Argentina
The domestic championship continues to be plagued by violence on the terraces.
Football violence is one of the biggest problems facing the modern game in Argentina so, in the latest attempt to deal with the situation, Dutch crowd-control expert Otto Adanga was brought in by the government security committee to present his ideas on how best to deal with it. Read more
Previous Dispatches from Argentina
February 2009
The closing championship of the 2008-09 season is only a few weeks old but it has already thrown up a series of surprises, writes Eric Weil.
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February 2009
The national closing championship kicked off last weekend but the obsession with hiring and firing coaches threatens to turn the competition into a farce, writes Eric Weil.
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February 2009
The national closing championship kicked off last weekend but the obsession with hiring and firing coaches threatens to turn the competition into a farce, writes Eric Weil.
Read more
January 2009
The 2008-09 opening championship finished with three teams tied at the top - Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo and Tigre - for the first time since 1968, writes Eric Weil.
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December 2008
Diego Maradona’s stint as national coach began with a row about his choice of assistants, writes Brian Homewood.
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