News of racing club

Is Marcos Rojo a problem or solution for Racing?

Yesterday 12:46 La Academia are in desperate need of calm heads and a new system to compensate for the loss of Maxi Salas.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Di María's rapturous return pick of Clausura opening weekend

16-07-2025 09:31 There is no respect for rank around the Liga Profesional de Fútbol. Even World Cup winners with extremely distinguished careers are not exempt from getting their bones rattled from time to time. And Di María would not have it any other way.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

River rile rivals by breaking bank for Racing’s Maxi Salas

04-07-2025 07:15 Release clauses have long been understood to have a merely symbolic value in Argentina, an upper limit to negotiate for a player without forcing the seller’s hand – executing it is considered a breach of ethics and the unwritten code.

by Dan Edwards

COPA LIBERTADORES

Copa Libertadores opens group phase in typically explosive fashion

03-04-2025 00:16 It's likely too early to tell, but are we witnessing a changing of the guard in South American football?

by Dan Edwards

Football in Argentina

Time will tell if money talks in top flight

30-01-2025 23:38 One of the joys of this league, after all, is its ability to constantly surprise us.

by Dan Edwards

Liga Profesional de Fútbol

New season, more teams, new stars, same dream

24-01-2025 06:40 After a lively start to the transfer window in Argentina, there’s certainly no shortage of contenders for this year’s title(s).

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Vélez may have stumbled to finish line, but are worthy champions

18-12-2024 15:55 If ‘El Fortín’ can keep this side together and strengthen in the summer, they have a great chance of fighting for honours again in 2025.

by Dan Edwards

THE MAGIC OF FOOTBALL

Joy, ecstasy, relief – and so many tears

29-11-2024 12:00 The tens of thousands of Academia fans who travelled to Paraguay for the Copa Sudamericana final all had one singular goal: to see Racing Club win a continental crown for the first time since 1988. And our dream came true.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL & POLITICS

Gustavo Costas gives soul to Argentina’s exhilarating spectacles

08-11-2024 00:45 Grizzled coach Gustavo Costas provides a connecting thread as Racing end three-decade drought to reach club's first continental decider in 32 years.

by Dan Edwards

Football in Argentina

Football isn’t always a young man’s game

31-05-2024 13:27 Racing Club’s Gustavo Costas is overseeing a fine run of form at his beloved boyhood club and his formula is working like a charm.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL

Tevez's appointment injects life into the red side of Avellaneda

31-08-2023 11:39 Few expected to be watching Independiente fighting out a bitter battle against relegation with Carlos Tevez at the helm, but the ex-Boca star has his team looking more adventurous in the fight for survival.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL

Tevez returns, a Libertadores stalemate and Argentines in America

25-08-2023 12:28 Once again, it’s been a busy week for Argentine football – Carlitos has taken charge at Independiente, Acosta and Messi thrill the United States and two grandes clash in the Libertadores.

by Dan Edwards