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Marcelo BIELSA to manage Lille

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February 19, 2017

Marcelo BIELSA will be managing French club Lille next season.

An agreement has been reached between Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille and former Argentina national team manager, Marcelo BIELSA. The club’s director of football Marc INGLA has just made the announcement via the club’s website reporting that BIELSA will be taking over as coach for the 2017-2018 season.

Lille, Marseille and Lazio

BIELSA will sign a two year deal which will take effect July 1, 2017, confirming BIELSA’s return to French football. His previous stint in France was with Marseille which lasted for only one season. He had later agreed to manag Serie A club Lazio but quit his job 48 hours later, never actually taking the pitch with the team. BIELSA, now 61, will take over his 11th team, nine of which have been clubs and two National Teams. Here’s his breakdown:

Newell’s Old Boys (1990-1992)
Atlas (1992-1994)
Cmerica (1995-1996)
Velez Sarsfield (1997-1998)
Espanyol (1998)
Argentina (1998-2004)
Chile (2007-2011)
Athletic Bilbao (2011-2013)
Marseille (2014-2015)
Lazio (2016)

Marcelo Bielsa to coach Lille as of July

Statement from general director:

“Marcelo BIELSA is without a doubt one of the most respected and most influential coaches in the world and attracting him to Lille is a great satisfaction. Also a show of proof at the club’s ambitions. It’s not a secret, Gerard LOPEZ and Marcelo BIELSA are close and have been talking for quiet some time about this opportunity. We’ve always thought that BIELSA was the best one (for the job), as much for his football philosophy and experience, his work ethic, his professionalism, building with us a project and Lille’s future victories. We answered all his questions in order for him to join us. Even if we are absolutely concentrated on the upcoming matches and the highly important objectives for the end of the season with Franck PASSI, it’s very big good news that we announce it today for Lille’s tomorrow.”

Argentina to face Timnas Indonesia?

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February 19, 2017

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The other day it was Singapore and now the latest news is that Argentina could be heading to Indonesia for a friendly match against the National Team side (known as Timnas Indonesia) on the 13^th of July.

Though nothing official, the Director of International Relation, officer Hanif THAMRIN has confirmed that there are talks with promoters of trying to get the Albiceleste to come this July to play a friendly match. As always when it comes these kind of things, we will wait for the official announcement from the AFA but there is no doubt that the Argentina fan base in Indonesia is massive. All I can think of is what a crazy atmosphere its going to be!

Not only does Argentina have a huge following in Indonesia but for anyone who follows Indonesian football will know that the football supporters are as mental as those from Argentina,

#FinalCA2015 A pesar de la diferencia horaria, así ven la final en Indonesia. ¿Cómo la ves vos? pic.twitter.com/gceQIFT6EY

— Selección Argentina 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) July 4, 2015

Here’s just a short clip for you on what you expect from the Indonesia’s futbol fanaticos!

Paulo DYBALA scores against Palermo, HIGUAIN adds to tally

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February 18, 2017

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Paulo DYBALA scores against Palermo, HIGUAIN adds to tally

Paulo DYBALA and Gonzalo HIGUAIN both scored for Juventus in a 4-1 win.

Juventus continued to wreak havoc in Serie A as they moved 10 points clear at the top of the standings in Italy with a 4-1 win against Palermo. Paulo DYBALA scored twice against his old club and provided an assist for fellow Argentine Gonzalo HIGUAIN.

Paulo Dybala Palermo — Paulo Dybala celebrating with a Palermo shirt.

The new MESSI:

Prior to the match, Palermo president Maurizio ZAPARINI (who brought DYBALA in to the club from Argentina) had this to say about the Argentine jewel:

“We are talking about the new MESSI. He will become a player like Messi and he is already at that level. Ok, he does not score as much as last season, but he is always man of the match for Juventus whenever I see him play. He is the type of attacker who plays for the team and puts others in the position to score.”

“I would say he is worth €140 or €150 million. Like I said, he is the new Messi. I have been saying that he is destined to become a star ever since he arrived at Palermo. I hope he will stay at Juventus. I think they can hold on to him. But of course there will be approaches. World-class players are always coveted by everyone. But I hope he will stay at Juventus for a long time.”

DYBALA provided the assist on HIGUAIN’s goal when the number 9 chipped the ball over the goalkeeper. On DYBALA’s second goal, HIGUAIN provided a back-heel assist for the goal. Just another day at the office for both Paulo DYBALA and Gonzalo HIGUAIN.

Paulo DYBALA’s impressive free kick from different angles:

Free kick from Dybala last night! 🔥

pic.twitter.com/0cRi2YHyQ0

— All Football News (@AllFootballLive) February 18, 2017

Match highlights:

Edgardo BAUZA “Mauro ICARDI won’t be called up yet”

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February 18, 2017

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Edgardo BAUZA “Mauro ICARDI won’t be called up yet”

Edgardo BAUZA has commented on next month’s World Cup Qualifiers and stated that Mauro ICARDI won’t be called-up yet.

When asked about abut his recent trip to Europe, Argentina boss Edgardo BAUZA says it was a success but dropped the speculation about Mauro ICARDI featuring for the National Team in the upcoming qualifier. Speaking to TyC Sports, here’s what he had to say:

“Mauro ICARDI won’t be called up yet, but can be at any other time”.

BAUZA recently met ICARDI at Inter’s training ground but made it clear that he would not rush to summon the Nerazzurri captain.

Edgardo Bauza with Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega

About Inter and MARADONA’s comments:

“I didn’t meet ICARDI alone, I met him together with others at Inter, talking mainly about football.”

In response to MARADONA’s criticism on him about the meetup with ICARDI:
“MARADONA’s attack? I won’t answer this. ICARDI to be called up? The situation is the same as before.”

It remains to be seen who BAUZA will call-up for Argentina’s matches against Chile next month at home before travelling to the altitude in La Paz to play Bolivia. One thing that’s for sure is that despite meeting with the Inter captain, BAUZA is adamant about leaving ICARDI out of the team.

UBEDA to set up friendly matches for Argentina U20

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February 16, 2017

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UBEDA to set up friendly matches for Argentina U20

Claudio UBEDA, coach of the Argentina U20 team, has spoken about the team’s planning for the U20 World Cup.

The team, who barely qualified for the U20 World Cup in South Korea, will try to set up a trip to Vietnam to play some friendly matches. This, according to coach UBEDA. Speaking on the radio in Argentina, here’s what he had to say:

About qualification to the U20 World Cup:

“It’s never happened to me that I’ve have to depend on a result like that but I’m happy it all worked out. We knew the conditions we were in when we got to the Sudamericano.”

Preparation for the U20 World Cup:

“We’re planning a trip (warm up matches) to Vietnam before the World Cup in South Korea. In the next 10 days, we’re going to analyze the friendly matches to accommodate our calendar.”

Argentina, along with Uruguay, Ecuador and Venezuela will be the South American representatives at the U20 World Cup which will be held in South Korea between the 20th of May and the 11th of June.