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Hand Of Pod
The internet's longest-running English-language Argentine football podcast, fueled by fernet since November 2010. Presented by Sam Kelly, with a rotating cast of friends.
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Episode 546: Chaos at Independiente v U de Chile, but success for Argentina's Libertadores sides
This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés unpack the scenes in Avellaneda on Wednesday night, which saw the second half of Independiente v Universidad de...

Episode 545: Marcos Rojo moves to Racing ... but how much will he play?
This week Sam and English Dan have the studio to themselves, and sit down for a chat about a round of league action that, mercifully, saw more goals t...

Episode 544: a Copa Argentina special
No league action last weekend means the focus for Sam, English Dan and Andrés is on reviewing the Copa Argentina this week. We have a bunch of matches...

Episode 543: not a lot of goals
This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés have only 13 goals in 15 matches to look back on from the third round of the Torneo Clausura – and even that tot...

Episode 542: Another Di María penalty, another big win for River
This week Sam, English Dan, Santi S and Andrés review the second round of games in the Torneo Clausura, which saw Ángel Di María score another penalty...

Episode 541: a wild finish at the Cilindro, champions Platense lose to River and more
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi S meet to review the first round of action in the 2025 Torneo Clausura, which saw champions Platense conc...

Episode 540: previewing the 2025 Torneo Clausura
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Santi S and Santi B get together to preview the 2025 Torneo Clausura, which kicked off a few hours before we recor...

Episode 539: River and Boca crash out of the Club World Cup
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and both Santis (for the first time!) review the group-stage exits of River Plate and Boca Juniors from the Club Wo...

Episode 538: rounding up the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi Bauzá review Argentina's two World Cup qualifiers – a win away to Chile and a draw at home to Colombia –...

Episode 537: ¡PLATENSE CAMPEÓN!
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Remi and Marcus look back on the final of the Torneo Apertura, which saw Platense crowned champions of Argentina f...

Episode 536: previewing Huracán v Platense in the Torneo Apertura final
This week on HOP Sam, English Dan, Santi Sourigues and special guest Marcus Haydon review the semifinals of the Liga Profesional Torneo Apertura, whic...

Episode 535: someone's title drought is ending, one way or another ...
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi Sourigues look back on the quarterfinals of the Liga Profesional's Torneo Apertura and forward to this we...

Episode 534: reviewing the Torneo Apertura round of sixteen
Sam, English Dan, Santi and Andrés have a bumper episode this week, in which we review the eight matches from last weekend's Liga Profesional round of...

Episode 533: the Apertura group stage comes to an end
This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés finally have some meaningful football to look forward to, and here we review the final weekend of group stage ac...

Episode 532: Franco Mastantuono puts Boca to the sword in the superclásico
This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Andrés and special guest Santi Sourigues review last weekend's action, and in particular Sunday's superclásico, in...

Episode 531: (eventually) previewing the superclásico
River Plate host Boca Juniors on Sunday afternoon, and if you stick around long enough in this episode Sam, English Dan and Andrés eventually remember...

Episode 530: Boca win again and Racing move into the playoff spots
This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés review last weekend's Liga Profesional action, which saw Boca Juniors confirm their place in the knockout stage...

Episode 529: Racing and Argentinos win big and Argentina women get a historic result
This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés look back on a weekend of action that saw big wins for Racing and Argentinos Juniors, more frustration for River...

Episode 528: Barros Schelotto takes charge of Vélez and the continental copas get underway
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Santi and Fer review a weekend that saw mixed results for all our teams, including Guillermo Barros Schelotto's fi...

Episode 527: Argentina 4–1 Brazil, and a special guest
This week's HOP is a long one, but not without reason: Sam, English Dan, Santi, Chris and special guest former professional footballer Andrés Gurrieri...

Episode 526: previewing Uruguay v Argentina and Argentina v Brazil
This week Sam, English Dan, Santi and Andrés review a clásico de Avellaneda that saw the spoils shared and a disappointing result for River Plate, amo...

Episode 525: Independiente win and Racing lose ahead of the clásico de Avellaneda
This week Sam, English Dan, Santi, Andrés and Chris look back on a weekend of action that saw the two Avellaneda sides get contrasting results ahead o...

Episode 524: Vélez sack Domínguez and Racing win the Recopa
This week Sam, English Dan and Andrés are joined for the first time by Fer, the sport correspondent for the Buenos Aires Herald, who tells us why cham...

Episode 523: Boca exit the Libertadores and Vélez finally score in 2025!
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris begin with a look at Boca Juniors' elimination from the Copa Libertadores at the second round playoff sta...

Episode 522: Vélez still winless and Boca's Libertadores campaign begins with defeat
This week Sam, Chris and Andrés look at a round of league action that saw Vélez Sarsfield lose again and Tigre and Central Córdoba continue their unex...

Episode 521: A mixed week for ... pretty much everyone
This week Sam, English Dan, Chris and Andrés look at a round and a half of matches that have seen everyone who'd played up to the start of recording g...

Episode 520: Estudiantes set the pace early on
Estudiantes beat Racing 2–0 in round 3, and as such are the only team with a 100% (winning) record. Sam, English Dan and Andrés run the rule over that...

Episode 519: Vélez get their title defence off to an awful start
This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Santi and Andrés look back on the first two rounds of the 2025 Apertura, in which the two Avellaneda giants took ma...

Episode 518: the 2025 season is upon us
We're back! The 2025 Liga Profesional de Fútbol season kicks off on Thursday evening, and Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris are here to preview it fo...

Episode 517: ¡VÉLEZ CAMPEÓN!
Vélez Sarsfield became the champions of Argentina on Sunday, and in this episode Sam, English Dan, Santi, Chris and Andrés review the final weekend of...

Episode 516: Central Córdoba win the Copa Argentina and previewing the Liga Profesional finale
On Wednesday Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero became the first club from their province to win a major national title, beating Vélez Sarsfield 1...

Episode 515: ¡Racing campeón de la Sudamericana!
On Saturday afternoon Racing Club beat Cruzeiro 3–1 in Asunción to lift the Copa Sudamericana, and this week Sam and Andrés are joined by not one but...

Episode 514: Racing are in a title race somehow?!
When we recorded this week's podcast – before Vélez Sarsfield's 1–0 win over Tigre – it looked like Racing might somehow be in the title race. They're...

Episode 513: Racing reach the Sudamericana final; Lanús and River fall short
This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Andrés and Santi look back on a week that saw Racing reach their first continental final in 32 years by beating Cor...

Episode 512: Continental semifinals and a special guest
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Chris and special guest Chris Lee discuss this week's Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana semifinal first legs, the...

Episode 511: Another Messi hat trick and the rest of the CONMEBOL qualifiers
This week Sam, English Dan, Chris and Andrés look back on a double header of CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers that saw Argentina draw a water polo match...

Episode 510: League action and Argentina gear up for Venezuela and Bolivia
Sam, English Dan, Chris and Santi recorded early in the week this time, in order to preview Argentina's two Dibu Martínez-less World Cup qualifiers aw...

Episode 509: Vélez slip up and Talleres close the gap
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris review a round of Liga Profesional matches that saw Talleres claim an away win over River Plate which, al...

Episode 508: River win the superclásico and advance to the Libertadores semis
Sam, English Dan, Santi, Andrés and Chris got together this week to look back on a good week to be a River Plate fan, after the Millonarios edged Boca...

Episode 507: Vélez extend their lead, River get their priorities mixed up
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi review a weekend of Liga Profesional action that saw Vélez Sarsfield extend their lead at the top of the...