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Matias ALMEYDA to become new San Jose Earthquakes in MLS coach

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Matias ALMEYDA is set to become the new coach of MLS club San Jose Earthquakes.

Several reports are emerging that the former Guadalajara coach will take over San Jose. The club’s official Twitter account even teased his appointment with the following tweet.

This would take the former Argentina man off the managerial market as he was linked with three different national teams. Mexico, Costa Rica and even the Argentina national team were all rumored at one point in the past few months to get him on board to manahe their team.

San Jose Earthquakes would be ALMEYDA’s fourth club he’ll have coached. He began his coaching career at his boy hood club River Plate. After that came Banfield before he went to Mexico to coach Guadalajara.

Franco ARMANI out, Guido HERRERA in for Argentina

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The injuries just keep coming for the Argentina National Team.

Five injuries for the Argentina National Team and all five coming from the Superliga. In addition to Exequiel PALACIOS, Gonzalo MARTINEZ, Alan FRANCO and Cristian PAVON, River Plate goalkeeper Franco ARMANI has had to pull out due to injury.

Per the official Argentina Twitter account, Guido HERRERA of Talleres has been announced as his replacement.

Lionel MESSI, Ezequiel GARAY score in Barcelona and Valencia draw

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Lionel MESSI and Ezequiel GARAY were the two goal scorere as FC Barcelona drew 1-1 with Valencia.

Barcelona could have maintained their lead at the top of La Liga standings but an eary goal by Argentina defender Ezequiel GARAY meant that the Catalan club would have to score twice to win. Valencia were awarded a corner kick and GARAY got at the end of it to give Valencia the lead.

Not for the first time this week, MESSI scored for his club and a sublime goal. A pass to Luis SUAREZ through the legs of a Valencia player and SUAREZ returned the ball to MESSI who placed it into the corner of the net.

Cristian PAVON of Boca Juniors out of Argentina team

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The latest player to miss out on the Argentina team is Cristian PAVON of Boca Juniors.

Cristian PAVON is now the fourth player who will have to miss Argentina’s friendly matches against Iraq and Brazil in Saudi Arabia. Gonzalo MARTINEZ, Exequiel PALACIOS and Alan FRANCO are the other three.

Fox Sports in Argentina reported the injury but still no word on if coach Lionel SCALONI will call-up a replacement.

Alan FRANCO of Independiente out of Argentina team

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Independiente’s Alan FRANCO has broken his metatarsal.

It goes from bad to worse for Lionel SCALONI. After having lost both Exequiel PALACIOS and Gonzalo MARTINEZ to injuries, the Argentina coach has now lost defender Alan FRANCO. His club Independiente confirmed the injury.

No word yet on if a replacement will be announced or not.

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