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Uruguayans talk of the 'Garra Charrúa' (Charrúa claw) to describe the never-say-die spirit of their football. The Charrúa were the indigenous people of what is now Uruguay, who resisted Spanish colonisers until a notorious campaign in 1831 by the Uruguayan govt to massacre them. 📸 Mural in Colonia

Édinson Cavani will be leaving Boca Juniors this summer (their winter). The news comes after Ander Herrera confirmed he was also leaving the club. A new direction for Riquelme’s Boca?

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🇦🇷 OTD 1996: Paraguayan goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert scored twice against 8-man Boca Juniors in a 5-1 home win for Vélez Sarsfield (red cards to Maradona, Javier Mac Allister & Néstor Fabbri). Maradona confronted controversial referee Javier Castrilli after the game… youtu.be/NlSsGxrOSPQ

From their official account…

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Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️

Outspoken?! From the book ‘Diego Dijo’ by Andrés Burgo and Marcelo Gantman… 1996: ‘If I see Castrilli in the street, I’d spit at him’ 1996: ‘Make Castrilli take a drugs test!’ 1996: ‘I’d like to see Castrilli’s face smashed in’ 👀

🌍🏆 TONIGHT! Argentina 🇦🇷 vs 🇩🇿 Algeria 2am kick-off (UK) time Staying up for it?!

🇺🇾 Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa on a viral photo: ‘I don’t have to explain anything. I was in front of the cameras and that’s the photo they got. I’m not a model. There’s a limit to what one has to explain: if one uses glasses or not, why?… 1/2

📚 Tears at La Bombonera/Dame Bola (Christopher Hylland)

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Maradona was outspoken about Castrilli. When speaking about his challenges in life, Diego analogised: ‘It’s like I’m losing 5-0 and the referee is Castrilli.’ Also: ‘Look how football has changed: before we counted goals, now we count how many red cards Castrilli has issued.’

📚 Tears at La Bombonera/Dame Bola (Christopher Hylland)

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📚 Tears at La Bombonera/Dame Bola (Christopher Hylland)

I’d love one ☺️ @pibedebarrio.bsky.social , get on this!

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📚 Tears at La Bombonera/Dame Bola (Christopher Hylland)