About Newell’s Old Boys

Welcome to the number one English-language news and information website for the Argentine football club Newell’s Old Boys of Rosario. Founded in 1903 and named after Englishman Isaac Newell who emigrated to Rosario to establish a school, Newell’s Old Boys have won the Argentine league championship 7 times, most recently in 2013.

Newell’s Old Boys play at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, also known as the Parque Independencia or El Coloso. The stadium is named after the club’s most successful manager, Marcelo Bielsa, who won titles in 1990, 1991 and 1992 with Newell’s.

The club has a long history of developing footballers and some of the most well-known players to have started their careers at the club are Lionel Messi, Gabriel Batistuta, Mauricio Pochettino, Tata Martino, Jorge Valdano, Walter Samuel, Lionel Scaloni, Maxi Rodríguez, Éver Banega and Cristian Ansaldi.

Newell’s Old Boys are nicknamed ‘Los Leprosos’ (The Lepers) or ‘La Lepra’ (The Leprosy). The nickname stems from the 1920s when Newell’s agreed to play a charity match for victims of leprosy but their rivals, Rosario Central, refused.

The club play in a red and black shirt so are also known as ‘Rojinegro‘ (red & black).

This website takes its name from the most famous phrase associated with supporting Newell’s Old Boys. When Marcelo Bielsa won his first title with Newell’s in 1990, he shouted ‘Newell’s Carajo!’ at the fans and the phrase has since become a rallying cry for supporters of the club.

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  Highlights: Lanús 1-2 Newell’sSeptember 21, 2021
  Newell’s finally broke a 7-game winless streak by taking all 3 points home from Lanús thanks to a Nicolás Castro brace.
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  Dr Ignacio Astore elected new president of Newell’s Old BoysSeptember 20, 2021
  Newell’s Old Boys has a new club president. Dr Ignacio Astore, a medical professional who was once employed by the club as the team’s doctor, received the most votes in the twice-postponed club elections on Sunday.
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  Highlights: Newell’s 1-4 River PlateSeptember 16, 2021
  Newell’s Old Boys difficult run continued with a home defeat against River Plate on Wednesday night in Rosario.
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  Highlights: Colón 1-1 Newell’sSeptember 5, 2021
  Match Highlights: Newell’s earned a draw against Copa de la Liga holders Colón in Santa Fe on 4 September. Facundo Mansilla’s volley for Newell’s was cancelled out by a controversial Facundo Farías penalty in the second half.
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  Nicolás Castro signs new 2-year contract extension at Newell’sSeptember 3, 2021
  The 20-year old creative midfielder will stay at La Lepra until 2023. He is having a breakthrough season at the club under manager Fernando Gamboa.
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  Highlights: Newell’s 1-2 Atlético TucumánAugust 31, 2021
  Match Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys suffered a first home loss of the season, going down to Atlético Tucumán on Monday afternoon at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa.
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  Highlights: Defensa y Justicia 2-0 Newell’sAugust 26, 2021
  Match Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys suffered a two-goal defeat to Defensa y Justicia in the Liga AFA on Wednesday afternoon.
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  Newell’s in mourning after the death of José Yudica at the age of 85August 23, 2021
  The death has been announced of trailblazing coach José Yudica at the age of 85. Yudica, known as “El Piojo” (The Louse) was a Rosario native who started his playing career at Newell’s Old Boys in 1954 before playing for a number of clubs in Argentina such as Boca Juniors and Vélez Sarsfield.
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  Newell’s 1-1 Central: a goal each in entertaining ClásicoAugust 22, 2021
  Nicolás Castro’s third goal of the season earned a point for Newell’s in this season’s Clásico Rosarino against the Liga AFA’s bottom side.
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  Gamboa ready to give everything to win Sunday’s Clásico RosarinoAugust 21, 2021
  Match Preview: Newell’s manager Fernando Gamboa knows more than anyone what it’s like to win a Clásico Rosarino and he’s pledged to use that experience to prepare his team for Sunday’s derby game.
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  Highlights: Racing 2-0 Newell’sAugust 16, 2021
  Match Highlights: Racing Club were the victors on Sunday night in Avellaneda, putting two second half goals past Alan Aguerre in the Newell’s net.
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  Highlights: Newell’s 1-0 PlatenseAugust 7, 2021
  Match Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys went to the top of the Liga AFA table on Friday night after a late Ignacio Scocco goal gave them a 1-0 home win over Platense.
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  “Your dream is our dream”. Could Messi sign for Newell’s Old Boys?August 6, 2021
  Lionel Messi joined Newell’s at the age of 6 and doesn’t shy away from the fact he would love to return to the club in the future. But how feasible is the move?
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  Facundo Nadalín loaned to Atlético de RafaelaAugust 5, 2021
  The 23-year-old wing-back will play for the Primera Nacional club until December 2022. The loan is a free deal but Atlético de Rafaela will have the right to purchase 70% of Nadalín’s contract for $150,000.
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  Patronato 0-0 Newell’s: no goals but a point away from home for GamboaAugust 2, 2021
  Newell’s Old Boys secured a point against Patronato on Monday evening in a game that failed to see the ball hit the net.

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