Translating South American football. Author of “Tears at La Bombonera: Stories from a Six-Year Sojourn in South America” and “Dame Bola: A Journey Through the Language of Argentinian Football”https://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mulqfens722q🇦🇷 OTD 1950. Racing Club de Avellaneda’s stadium ‘El Cilindro’ (officially named Estadio Presidente Perón) opened on 3rd September 1950. In 2024, on their way to winning the Copa Sudamericana, ‘El Cilindro’ experienced a recibimiento of epic proportions!03 Sep 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulqfens722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mulrto7fmk2q🇦🇷 It’s Cristián ‘The Ogre’ Fabbiani’s birthday today! The 43-year old’s name is forever connected to this legendary commentary from 2008: Newell’s Old Boys v Rosario Central! With Central chasing a goal, El Ogro Fabbiani has the chance to make it 2-0 to seal the clásico…03 Sep 2026 06:06 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulrto7fmk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mulrkoch622q🇦🇷 OTD 2019: Former Rosario Central goalkeeper Edgardo Andrada died, aged 80. After his playing career "El Gato" Andrada would go on to become "Agent S" for Argentina's brutal military junta... Extract on from ‘Dame Bola: A Journey Through the Language of Argentinian Football’03 Sep 2026 06:01 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulrkoch622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mulqfens722q🇦🇷 OTD 1950. Racing Club de Avellaneda’s stadium ‘El Cilindro’ (officially named Estadio Presidente Perón) opened on 3rd September 1950. In 2024, on their way to winning the Copa Sudamericana, ‘El Cilindro’ experienced a recibimiento of epic proportions!03 Sep 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulqfens722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mulq5zawgs2qBorn on this day in 1949, José Néstor Pekerman. Pekerman has managed Argentina (at the 2006 World), Colombia (at the 2018 World Cup) & Venezuela, as well Argentina's U20, who he guided to 3 U20 World Cup wins, naming his dogs after each host country; Malaysia, Qatar & Argentina!03 Sep 2026 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulq5zawgs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3muj75hplcc2h🇦🇷 Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez celebrates his 34th birthday today! Dibu made his Argentina debut in June 2021; within 18 months he’d helped 🇦🇷 win a Copa América (first trophy in 28 years) and the 2022 World Cup! Another Copa América in 2024 followed 🏆02 Sep 2026 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muj75hplcc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mui3vr7ec22b🇦🇷 Racing Club de Avellaneda’s new third shirt, paying homage to one of their first kits from 1903! Thoughts?01 Sep 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui3vr7ec22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3muglyk6ux223OTD 1971: Estudiantes de La Plata 3-6 Boca Juniors Not only a crazy scoreline, this game is famous for setting a record; SIX goals were scored in THIRTEEN minutes! Boca were leading 2-1 in the 74th minute, a tight away win on the cards, when —BOOM— the goals rained in!01 Sep 2026 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muglyk6ux223https://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mugnxkoqkc27OTD 2016: Lionel Messi scored as Argentina beat Uruguay 1-0 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier. Messi had briefly retired from the national team after three consecutive final losses (2014 World Cup, 2015 & 2016 Copa Américas); this goal the genesis of a different Lionel Messi. Now that's all history.01 Sep 2026 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugnxkoqkc27https://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mugnxkoqkc27OTD 2016: Lionel Messi scored as Argentina beat Uruguay 1-0 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier. Messi had briefly retired from the national team after three consecutive final losses (2014 World Cup, 2015 & 2016 Copa Américas); this goal the genesis of a different Lionel Messi. Now that's all history.01 Sep 2026 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugnxkoqkc27https://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3muglyk6ux223OTD 1971: Estudiantes de La Plata 3-6 Boca Juniors Not only a crazy scoreline, this game is famous for setting a record; SIX goals were scored in THIRTEEN minutes! Boca were leading 2-1 in the 74th minute, a tight away win on the cards, when —BOOM— the goals rained in!01 Sep 2026 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muglyk6ux223https://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mufqrpfgcs2mLionel Messi at La Bombonera (2023)31 Aug 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufqrpfgcs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3muetnzrso22w🇦🇷 Independiente Rivadavia’s Leonel Bucca had his shirt pulled clean off his back! Play carried on until the referee stopped the game upon the half-naked defender touching the ball; and a penalty was given! Independiente Rivdavia beat visitors Racing 3-131 Aug 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muetnzrso22whttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3muetnzrso22w🇦🇷 Independiente Rivadavia’s Leonel Bucca had his shirt pulled clean off his back! Play carried on until the referee stopped the game upon the half-naked defender touching the ball; and a penalty was given! Independiente Rivdavia beat visitors Racing 3-131 Aug 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muetnzrso22whttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mue7iwsz4c27Silvio René Carrario was born on this day in 1971. The striker played for 12 clubs in Argentina but stands out most for his nickname "Tweety", given to him by commentator Marcelo Araujo after he had dyed his hair "blonde, blonde, blonde" while at Racing Club!31 Aug 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mue7iwsz4c27https://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mudc6wwwd22e🇺🇾 FT: Peñarol 0-1 Nacional SUPERCLÁSICO URUGUAYO Púskas contender? Costa Rican defender Francisco Calvo’s backheel won the Montevideo Derby and will go down in history as an iconic way to settle a fierce crosstown rivalry!30 Aug 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudc6wwwd22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mudd66riik2eHow did you spend your weekend?! Club Atlético Boca Juniors 🏟️ La Bombonera 📍 Buenos Aires, Argentina 🎥 /ri_colombo (IG)30 Aug 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudd66riik2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mue7jibm4c27Nicolás Tagliafico celebrates his 34th birthday today! The World Cup winner (and two-time Copa América champ) Tagliafico made his name at Club Atlético Banfield before joining Independiente, then onto Europe with Real Murcia, Ajax and Olympique Lyonnais.31 Aug 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mue7jibm4c27https://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mue7iwsz4c27Silvio René Carrario was born on this day in 1971. The striker played for 12 clubs in Argentina but stands out most for his nickname "Tweety", given to him by commentator Marcelo Araujo after he had dyed his hair "blonde, blonde, blonde" while at Racing Club!31 Aug 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mue7iwsz4c27https://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mudd66riik2eHow did you spend your weekend?! Club Atlético Boca Juniors 🏟️ La Bombonera 📍 Buenos Aires, Argentina 🎥 /ri_colombo (IG)30 Aug 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudd66riik2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mudc6wwwd22e🇺🇾 FT: Peñarol 0-1 Nacional SUPERCLÁSICO URUGUAYO Púskas contender? Costa Rican defender Francisco Calvo’s backheel won the Montevideo Derby and will go down in history as an iconic way to settle a fierce crosstown rivalry!30 Aug 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudc6wwwd22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mudayfe4xk2y1966: Banfield vs River Plate Banfield (away) is a ground that haunts River Plate. After a bottle-job of a Copa Libertadores final (leading 2-0 against Peñarol but losing 4-2) Banfield fans released a hen bearing a diagonal red stripe onto the pitch to mock River of ‘being chickens’ 🐓 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudayfe4xk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mudaogq6hc2y🇦🇷 River Plate’s opening goal at Banfield was a wonderfully-worked goal; Sebastián Driussi with the finish! In their first game under interim custodianship —legendary player Leandro Ponzio— at the helm, River won 3-2 away at Banfield; superstars Thiago Almada & Ángel Correa also scoring!30 Aug 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudaogq6hc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mud4k3mfpk2l🇺🇾 SUPERCLÁSICO URUGUAYO HT: Peñarol 0-1 Nacional A wonderfully improvised goal by Nacional’s Costa Rican defender Francisco Calvo — ‘un taquito’— sees the away team, without fans in the ground to celebrate, take the lead… this forces Peñarol to be proactive in the second half…!30 Aug 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mud4k3mfpk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3muckso67zs2j🇺🇾 TONIGHT: Peñarol host fierce rivals Nacional in the Uruguayan superclásico! Expect fireworks! (Video from their first encounter of 2026) 🏟️ Estadio Campeón del Siglo 📍 Montevideo ⌚️ 7:30pm (UK)/8:30pm (CET)30 Aug 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muckso67zs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3muckso67zs2j🇺🇾 TONIGHT: Peñarol host fierce rivals Nacional in the Uruguayan superclásico! Expect fireworks! (Video from their first encounter of 2026) 🏟️ Estadio Campeón del Siglo 📍 Montevideo ⌚️ 7:30pm (UK)/8:30pm (CET)30 Aug 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muckso67zs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mucidhfph22wEmiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez starts for Chelsea today! Where does the nickname ‘Dibu’ come from? An excerpt from ‘Dame Bola: A Journey Through the Language of Argentinian Football’ ⬇️30 Aug 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucidhfph22whttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mubqp7oivc2q🇦🇷 OTD 1931: Striker Bernabé Ferreyra made his debut for Tigre, scoring all four goals in a 4-1 win against Quilmes. 'The Mortar from Rufino' became the most expensive signing in Argieball subsequently giving River Plate the nickname 'Los Millonarios'. 235 goals in 234 games!30 Aug 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubqp7oivc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hylland.bsky.social/post/3mubr4xn6hs2q [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:etqfbq2b3u4pd4xt2fdxxxsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubr4xn6hs2q