Articles tagged with "south-america"
The Ball Boys are back at it, this time Starting Riots
By Bob | October 26th, 2006As if scoring goals and causing teams to lose weren't enough, now ball boys are triggering riots. At about the 45 second mark in ...
A Name to Remember: Gonzalo Higuain
By Bob | October 25th, 2006Some people are born with football in their genes and River Plate's Gonzalo Higuain is one of them. The 18-year-old striker is the son ...
A New Ball the Keepers will Probably Like
By Bob | October 24th, 2006It isn't the roundest ball in history and it certainly is not the oldest, but residents of Mongui, Colombia claim that they have made the ...
Fan for a Match: Millonarios
By Bob | October 19th, 2006I'll admit that I haven't been on top of my blogging game today posting things like an amazing goal that wasn't a goal. I ...
Mike Tyson Teaches Diego Maradona how to Tango
By Bob | October 18th, 2006Not sure when Mike Tyson had the time to drop by Argentina since he is busy polishing his resume for brothel work, but as anyone ...
All Boca Eyes are on Lavolpe
By Bob | October 18th, 2006Blog reader and guest contributor Christian Denes is keeping a close eye on all things Boca Juniors as they struggle to rule the world under ...
A Name to Remember: Matias Fernandez
By Bob | October 16th, 2006Matias Ariel Fernandez Fernandez is so good that you'll want to say his last name twice. The 20-year-old winger plays for Colo Colo in ...
Today's Lesson: Don't Mess with Lanus
By Bob | October 10th, 2006I've never been to Lanus, Argentina, but I can advise you that if you ever find yourself there you might want to wear the colors ...
Crazy Goal of the Week: Team Scores with Two Balls on the Field
By Bob | October 9th, 2006The goal in the video above comes courtesy of the Ecuadorian league. It was the 89th minute of a game between Deportivo Quito and ...
The Mark of The Wolf – Ricardo La Volpe
By Bob | October 9th, 2006The Superclasico didn't turn out to be either super or classic for Boca Juniors this weekend as they lost 3-1 to River Plate. New ...
Superclasico: River Plate vs. Boca Juniors
By Bob | October 6th, 2006Let the chaos begin. River Plate fans line up (sort of) to get coveted tickets to this Sunday's Superclasico tilt against archrivals Boca Juniors, ...
A Name to Remember: Fernando Gago
By Bob | October 5th, 2006When you have FC Barcelona and Real Madrid both chasing after your services you have to be a player with a wee bit of skills. ...
Fans Fight with their Team's Players at Brazilian Airport
By Bob | October 5th, 2006Airplane travel just isn't what it used to be. Between the cramped seats, marginal food and dangers of getting beaten up by football fans ...
It is always a Good Idea to Let the President's Team Win
By Bob | October 5th, 2006With a lot of leagues on international break this week, political leaders have been left to fill the football void. Today's photo-op features Bolivia's ...
Arguing with the Guy Carrying your Stretcher isn't Advised
By Bob | October 2nd, 2006Normally when you are injured on a football pitch you would look forward to receiving a ride to the sidelines on a stretcher. That ...
Just another Scuffle between Fans and Airport Security
By Bob | September 29th, 2006Airport security isn't much of a joking matter these days and it is good to see that security officials in Argentina are cracking down on ...
Boca Juniors Stadium Might be Headed to the Graveyard
By Bob | September 27th, 2006While we have never had the pleasure of stepping inside La Bombonera – the home of Boca Juniors – we have watched plenty of televised ...
A Name to Remember: Anderson
By Bob | September 27th, 2006Some people call him the "New Ronaldinho". Why we need a new Ronaldinho when the current model is just fine is a question for ...
Uruguay Striker Dario Silva's Leg Amputated
By Bob | September 25th, 2006Occasionally reality creeps into the world of sports and sadly today is one of those days. Uruguayan striker Dario Silva has had his leg ...
The Old Unplugging-the-Fax-so-a-Suspended-Player-Can-Play Trick Works Again
By Bob | September 18th, 2006It is always a heated affair when Bolivar meets The Strongest in the La Paz derby in the Bolivian league. The two teams squared ...
Match in Argentina Halted after Referee Hit with Cigarette Lighter
By Bob | September 18th, 2006The Argentina First Division may not have the richest clubs in the world or the best players, but it does lead the world in percentage ...
Probably not the Peace Envoy the Middle East Needs
By Bob | September 15th, 2006Can't say that we're all that familiar with Argentine striker Cristian Fabbiani, but don't let the lack of a Wikipedia page fool you, the guy ...
Rogerio Ceni Sets another Record with Medal Toss
By Bob | September 15th, 2006One of our favorite goalkeepers in the entire universe is Sao Paulo's Rogerio Ceni. How can you not like a keeper who is more ...
A Ball Boy Scores a Goal and it Counts
By Bob | September 12th, 2006This beauty comes from Brazil's Paulista Football Federation (FPF) Cup on Sunday where in the 89th minute a player for Santacruzense took a shot that ...
Fan for a Match: Never Trust a 14-year-old
By Bob | September 11th, 2006The Offside curse continued on Sunday with our Fan for a Match selection, Colo Colo, losing 1-0 to the much despised Santiago Wanderers in Chilean ...
No Place like Home: Loud Announcers, Concrete Tossing Fans, Kill the Ref
By Bob | September 11th, 2006It was an action packed weekend on and off the pitch as coaches complained, players got smacked and referees were threatened. We begin in ...
Now you can be Buried with your Favorite Boca Juniors Players
By Bob | September 7th, 2006A Boca Juniors fan who happens to moonlight as a priest blesses the new Boca Juniors cemetery space in Argentina. The space will be ...
Fans Setting Fire to the Stadium Video of the Week
By Bob | September 7th, 2006It seems like just yesterday that we posted a story about some fans in Brazil causing a little mayhem by setting fire to portable toilets ...
Fan for a Match: Colo Colo
By Bob | September 7th, 2006This week's Fan for a Match selection takes us to the beautiful country of Chile where we will support a team that is so good ...
The Tevez Dance Ends at West Ham
By Bob | August 31st, 2006Just like you, the first thing we normally do in the morning is wake up and check out Carlos Tevez's personal website. We like ...
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