Episode 237: Tearing up the formbook, and yet more AFA nonsense

Published: Oct. 20, 2016, 9:29 p.m.

b"The two hundred and thirty-seventh episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam and Andr\\xe9s convene on a rainy evening in Buenos Aires to discuss a weekend in which a storm blew through the Argentine formbook: three previously unbeaten members of the Big Five lost for the first time this season, as did Col\\xf3n - who also conceded for the first time in this campaign. Estudiantes' defence was finally breached as well, although they managed to win anyway in a wildly entertaining 3-2 romp over Rosario Central, whilst Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo both made clear their title ambitions are for real with wins of their own. Off the pitch there's yet more chaos at the AFA, with people accusing other people of failing to comply by FIFA directives in spite of a) the people in question having been put in place by FIFA and b) the directives in question being NINE YEARS OLD. There's never a dull moment in the world of Argentine football administration..."