All Entries Tagged With: "Argentina"
Puck’s Gameday Happy Hour: Get Better Acquainted with Argentina and Paraguay Edition
By Puck Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back into another Happy Hour—a special GAMEDAY!!! Edition. This week has been bittersweet for Puck. On one hand, the Champions League Quarterfinal draw resulted in a very intriguing all-England matchup between Chelsea and Manchester United that promises to be a “real cracker.” On the other hand, Manchester City are [...]
USA vs. Argentina: Your Yanks Are Coming Preview
By Jon Levy Flashback to this time last week. Where were you? What were you doing? What were you wearing? No seriously what were you wearing? Nevermind. Before you miss the point completely, let me attempt to make one. A week ago today the state of the US Men’s National Team looked quite a bit [...]
Player To Watch #1: Leo Messi
Player Number One: Leo Messi Country: Argentina Position: Forward Club Team: FC Barcelona American-Based Professional Athlete Soulmate: Kobe Bryant, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers By the time our # 1 Player to Watch at the 2010 World Cup reaches his 23rd birthday, his national team, the Albiceleste, will be finished with group play and, sitting as [...]
History Of The World Cup (1990)
This is the 13th in a weekly series of World Cup history lessons brought to you by our very own “Professor” Guy Bailey. He is not actually a professor; the only professor on staff is Jamie Clary. Well, sort of. The 1990 World Cup The 1990 World Cup held in Italy attracted a record number [...]
Player To Watch #31: Maxi Rodríguez
Number 31: Maxi Rodríguez Country: Argentina Position: Winger/Attacking Midfielder Club Team: Atlético Madrid American-Based Professional Sport “Soulmate”: Thomas Jones, RB, New York Jets There’s a natural tendency to think of strikers when you think of Argentine soccer. They’ve got the luxury of choosing between Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez, and Sergio Aguero up top, and for [...]
