Dan Edwards
Buenos Aires Herald
Argentina
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Angelici’s CONMEBOL ban puts AFA in an uncomfortable spot
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Ever-controversial Boca director has failed ‘suitability test’ to join body’s executive committee As much as the name of CONMEBOL has been dragged through the mud in recent years, it still appears that there is one name that remains beyond the pale for South America’s soccer → Read More
Fans wait anxiously as local clubs sell off their star players
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - The economic disparities evident in soccer are laid bare every year, when the transfer windows open and Argentina’s best young players head off to richer teams abroad For the vast majority of Argentine soccer fans each transfer window treads a familiar path. They wait anxiously to find out wh → Read More
The tale of José María Gatica
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - A working-class hero who went from bootblack to Peronist boxing champ Penniless, lame and broken, legendary Argentine boxer José María Gatica passed away in near-anonymity, forgotten by those who used to cheer him on and ignored by his previously virulent detractors. The working-class → Read More
The dawning of a new era
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Newly appointed coach brings fresh faces into the national squad with him Those committed enough to brave the decidedly unsociable kick-off time this morning will have witnessed the dawning of a new era for the Argentina national team. At 7am the Selección, coached for the first time by Jorg → Read More
Team effort pushes Boca into pole position with just three left to play
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Following last week’s thumping 3-0 victory over Independiente, has everything finally fallen into place for the Xeneize? If Boca Juniors now goes on to wrap up the Primera División title in the final three games of this interminable season, fans, coaches and players will point to last → Read More
Ubeda’s under-20s illustrate the acute crisis facing Argentina’s youngsters
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Disappointing performance at youth World Cup in Korea underlines why AFA’s upper echelons must back nation’s next generation more strongly This time, there was to be no miracle. As in January, Argentina’s Under-20 team went into a major soccer tournament disorganised, dishevelled → Read More
River gains momentum in race to overtake Boca
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Sarmiento de Junín and Atletico Rafaela may have their relegations confirmed this weekend With just four games left to play and just one point separating the two front-runners, the only certainty around this year’s Primera División title race is that it will go down to the wire. → Read More
Primera Division comes down to a two-horse race
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Boca and River now favourites for the title — and this week the Millonario have the tougher test And then, there were two. Boca Juniors’ narrow victory at the weekend over Newell’s Old Boys effectively ended the title hopes of the team from Rosario, while opening up a six-point g → Read More
Sampaoli set to take the reins after wild ride leads him to Albiceleste
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Agüero among the casualties as colourful coach shakes up Selección with announcement of first squad Jorge Sampaoli has had plenty to celebrate already in his coaching career. From winning multiple trophies with the all-conquering Universidad de Chile, to delivering Chile’s first-e → Read More
A weekend of Clásicos
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Derby day arrives for all the teams in the Argentine league’s unique round of fixtures While Sunday’s Superclásico is undoubtedly the pick of the weekend’s action, the entire Primera División will be opened up to local rivalries in that uniquely Argentine concept &md → Read More
Pressure grows on once-impregnable Boca as Superclásico clash arrives
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Xeneize’s resurgent rivals River Plate are in top form and will fancy themselves in clash against the league leaders Just a few short weeks ago Boca Juniors’ position at the top of the Primera División standings appeared impregnable. Even if a handful of teams were still dreamin → Read More
Away specialists offer stiff challenge
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Crucial clashes on the cards ahead of next week’s round of Clásicos Having seen off so many of its opponents in recent weeks, Newell’s Old Boys faces another stiff challenge in its bid to turn up the heat on the league leaders. Away specialists Independiente visit the Estadio → Read More
Atmosphere of uncertainty hangs over cash-strapped Newell’s Old Boys
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Rosario club’s players are excelling, sitting second in the table, but behind the scenes things are getting worse and worse, with employees unpaid and anger growing The supposed salvation of Argentine soccer in the form of Turner and Fox’s bulging wallets appears to have left Newell&rsq → Read More
Arsenal’s staring into the face of relegation
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Meanwhile Boca are not only staying up but top the heap in open race In the history of professional Argentine soccer just two teams have the distinction of never suffering relegation from the Primera División. By the end of the current season, however, Boca Juniors may be left as the → Read More
A stay of execution for beleaguered Bauza
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Angelici could pave the way for Sevilla´s coach Jorge Sampaoli once the European season ends in June Edgardo Bauza may still nominally be in charge of Argentina, but his position has become almost untenable in a week where the coach was widely tipped to stand down. Yesterday’s meeting w → Read More
Advantage Boca in the title race
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Coach Ariel Holan already under pressure at Independiente, who are still searching for their first win While the Primera División title race still has a long way to go, it is most definitely advantage Boca Juniors at the top of the table. The Xeneize has been far from electrifying so far → Read More
Defeat in high-altitude La Paz plunges Argentina into crisis
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - National team coach Bauza under increasing pressure after loss to Bolivia, Messi suspension puts World Cup qualification in doubt Edgardo Bauza cut a forlorn figure as he shuffled into his post-match press conference in La Paz. The exaggerated optimism that had urged him to state that Argentina had → Read More
Defeat in high-altitude La Paz plunges Argentina into crisis
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - National team coach Bauza under increasing pressure after loss to Bolivia, Messi suspension puts World Cup qualification in doubt Edgardo Bauza cut a forlorn figure as he shuffled into his post-match press conference in La Paz. The exaggerated optimism that had urged him to state that Argentina had → Read More
League continues in unpredicatable fashion
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - Top clubs kept their momentum going this week as eyes turned toward La Selección While Argentina toiled in the heights of La Paz, Primera División soccer continued as usual. Despite losing several key players to the international break Boca Juniors, River Plate, San Lorenzo and Racin → Read More
The end of an era approaches the Monumental
By Dan Edwards (For the Herald) - River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo looks set to step down at the end of the season, pulling the curtain on a glittering spell for the Millionarios The end of an era at the Monumental Stadium is approaching. After three years in charge River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo will be stepping down at the → Read More