edwards
COPA LIBERTADORES Argentine sides remain in running as Copa Libertadores nears end 12-12-2020 10:00 By the time the Libertadores finally bids farewell to 2020 on the eve of Christmas Eve, there will be at least one Argentine team among South America's four top sides. by Dan Edwards
CRIME & SECURITY Sister of River Plate midfielder in custody after police stop uncovers 40kg of cocaine 23-11-2020 14:48 An elder sister of River Plate midfielder Nicolás De La Cruz was in Buenos Aires on Saturday while travelling in a taxi. Police officers find 40 kilogrammes of cocaine in vehicle.
ALBICELESTE LEGEND Javier Mascherano announces retirement from football aged 36 17-11-2020 22:02 A stalwart of the national side since he was 19, Javier Mascherano calls time on his playing career, describing it as “the most correct thing to do."