Articles tagged with "south-america"
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 ...
Maradona is starting to Creep us Out a Bit
By Bob | August 24th, 2006We'll admit that it was kind of fun watching Diego Maradona go nuts in the stands while he cheered on Argentina in the World Cup, ...
Carlos Tevez Dancing Towards Europe
By Bob | August 23rd, 2006Argentina international Carlos Tevez has been spotted in Buenos Aires singing at a rock concert after going AWOL on his Brazilian club Corinthians earlier this ...
Rogerio Ceni sets Record for Goals Scored by Keeper
By Bob | August 21st, 2006Our newest hero is Sao Paulo goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni, who broke Paraguayan legend Jose Luis Chilavert's record for career goals scored while helping to lead ...
Internacional Sets Copa Libertadores on Fire
By Bob | August 17th, 2006Brazilian club Internacional emerged from the smoke to capture the Copa Libertadores trophy last evening. Internacional played Sao Paulo to a 2-2 draw in ...
Hot Shower Sidelines Botafogo Keeper for a Month
By Bob | August 15th, 2006After the first time we watched the movie Psycho, our parents couldn't get us anywhere near a shower. We have the sinking suspicion that ...
La Volpe Linked to Boca Juniors Job
By Bob | August 15th, 2006When last we saw Ricardo La Volpe, he was on the sidelines coaching Mexico in the World Cup in between cigarette puffs. La ...
The Strongest Wuz Robbed
By Bob | August 14th, 2006With all the new travel restrictions, we couldn't make it to Bolivia this weekend to watch our adopted team for the week The Strongest play ...
Fan for a Match: The Strongest
By Bob | August 10th, 2006Last week's Fan for a Match selection didn't work out so well. We adopted an amateur team from Texas and, well, they played like ...
Internacional in Control of Copa Libertadores
By Bob | August 10th, 2006São Paulo fans further deplete the ozone layer as they watch their team take on fellow Brazilian side Internacional in the first leg of the ...
Goalkeeper Looks to Break Goal Scoring Record
By Bob | August 8th, 2006There are many forwards around the world who would like to have the goal scoring career that Sao Paulo's Rogerio Ceni has had. The ...
Football Fashion: Boca Juniors Argyle Socks
By Bob | August 7th, 2006Usually when we watch Argentina's Apertura we focus on the massive amounts of confetti and streamers thrown onto the pitch by the supporters. Sometimes ...
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