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Jose PEKERMAN contacted for Argentina director of football job

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Jose PEKERMAN contacted for Argentina director of football job

Former Argentina National Team manager Jose PEKERMAN has reportedly been contacted to take over the director of football job for his country.

Following the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Jose PEKERMAN announced his resignation as coach of the Colombian National Team. No stranger to high profile jobs, PEKERMAN was reportedly contacted to become Argentina’s director of football, this per multiple reports. According to Leo PARADIZO of Radio Continental, AFA president Claudio TAPIA met with PEKERMAN`s representative, Pascual LEZCANO in Europe in order to attract his client.

PEKERMAN managed the Argentina youth teams where he helped form several of the world’s top players and won three U20 FIFA World Cup tournaments (1995, 1997 and 2001). He managed the senior team at the 2005 Confederations Cup where he finished runner up and also at the 2006 World Cup.

Portland Timbers of MLS sign Tomas CONECHNY

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Portland Timbers of MLS sign Tomas CONECHNY

One of Argentina’s brightest young talents has made the switch over from San Lorenzo to Portland.

The 20 year old is joining the MLS club on loan for the remainder of the season. Tomas joins fellow Argentine players Sebastian BLANCO and club legend Diego VALERI at the club. General manager Gavin WILKINSON spoke to the club’s official website and had this to say about the signing:

“We are pleased to announce the addition of Tomás Conechny to our group during this summer transfer window. He is a player we have been following closely, and we believe he has a bright future ahead of him as a player who can play any of the attacking positions. We have been looking to add a young, talented dynamic player and feel that, in Tomás, we have a player who can help contribute short-term, while also giving us a long-term solution in several positions. The opportunity to bring him to Portland was a unique one, and the fact he had already been watched live many times made this possible when we had to move quickly to acquire him.”

Portland Timbers head coach Giovanni SAVARESE said this

“We are excited to have the opportunity to include Tomás CONECHNY at this juncture in the season. Tomás provides our club with another quality, young player, and we look forward to working with him daily to maximize his development. He is a player who possesses very good attacking elements for his age, and we believe he has the tools to become a dangerous attacker in this league moving forward.”

For the Argentina team, the forward has represented his country at four different tournaments. The 2015 U17 Sudamericano, the 2015 U17 FIFA World Cup, the 2017 U20 Sudamericano and the 2017 U20 FIFA World Cup.

Lionel SCALONI announces Argentina U20 team for Alcudia tournament

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Lionel SCALONI announces Argentina U20 team for Alcudia tournament

Argentina’s U20 coach Lionel SCALONI has announced his squad for the Alcudia tournament later this month.

The squad consists of 23 players, 22 of which play in Argentina with striker Facundo COLIDIO being the only one playing abroad with Italy’s Inter. Four players from Boca Juniors, four from Rosario Central and four from San Lorenzo make up most of the team.

Argentina U20 team
Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina U20 team for the Alcudia tournament.

Fausto VERA (Argentinos)
Agustin ALMENDRA (Boca Juniors)
Leonardo BALERDI (Boca Juniors)
Gonzalo MARONI (Boca Juniors)
Matias ROSALES (Boca Juniors)
Enzo BARRENECHEA (Newell’s Old Boys)
Anibal MORENO (Newell’s Old Boys)
Gaston AVILA (Rosario Central)
Francesco LO CELSO (Rosario Central)
Alan MARINELLI (Rosario Central)
Rodrigo PASQUINI (Rosario Central)
Matias PALACIOS (San Lorenzo)
Elias PEREYRA (San Lorenzo)
Adolfo GAICH (San Lorenzo)
Federico GATTONI (San Lorenzo)
Alvaro BARREAL (Velez Sarsfield)
Andres AYALA (Estudiantes de la Plata)
Facundo MURA (Estudiantes de la Plata)
Nazareno COLOMBO (Estudiantes de la Plata)
LLautaro MORALES (Lanus)
Francisco ALVAREZ (San Martin de San Juan)
Tomas DURSO (Gimnasia)
Facundo COLIDIO (Inter, Italy)

The tournament runs from Saturday July 28 until Wednesday, August 8 in Spain.

Gio SIMEONE of Fiorentina: “I hope to be part of the next (Argentina) cycle”

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Gio SIMEONE of Fiorentina: “I hope to be part of the next (Argentina) cycle”

Gio SIMEONE has high ambitions and the Fiorentina striker is hoping to be part of the Argentina senior squad sooner rather than later.

Following a 14 goal season in Serie A, SIMEONE has stated his intentions of wanting to make the Argentina team. Speaking with La Gazzetta dello Sport, here’s what he had to say:

“I hope to be part of the next (Argentina) cycle. I really want to be there. We did not have a good World Cup but that was something that could happen. You have to be more patient and be better organized.”

About the upcoming season in Italy, SIMEONE wants to find the back of the net more often:

“We want to do better than last season and I want to score more goals.”

The former River Plate man has been linked with clubs around Europe but he’s happy at his current club:

“I’m happy in Florence, I feel at hope and this group is a family.”

Argentine Santiago CASERES of Velez joins La Liga’s Vilarreal

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Argentine Santiago CASERES of Velez joins La Liga’s Vilarreal

Villarreal have confirmed the signing of Argentine midfielder Santiago CASERES. The yellow submarine, who have had a number of Argentine’s in their history (Juan RIQUELME, Juan Pablo SORIN, Mateo MUSACCHIO to name a few) can now add one more.

The 21 year old will officially be presented on Tuesday and has joined on a five year deal keeping him with the club until the 2022-2023 season. CASERES joins for a fee in region of 11.7 million USD.

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