Articles tagged with "south-america"
Copa Libertadores Holds Its Own
By Christian | May 17th, 2008This Wednesday, much of the world will set their eyes upon Moscow for the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea. With a worldwide ...
Wanted: Brazil Blogger
By Daryl | May 16th, 2008World Cup 2010 qualifying resumes in South America next month, and we need someone to captain our Brazilian national team blog. If you follow the Seleção, ...
When Goalkeeper Ball-Juggling Goes Bad
By Daryl | May 16th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVkHbnFi2vY[/youtube] Agustin Orion tried to get fancy last night. And it did not go well. The San Lorenzo keeper can probably do hundreds of keepy-uppies in ...
Portuguesa and Figueirense Split 10 Goals Down the Middle
By Daryl | May 13th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwvVRX93UjM[/youtube] With the State Championships done and dusted, the Campeonato Brasileiro got underway this past weekend. Conspicuous by their absence from Série A were Corinthians, victims ...
Copa Libertadores Down to Quarterfinals
By Daryl | May 10th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4mfSsqRaUA[/youtube] Incredible action in the Copa Libertadores last sixteen second legs this week. Newly crowned Rio de Janeiro state champs Flamengo had a 4-2 first leg ...
Daily Dose 5.05.08
By Laurie | May 5th, 2008Some news to read as you have more fun on Cinco de Mayo than I'm going to. (Just FYI, this is how Anglo Saxons ...
The Boca vs River Superclasico Dance Off
By Daryl | May 5th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlMSrw5Dq3U[/youtube] Above is Sebastián Battaglia's `14th minute header from a Juan Roman Riquelme corner, which gave Boca Juniors their first win over River Plate in three ...
First Legs Complete in Copa Libertadores Last 16
By Daryl | May 2nd, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53XLg6CG880[/youtube] The fist legs of the Copa Libertadores knockout round were played this week, and two already juicy encounters just got juicier. In the big Argentina ...
Pato and Diego Support Ronaldo in that Transvestite "Misunderstanding"
By Laurie | May 1st, 2008I have always believed that it is under adverse circumstances that one discovers who one's true friends are. Like mistaking transvestite prostitutes for the ...
Ronaldo Gets The Dreaded Tranny Surprise
By chris | April 28th, 2008God I love it when Brazilians have time to party. Ronaldo (The Phenomenal One then The Fat One then The Symptomatic Fat One and now ...
I Meant To Do That, I Swear
By chris | April 27th, 2008These are my absolute favorite types of goals: the wondergoals which were never supposed to be, but decided to find their way into the back ...
Flamengo Keeper Bruno Bends Home a Free Kick
By Daryl | April 25th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYiJMQXqNV8[/youtube] Flamengo were already qualified for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores, but the Brazilian side topped the group with a 2-0 win over Coronel ...
Daily Dose 4.24.08
By Laurie | April 24th, 2008Some news to read as you beat somebody up in the Mad Tea Party line at Disney World: Best football commercial ever made? I don't ...
Copa Libertadores Down to Sweet Sixteen
By Daryl | April 24th, 2008While we were distracted by the bizarre own goal and missed penalty kick that was the UEFA Champions League semifinals this week, South America's finest ...
Daily Dose 4.22.08
By Laurie | April 22nd, 2008Some news to read as you disappear after being carried off by helium balloons: Arsenal foursome goes Zoolander. (Arsene in particular is going to give ...
Mysterious Gas and Mysterious Blackout in Paulista Semi Final
By Daryl | April 21st, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUvDHlo4QRw[/youtube] Sometimes a YouTube video doesn't even come close to telling the whole story.The above shows the goals from Palmeiras' 2-0 win over São Paulo in ...
In Football, It's Sometimes Better to Be Lucky Than Good
By Christian | April 20th, 2008The unearthing this past week of a Red Sox jersey secretly buried by a Boston construction worker at the site of the new Yankee stadium ...
Banned, Thrashed and Fired. It's Been a Bad Week for Mario Vanemerak
By Daryl | April 16th, 2008Don't make Millonarios coach Mario Vanemerak angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry. After a 2-0 defeat away to Pasto on April 6th, the ...
Daily Dose 4.14.08
By Laurie | April 14th, 2008Some news to read as you slurp down 35 dozen oysters*: Why Cristiano Ronaldo is not the next Beckham. Or: Did Cristiano Ronaldo really ...
Don't Mention The Sex Lives Of Female Refs If You Enjoy Employment
By chris | April 14th, 2008Refs take a ton of abuse on a weekly basis, and I can only imagine what is said behind closed doors after the game. Luckily ...
Daily Dose 4.13.08
By Laurie | April 13th, 2008Some news to read as you swap your wife for a goat: Are you a footballer cheating on your wife? Sue the tabloids. (Kickette) Is ...
MLS and the Copa Libertadores Question
By Christian | April 13th, 2008With the elimination of D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals for the second straight year, the questions have been ...
Picture of the Day: The yellow-haired guardian
By Lugo | April 12th, 2008Outside of his native Santa Marta's Eduardo Santos Stadium, the statue of former MLS and Colombian National Team Superstar Carlos Valderrama shines whith its bronze ...
A Free Kick For Social Justice
By Christian | April 6th, 2008Football will forever be known for its intense rivalries that can often expose the deep divides within society. But as this article from the Chicago ...
The "Other" River Plate
By Christian | April 5th, 2008They may share the same name, but the difference between them is as wide as the body of water that separates them. Uruguay's Club Atlético River ...
A Seven Goal Thriller, Six Five of Them Headers
By Daryl | April 3rd, 2008
Sky Sports pundit Andy Gray loves headed goals. Back in the 90s you could see the Scot twitch with pleasure when the likes of Alan ...
Meet: Universidad San Martín de Porres
By Christian | March 30th, 2008Ask anyone what the underdog story of 2008 will be, and you'll most likely hear about non-league side Havant & Waterlooville's historic trip to Anfield ...
São Paulo's Borge Shines the Emperor's Boots
By Daryl | March 29th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSOfc6M-PGo[/youtube] Adriano's loan move to São Paulo didn't start too well, what with the drinking and the headbutting. But The Emperor got his act together in ...
Venezuela v Bolivia: Good Thing That Didn't Count
By chris | March 28th, 2008There were a few international stragglers who didn't get the memo that all the games were actually Wednesday, not Thursday. Bolivia and Venezuela: guilty. Game's ...
Looking for Boca Juniors and Colo Colo Bloggers
By Daryl | March 21st, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIVqQf_8lvY[/youtube] Two of the big boys met in Copa Libertadores Group 3 last night, and Chile's Colo Colo beat Argentina's Boca Juniors 2-0 in Santiago. Colo ...
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