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: Sarmiento 0-0 Newell’sJune 2, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys played out a drab 0-0 draw with Sarmiento away in Junín on Thursday night.
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  Highlights: Newell’s 2-0 Godoy CruzMay 29, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys recorded an important victory over Godoy Cruz at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa on Sunday night to maintain an impressive home record under manager Gabriel Heinze.
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  Highlights: Blooming 2-3 Newell’sMay 25, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys maintained their perfect record in this year’s Copa Sudamericana with a narrow 2-3 victory against Blooming in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
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  Highlights: Lanús 1-0 Newell’sMay 21, 2023
  Highlights: A much-changed Newell’s side put in a lacklustre performance in the capital on Saturday night, going down 1-0 to Frank Kudelka’s Lanús.
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  Highlights: Newell’s 2-0 Arsenal de SarandíMay 14, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys now look to be in recovery after a bad run of form as Ramiro Sordo’s brace gave Gabriel Heinze’s side all three points in Rosario on Saturday night.
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  Highlights: Tigre 2-2 Newell’sMay 9, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys finally broke their goalscoring drought in the league away to Tigre on Sunday night and perhaps will feel aggrieved not to have left Buenos Aires with all three points.
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  Highlights: Newell’s 1-0 SantosMay 3, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys maintained their perfect record in the Copa Sudamericana thanks to a late Iván Gómez winner against Santos at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa on Tuesday night.
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  Highlights: Newell’s 0-0 Argentinos JuniorsApril 29, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s suffered a real kick-in-the-teeth defeat at home to River Plate on Sunday night, surrendering their unbeaten home record to a 94th minute winner.
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  Highlights: Belgrano 1-0 Newell’sApril 23, 2023
  It was another underwhelming away performance by Newell’s in the league on Saturday night with Belgrano emerging as winners thanks to Vegetti’s impressive volley.
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  Highlights: Newell’s 3-0 BloomingApril 19, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys made it two wins from two in a comfortable three-goal victory over Bolivian side Blooming in the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday night.
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  Highlights: Newell’s 0-1 River PlateApril 17, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s suffered a real kick-in-the-teeth defeat at home to River Plate on Sunday night, surrendering their unbeaten home record to a 94th minute winner.
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  Highlights: Racing 0-1 Newell’sApril 13, 2023
  Highlights: Gabriel Heinze recorded his first away win as Newell’s manager with a hard-fought victory over La Academia on Wednesday night in Avellaneda.
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  Highlights: Newell’s 0-0 Rosario CentralApril 10, 2023
  Highlights: On a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon in Rosario’s Parque Independencia, the 274th derby between the two top division sides in the city was a predictably cagey affair without either team taking the initiative to win the game.
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  Highlights: Audax Italiano 0-1 Newell’sApril 5, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys left it until the last 20 seconds of injury-time to claim an opening day win in the CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana against Chilean opposition Audax Italiano.
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  Highlights: Estudiantes 3-0 Newell’sApril 1, 2023
  Highlights: Newell’s Old Boys were overpowered and overwhelmed by Estudiantes in La Plata on Friday night, consigning Gabriel Heinze to his worst defeat in the league this season.

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