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Diego SIMEONE, Mauricio POCHETTINO on FIFA shortlist

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Diego SIMEONE and Mauricio POCHETTINO are both on FIFA’s shortlist for Coach of the Year.

The two Argentinians are among the list of 12 managers who have been nominated for the FIFA 2017 Coach of the Year award. Here’s the list of managers on the list:

FIFA Shortlist:

Massimiliano ALLEGRI
Carlo ANCELOTTI (Italy)
Antonio CONTE (Italy)
Luis ENRIQUE (Italy)
Pep GUARDIOLA (Spain)
Leonardo JARDIM (Portugal)
Joachim LOW (Germany)
Jose MOURINHO (Portugal)
Mauricio POCHETTINO (Argentina)
Diego SIMEONE (Argentina)
Tite (Brazil)
Zinedine ZIDANE (France)

Some big competition for the two Argentinians who in all likelyhoodm, will not win the award. There is one more Argentinian involved in all of this and that is Diego MARADONA. The 1986 World Cup hero is part of the pannel who came up with the list.

Santiago ASCACIBAR closing in on VfB Stuttgart move

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German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart are closing in on a move for Santiago ASCACIBAR.

Estudiantes de la Plata have reportedly received an offer of €8 million for the midfielder and all signs point to a transfer taking place. Per a report by TyC Sports, Estudiantes have apparently accepted the offer and the contract will be signed within the next few days. As we reported earlier during the week, the club had received an offer for ASCACIBAR from an unknown Bundesliga team for the player. The contract would be for five years.

From Zenit to VfB Stuttgart

It was widely being reported last week that there was interest from Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg in bringing in the midfielder but that deal has since fallen through. It all looks set for him to join the Bundesliga team.

Boca Juniors duo Pablo PEREZ and Dario BENEDETTO could be called

Boca Juniors duo Pablo PEREZ and Dario BENEDETTO could be called up to the Argentina National Team.

According to La Nacion, Argentina National Team coach Jorge SAMPAOLI will, in the upcoming days, meet with the two players and are expected to be called-up for Argentina’s upcoming World Cup Qualifying matches against Uruguay and Venezuela. The two have never been in the Argentina squad. Speaking a few days ago about his fellow team mate, Pablo PEREZ had this to say about BENEDETTO:

Pablo PEREZ on Dario BENEDETTO:

“BENEDETTO is made for the National Team. He’s playing at a high level and not just because he scores goals. His start at Boca wasn’t good, tactically speaking but he did score goals.”

Last week, Jorge SAMPAOLI announced his list for Argentina’s two World Cup Qualifying matches with the big news being that Juventus striker Gonzalo HIGUAIN has been left out of the team.

English Premier League Matchday 2: Preview

The English Premier League Matchday 2 kicks off on Saturday and ends on Monday!

A total of six matches take place on Saturday with World Cup finalists Federico FERNANDEZ of Swansea hosting Manchester United’s Marcos ROJO (who is out injured) and Sergio ROMERO (who will start on the bench). Southampton host West Ham United as both teams also have Argentinian representatives on both sides and will also both look to pick up a first win as the season as they lost on the opening matchday.

Heavyweight showdown in the English Premier League Matchday 2

The match of the weekend in the English Premier League will take place in London as heavyweights Tottenham host last season’s winners Chelsea. However, Monday’s match will be just as big as Manchester City visit Everton. Here’s the full schedules of matches involving Argentinian players:

Saturday, August 19:

Swansea City (Federico FERNANDEZ) vs. Manchester United (Marcos ROJO, Sergio ROMERO)

Southampton (Paulo GAZZANIGA) vs. West Ham United (Manuel LANZINI, Pablo ZABALETA)

Bournemouth vs. Watford (Mauro ZARATE, Roberto PEREYRA)

Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace (Julian SPERONI)

Leicester City (Leonardo ULLOA) vs. Brighton

Burnley FC vs. West Brom (Claudio YACOB)

Sunday, August 20:

Tottenham Hotspor (Erik LAMELA) vs. Chelsea (Willy CABALLERO)

Monday, August 21:

Everton (Ramiro FUNES MORI) vs. Manchester City (Nicolas OTAMENDI, Sergio AGUERO)

The opening matchday of the season saw only one Argentinian get on the scoresheet with Sergio AGUERO scoring for Manchester City.

Sergio AGUERO’s performance against Brighton:

You can always check out our English Premier League section in our Player Database to see the entire list of Argentinians in this season’s English Premier League.

Spanish La Liga Matchday 1: Preview

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Spain’s La Liga Matchday 1 is upon us and here’s our Argentinian season preview along with what will be a weekly preview of the players in action.

There’s a total of 32 Argentinians this season in La Liga (you can view the full list should you ever need it in our Player Database section). Of course the number of Argentinians can still change with the likes of Ezequiel GARAY being rumored to be on his way back to Russia. Out of the 32, 14 of them have played for the senior Argentina National Team. Here’s the full list:

Argentinian Players in Spain’s La Liga

Spanish La Liga Matchday 1:

Just like in the English Premier League, last year’s league winners did not have a single Argentinian on their team and it remains the same this season. La Liga and Champions League winners Real Madrid just defeated FC Barcelona (with Javier MASCHERANO and Lionel MESSI) in the Spanish Super Cup and will hope to keep that momentum going heading into the first matchday of the season. Here’s our Matchday 1 preview of the Spanish La Liga involving Argentinian players:

Friday, August 18:

Leganes (Alexander SZYMANOWSKI, Ezequiel MUNOZ, Martin MANTOVANI and Mauro DO SANTOS) vs. Alaves

Valencia (Ezequiel GARAY) vs. Las Palmas (Hernan TOLEDO, Jonathan CALLERI, Leandro CHICHIZOLA and Sergio ARAUJO)

Saturday, August 19:

Celta Vigo (Facundo RONACGLIA and Gustavo CABRAL) vs. Real Sociedad (Geronimo RULLI)
Girona vs. Atletico Madrid (Angel CORREA, Augusto FERNANDEZ and Nicolas GAITAN)
Sevilla (Ever BANEGA, Gabriel MERCADO, Guido PIZARRO, Joaquin CORREA, Nicolas PAREJA and Walter MONTOYA) vs. Espanyol (Pablo PIATTI)

Sunday, August 20:

Athletic Bilbao vs. Getafe (Daniel DIAZ, Emiliano MARTINEZ and Nicolas GEROSITO)
FC Barcelona (Javier MASCHERANO and Lionel MESSI) vs. Real Betis (German PEZZELLA)
Deportivo La Coruña (Federico CARTABIA) vs. Real Madrid

Levante vs. Villarreal (Leonardo SUAREZ and Mariano BARBOSA)
Malaga vs. Eibar (Gonzalo ESCALANTE)

Every match this weekend involves at least one Argentinian in the team. This season, it’s Sevilla who have the most representatives of the sky blue and white with six on the team.

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