What are the best football (Soccer) museum in Buenos Aires?

Boca Juniors, River Plate Argentinos Juniors are pioneering institutions in the assembly of museums to remember their own history. Here's a guide to avoid missing the main corners of each of these collections where football history lives on.

Boca Juniors Museum


It is one of the most sophisticated internationally for its technological equipment. Movies at 360 º surround sound and image, 72 monitors that project images of the main events of Argentina and the world in the twentieth century, touch screens that allow you to revive the famous  goals and original stories and computer databases.

In addition to the tour is possible to know the neighborhood's history and evolution of the shirt and access to information about the championships and objects that belonged to the players.

Brandsen 805, Capital Federal. T. 4362-1100. Every day from 10 to 18. (When game time is changed according to the time of the meeting). Those who wish may make the Stadium Tour, which includes a visit to the premises of the court (field, locker rooms, warm sector, stalls, tunnel) with a guide. Every day, between 11 and 17, there is a tour every 60 minutes. See if it rains.

Boca Museum Site 

River Plate Museum


It offers:

• The club's history narrated by idols and video projected on a 360 ° screen.
• A "time tunnel" which combines audiovisual and lighting and sound effects that transport the visitor through the various decades of the millionaire club history.
• Exhibition of the most important laurels reaped by the institution.
• The Machine: homage to the famous front of the club by a facility in which a locomotive-real-demolished a wall.
• History of the River jersey today.
• A review of the major celebrities who put the blue and white.
• Goals unforgettable. The 100 most celebrated and decisive. Original sound and visual experience.
• A giant model of the stadium to discover the depths of the Monumental and the various social, cultural and institutional features.
• Screening of a film uninterrupted homage to the great stars of the club.
Av Figueroa Alcorta 7597, Buenos Aires. T: 4789-1156 | 4515-0651/0652/0653. General admission: $ 45 / Resident: $ 35 / members, retirees and younger: $ 22. There are combos that include a visit to the stadium. Every day from 10 to 19. Stadium Tour: daily, hourly, from 11 until 17. See if it rains.

River Plate Site 


Argentinos Juniors Museum

The museum was inaugurated on November 25, 2009. The permanent collection consists of t-shirts, photos, banners, cards and souvenirs of the institution. One feature of the museum is that the material was donated by the institution's own fans (hence the collection is alive and varies according to the input). The history of the institution is told through videos.

It also offers a tour of the stadium which includes visits to the central hall, press room, dressing rooms and the playing field (even on game days).

Juan Agustín García and Boyacá, Capital Federal. Tuesday and Thursday from 10 to 17, Saturdays from 10 to 13 and local match days.

"Tevez is not given away for free"

Mancini, who do not want Charlie in his team, do not dress or Santa Claus or one of the Wise and ensures that should pay if they want to Apache. "He's a player that makes the difference. Milan knows the conditions," said the coach of Manchester City.

Roberto Mancini added a new chapter to the novel by insisting Tevez pass to be paid what it's worth to have their services. "Carlos is a great player, who can afford to give Milan a qualitative leap," admitted the coach who hung at Manchester City.

In addition, he sent a message non-stop, direct to Milan: "It is an attacker that makes the difference. Milan knows what the conditions: a player like Tevez is not given away." In the interview he gave to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Mancini returned to make clear that to Carlitos, the Rossonero must make several million euros on the table.

DT is away for a moment the Premier League to discuss the Italian league, you have to Juventus and Milan tied for first place. "I see a duel between them, with Milan slight favorite. Then Tevez go if it will be difficult to stop," predicted Mancini. That will be question of the future, if the transfer occurs. For now, the coach of Manchester City made ​​it clear he does not like to dress up as Santa Claus nor kings, although the time calls for it.



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An evangelical pastor changed the mood in the practice of Boca Juniors

After hours of driving data, Boca Juniors went to the contest called for an evangelical pastor who was the principal assistant Claudio Borghi defined as "a crook" and "disrespectful" and accused him want "to use the situation" in front of the team.

Norberto Batista, Borghi assistant went to the Casa Amarilla define responsibilities through the sports program TyCSports, although he admitted at the request of the pastor announced franquearía the door to participate in the practice.

"Do you want to spend, spend. One can see practically the whole world," said the Chinese told Pastor Juan Batista Bosso after the alleged religious orders, as if someone else could see the practical Boca.

Batista is known for his work in Argentina, but the flow of Borghi hours after the information was known, the pastor went on the sports newspaper to change the climate, and Boca want to prove that the bad situation will be reversed only with difficulty.

"This guy seems to be disrespectful. For my part, no closed doors, do not believe anything," Batista sent a Bosso accused "and to use my mouth."

"He was lucky, but what they wanted, it went well, although the newspaper came out on top," said Batista, who said "shut up. I did not mention anyone."

"I went to the pre-match All Velez said," Boca was a witch, "Well, it was me and alleged witches out of just that. I come to preach the word of God," he told the Daily Chronicle religious.

How football chaplain work includes visits to the locker room and a prayer "liberation", in addition to its presence in the region. "It takes time. I have to give the Court seven times," admitted the priest.

Fabricio Oberto leaves basketball by heart problems

Fabricio Oberto Cordoba pivot reported today at Portland Trail Blazers authorities retirement basquetbolística activity "for coronary problems, after this NBA team to hire him for 15 days for this season's American League.

The reasons for withdrawal are due to recurrent heart rhythm problems affecting it for more than a year. The first official notification came from your own website from Portland to 21 in Argentina and although his health problems were known, the recent hiring of the Blazers seemed to have turned these limitations to play.

"I took this decision to put my health and my family ahead of basketball. I am withdrawing because of my recurring cardiac arrhythmias, later confirmed the player himself.

The last act of these arrhythmias episodic Oberto experienced it last Tuesday, when he suffered dizziness for the last 3 minutes and 55 seconds that was played against the Milwaukee Bucks for Carlos Delfino.

The Blazers were imposed for 90 to 76 and their contribution in that short time in court for only showed a rebound to the statistics.

Following these doctors of dizziness Blazers had forbidden him to play the next game against Oklahoma, so the game was two days before the last of his prolific career, which I knew to see Olympic champion and world runner-up with the Argentine national team, winning national championships with "his" Athens, Cordoba and Spanish leagues and also a ring with San Antonio Spurs NBA next to bahiense Emanuel Ginobili.

Oberto suffered heart problems in San Antonio Spurs (he spent four seasons) and last year, when an activist in the Washington Wizard, had surgery on heart.

At the beginning of the 2010-2011 season was without a team and despite receiving a tempting offer from Turkey (one million euros for a one year contract) decided to wait, since their aim was to finish in the NBA.

That hope was short lived because a week after the offer came from Portalnd Trail Blazers. The salary was one million dollars.

In this way, and 35, Oberto became the third member of the "golden generation" that won the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 to abandon the activity with all the glory.

Hugo Sconochini preceded him and Alejandro Montecchia.

Buenos Aires will host the 2013 IOC meeting

Buenos Aires was chosen as the seat of the general assembly of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2013. Beat Argentina's capital Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) by 58 votes to 31 and secured the organization of the meeting, the most important of recent years, since it will resolve issues of vital importance for the Olympic movement: the succession of Belgian Jacques Rogge at the head of the IOC and the designation of the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and decide what are the 25 sports "core" of the Olympic program.

"It's a huge opportunity for the country, a huge opportunity for the city," he showed promise Gerardo Werthein, president of the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA). "It's wonderful to reintegrate Buenos Aires in the world," added Werthein, excited by the strategic 'nature of the general assembly of 2013.

A total of 14 ran for cities hosting the Olympic assembly, but only Argentina's capital Kuala Lumpur and reached the final vote. To support the candidacy of Buenos Aires traveled former rugby Agustin Pichot and Deputy Secretary of Sports of the capital, Francisco Irarrázaval. Argentina's presentation began with a video of the city and words of Werthein speaking French. And had two videos of Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri, and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Political confrontation, both encolumnaron behind the project of the candidacy of Buenos Aires.

In the presentation, a video showed the President's words: "I want to say that as President would be our great honor that the seat is the City of Buenos Aires, for which we offer all the help and support needed by the Committee for sit. We want to thank us permission to communicate, to connect with you to take these few words [...], that are warm and sincere offer on behalf of all Argentines do we wait in 2013 to you all. "

Macri, meanwhile, said: "We are ready, happy and eager to get to the Olympic family, royal families and authorities around the world and, incidentally, to meet, discuss and make decisions for the future of Olympic sport, enjoy one of the most powerful cultural offerings, more diverse and richer than at this time is in the Western world. "

The fifteen minutes that should last the exposure of Argentina's capital was closed with a video in which several athletes as Argentinean Lionel Messi, Juan Curuchet, Emanuel Ginobili and Gabriela Sabatini, "answered" Buenos Aires "to the question about where to performed the assembly of the IOC. Later, the Malaysian presentation was based on the successful meeting in Kuala Lumpur in 2002, but the count favored Buenos Aires, which, according to the AP, would have a budget of $ 3.4 million.

"We put a lot of desire and laburo Buenos Aires 2013, was a hellish job," confessed Werthein, and with the certainty that the capital of Argentina will, within three years and for a few days, the center of the Olympic movement.

Ginobili is going to be a father of two boys

This was confirmed by him in Facebook. "I have to start thinking about names," he said.

Emanuel Ginobili closes a bitter year in sports for the injuries he suffered but very fruitful at the personal level. It will be first-time father, twice. Is that his wife, Marianela, is pregnant with twins. And if that were not enough, prior to Christmas Eve, the bahiense confirmed what most wanted to hear: there will be a father of two boys.

"The melli are little boys. You have to start thinking about names," wrote Manu in Facebook.

The delivery scheduled for June, will be in the U.S., as already explained bahiense. "At that time I'll be playing the playoffs, and if not we could not travel so far with eight months' pregnant.

The struggle to reach the All-Star Game

The NBA released partial results of the voting for the All-Star Game. And Emanuel Ginobili and Luis Scola are among the most chosen by the fans.

Scola is seventh among forwards and wing pivots the Western Conference, with 295,691 votes, behind Carmelo Anthony (1,204,234), Dirk Nowitzki (668,243), Pau Gasol (565,414), Tim Duncan (564,728), Kevin Durant ( 406,581) and Trevor Ariza (355,529).

Meanwhile, Ginobili figure bases and eleventh among the escorts of the same conference. The sum bahiense 171,624 votes in a category that Kobe Bryant is leading comfortably, with 1,380,383 voters.

Balloting will continue until 18 January and the meeting will be held on 14 February in the Dallas Cowboy stadium in the NFL, with capacity for 80 thousand spectators.