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Translating South American fútbol. 📚 “Dame Bola: A Journey Through the Language of Argentinian Football” (2025) & “Tears at La Bombonera” (2021) by @hyllnd

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🇦🇷 El Obelisco, downtown Buenos Aires as Argentina see off England in the World Cup semi-final

🇦🇷 El Obelisco, downtown Buenos Aires as Argentina see off England in the World Cup semi-final

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This young Boca fan explains how they got to Rio de Janeiro: “I sold my Playstation to be here! We sold my dad’s motorbike to be here! We don’t even have tickets but look at this!! Look at this! This is Boca, loco!” (🇦🇷 media found this kid and now they do have tickets 🥰)

This young Boca fan explains how they got to Rio de Janeiro: “I sold my Playstation to be here! We sold my dad’s motorbike to be here! We don’t even have tickets but look at this!! Look at this! This is Boca, loco!” (🇦🇷 media found this kid and now they do have tickets 🥰)

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San Lorenzo’s fans broke Indepediente’s Estadio Libertadores de América with their fervorous support! Despite their 3-1 loss in the cup, Los Cuervos did not stop singing and dancing (and the consequences are to be seen below ⬇️!)

San Lorenzo’s fans broke Indepediente’s Estadio Libertadores de América with their fervorous support! Despite their 3-1 loss in the cup, Los Cuervos did not stop singing and dancing (and the consequences are to be seen below ⬇️!)

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OTD 2014 💥 10 years since the superclásico which inspired the writing of “Tears at La Bombonera”! No better symbol of the game than this Juan Román Riquelme free-kick 🥲

OTD 2014 💥 10 years since the superclásico which inspired the writing of “Tears at La Bombonera”! No better symbol of the game than this Juan Román Riquelme free-kick 🥲

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🇦🇷 Football’s back at La Bombonera tonight! Boca Juniors vs Deportivo Riestra in the first round of the 2026 Torneo Apertura kicks off at 9:30pm UK time…

🇦🇷 Football’s back at La Bombonera tonight! Boca Juniors vs Deportivo Riestra in the first round of the 2026 Torneo Apertura kicks off at 9:30pm UK time…

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Club Atlético Boca Juniors taking over USA!

Club Atlético Boca Juniors taking over USA!

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🇦🇷 A big part of “la previa” —the pre-match build up— is el asado, the Argentinian barbecue. Despite 34°C on a matchday in early February, the asaderos are always outside any Argentinian stadium or ground to feed the masses 🥩🤤

🇦🇷 A big part of “la previa” —the pre-match build up— is el asado, the Argentinian barbecue. Despite 34°C on a matchday in early February, the asaderos are always outside any Argentinian stadium or ground to feed the masses 🥩🤤

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Billy Gilmour has installed a statue of Diego Maradona in his garden at his home in Naples 😍

Billy Gilmour has installed a statue of Diego Maradona in his garden at his home in Naples 😍

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🇦🇷 Last night Boca Juniors hosted River Plate at La Bombonera in the superclásico and la hinchada, the fans, went old school with homemade ticker-tape, small pieces of pre-ripped paper sent around in plastic bags before KO 🥹 🎥 /luc4s.hern4n (Insta)

🇦🇷 Last night Boca Juniors hosted River Plate at La Bombonera in the superclásico and la hinchada, the fans, went old school with homemade ticker-tape, small pieces of pre-ripped paper sent around in plastic bags before KO 🥹 🎥 /luc4s.hern4n (Insta)

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🇧🇷 When Ronaldo was Ronaldinho! Atlanta 1996, Olympics football tournament: a 20-year old striker by the name of Ronaldo Luiz Nazário de Lima, nicknamed Ronaldinho (due to the presence of another Ronaldo, a slightly older defender) scoring 5 and picking up a bronze medal 🥉 ⚽️

🇧🇷 When Ronaldo was Ronaldinho! Atlanta 1996, Olympics football tournament: a 20-year old striker by the name of Ronaldo Luiz Nazário de Lima, nicknamed Ronaldinho (due to the presence of another Ronaldo, a slightly older defender) scoring 5 and picking up a bronze medal 🥉 ⚽️

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Argentina vs Uruguay at La Bombonera tonight! Why? Because River Plate rented El Monumental to Taylor Swift and now it’s recovering for a couple of weeks

Argentina vs Uruguay at La Bombonera tonight! Why? Because River Plate rented El Monumental to Taylor Swift and now it’s recovering for a couple of weeks

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🇦🇷 🥩 The international ‘asado’ championships have begun in Zapala, Argentina 🤤 🎥 /chefsale__ (IG)

🇦🇷 🥩 The international ‘asado’ championships have begun in Zapala, Argentina 🤤 🎥 /chefsale__ (IG)

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River Plate vs Boca Juniors KO now This is how the players entered the fray

River Plate vs Boca Juniors KO now This is how the players entered the fray

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Summer in Argentina is HOT 🥵 Luckily the local fire brigades take pity on the fans standing —or bouncing— in the direct sunshine for hours on end ☀️ San Lorenzo’s Nuevo Gasómetro was the first place I experienced the mercy of the bomberos 🧯💦

Summer in Argentina is HOT 🥵 Luckily the local fire brigades take pity on the fans standing —or bouncing— in the direct sunshine for hours on end ☀️ San Lorenzo’s Nuevo Gasómetro was the first place I experienced the mercy of the bomberos 🧯💦

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Mastantuono’s freekick from behind the goal 🥹 Listen to that roaaaaar 🎥 /caspersas (IG)

Mastantuono’s freekick from behind the goal 🥹 Listen to that roaaaaar 🎥 /caspersas (IG)

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🇦🇷 Boca vs River! El recibiemiento, the reception 😍 the superclásico!

🇦🇷 Boca vs River! El recibiemiento, the reception 😍 the superclásico!

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🇦🇷 Boca Juniors fans last night as Boca Juniors faced Talleres in the Last 16 of the Copa Argentina. The game was played in Mendoza, 1,000km and a 12-hour drive from Buenos Aires!

🇦🇷 Boca Juniors fans last night as Boca Juniors faced Talleres in the Last 16 of the Copa Argentina. The game was played in Mendoza, 1,000km and a 12-hour drive from Buenos Aires!

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🇦🇷 Diego Armando Maradona’s appearance on El Equipo de Primera (América TV) in the late 1990s is stuff of legend. The ticker-tape ‘recibimiento’, the fans going mad, the head-keepyuppies! ‘I might not be playing but I’ll always be a football player,’ Diego said.

🇦🇷 Diego Armando Maradona’s appearance on El Equipo de Primera (América TV) in the late 1990s is stuff of legend. The ticker-tape ‘recibimiento’, the fans going mad, the head-keepyuppies! ‘I might not be playing but I’ll always be a football player,’ Diego said.

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🇦🇷 La Bombonera for el superclásico on Sunday evening! Unbeatable.

🇦🇷 La Bombonera for el superclásico on Sunday evening! Unbeatable.

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🇦🇷 DISRESPECTFUL. Juan Sebastian Verón’s Estudiantes had been asked to do a guard of honour for —the controversially awarded— Campeón de Liga champions Rosario Central at El Gigante de Arroyito, yet they turned their backs. The drama continues…

🇦🇷 DISRESPECTFUL. Juan Sebastian Verón’s Estudiantes had been asked to do a guard of honour for —the controversially awarded— Campeón de Liga champions Rosario Central at El Gigante de Arroyito, yet they turned their backs. The drama continues…

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La Bombonera! First game of the season at Boca Junior’s Estadio Alberto J Armando —AKA La Bombonera— tonight. 10:15pm UK time/11:15pm CET: Boca Juniors vs Defensa y Justicia

La Bombonera! First game of the season at Boca Junior’s Estadio Alberto J Armando —AKA La Bombonera— tonight. 10:15pm UK time/11:15pm CET: Boca Juniors vs Defensa y Justicia

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⚽️ Remember the Jabulani? While everyone else was complaining about the 2010 World Cup ball, Argentina manager Diego Armando Maradona was doing this…

⚽️ Remember the Jabulani? While everyone else was complaining about the 2010 World Cup ball, Argentina manager Diego Armando Maradona was doing this…

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All of Édinson Cavani’s goals for Boca Juniors in 2024

All of Édinson Cavani’s goals for Boca Juniors in 2024

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🇦🇷 The recibimiento at La Bombonera last night ahead of Boca vs River 🔵🟡 💥 ⚪️🔴

🇦🇷 The recibimiento at La Bombonera last night ahead of Boca vs River 🔵🟡 💥 ⚪️🔴

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OTD 2014 💥 12 years since the superclásico which inspired the writing of “Tears at La Bombonera”! Juan Román Riquelme’s free-kick and accompanying commentary still brings a tear to the eye 🥹

OTD 2014 💥 12 years since the superclásico which inspired the writing of “Tears at La Bombonera”! Juan Román Riquelme’s free-kick and accompanying commentary still brings a tear to the eye 🥹

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