Articles tagged with "tournament-news"
2009 Draw Date is Set.
By Mauro | October 13th, 2008Well, this news is about a month old, but for those of you who don't follow the Libertadores like I do, this is news nonetheless. ...
An Important Step Towards Another Boca Title.
By Mauro | August 14th, 2008Last night's match was a very exciting one which had a little of everything, nice ball movement, close tough marking/fouls, explosive offense, great saves by ...
Arsenal vs. Boca - Recopa Sudamericana First Leg Tonight.
By Mauro | August 13th, 2008Arsenal de Sarandi vs. Club Atlético Boca Juniors (Estadio Juan Domingo Perón - "El Cilindro", Avellaneda, Argentina) LIVE @ 3:30pm PST on Fox Sports Español. No ...
Better Luck This Side of the Pond?
By Mauro | July 23rd, 2008Last week, Bild, the German National Enquirer for sport voted Juan Pablo Sorin as one of the 20 biggest failures of the recent football transfer ...
Anderson Signs for São Paulo.
By Mauro | July 23rd, 2008No, not that Anderson. This Anderson is 29 year-old Anderson Cléber, recently signed by São Paulo from Olympique Lyonnais in France's Ligue 1. Anderson will ...
And Finally, D'Allesandro Goes to Inter.
By Mauro | July 22nd, 2008River Plate Today, San Lorenzo finalized Andrés D'Alessandro's transfer to Internacional of Porto Alegre. The transfer had been on ice since last week and San Lorenzo ...
Ronaldinho, the Gift That Keeps On Giving.
By Mauro | July 18th, 2008Now while covering this story might seem a little out of my patch, let me set your minds at ease by telling you that it ...
Pipino Moves His Goals to Brazil and Nacional Lose Their Heart.
By Mauro | July 17th, 2008Nelson "Pipino" Cuevas has left Club Libertad in his native Paraguay to join his new team Santos of Brazil. Cuevas, who, in my opinion, had ...
Flu Loses Players as Well.
By Mauro | July 16th, 2008While most of us South Americans love to see our squads do very well in the local leagues, as well as in the continental cups, ...
América Make Some Moves.
By Mauro | July 15th, 2008Continuing with the dismantling of various teams, this Copa Libertadores served as a shop window for many players who performed exceptionally or have performed exceptionally ...
Finalists to Be Part of Beijing Olympics.
By Mauro | July 8th, 2008The coaches of Argentina and Brazil's Olympic teams have spoken and the list of players called up for their respective Olympic teams has made news. ...
New Champions, Qualify for the Copa Libertadores 2009 Edition
By Mauro | July 7th, 2008I know, I know, it's about 7 months out but I'm already thinking of next year's Copa Libertadores. And with that in mind, a few ...
The Vultures Are Circling.
By Mauro | July 7th, 2008In an effort to keep the continental and European clubs from completely picking apart this great Libertadores Cup winning side, LDU Quito has promised to ...
An Epic Final Match in Rio de Janeiro.
By Mauro | July 3rd, 2008Another unbelievable match took place last night in Rio's giant Maracaná Stadium. We were witness to an amazing spectacle that offered, again, a bit of ...
90,000 Sober Fans? BooOOOooOOOoooo!!!!
By Mauro | July 2nd, 2008The CBF (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol) have decided to extend their dry stadium policy to tonight's final match at the Maracaná stadium. What does this ...
LDU Quito Takes On Fluminense at the Maracaná for the Cup Title. (I can't sell it any better than that, right there.)
By Mauro | July 2nd, 2008Fluminense Football Club vs. Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito (Estadio Maracaná, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) LIVE @ 5:30pm on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV ...
LDU Quito Dominate in Front of Their Fans.
By Mauro | June 26th, 2008There was lots to make this match memorable, the constant pressure, the shower of goals (an unheard of number of goals for a final match), ...
First Time Finalists on Both Sides.
By Mauro | June 25th, 2008LDU Quito vs. Fluminense Football Club (Estadio La Casa Blanca, Quito, Ecuador) LIVE @ 5:30pm PST on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV here. This ...
Guerrón Packs His Bags...
By Mauro | June 14th, 2008Next week's final Copa Libertadores match will most likely be the the last time that Joffre Guerrón will play a match in the LDU Quito ...
Another Maracanázo?
By Mauro | June 4th, 2008Fluminense Football Club vs. Club Atlético Boca Juniors (Estadio Mararcaná, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) LIVE @ 5:30pm PST on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV ...
América Head Back to Mexico Empty-Handed.
By Mauro | June 3rd, 2008It's a long ride back to Mexico City from Quito, Ecuador. 1,950 miles, in fact. Plenty of time to figure out what went wrong and ...
LDU Quito Look to Close Out the Aguilas at Home.
By Mauro | June 3rd, 2008Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito vs. Club América (Estadio La Casa Blanca, Quito, Ecuador) LIVE @ 6pm PST on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV ...
LDU Quito-América: A Semi-Final Pre-Preview.
By Mauro | June 2nd, 2008LDU Quito are coming off a big win at the weekend against Olmedo in Ecuadorian league play where a team comprised of youngsters and substitutes ...
América to Continue Dream at La Casa Blanca.
By Mauro | June 1st, 2008While not nearly as hotly contested in the press this week as the Boca-Flu semifinal, this one is considered "the other semifinal." Now while the ...
Spicy 2nd Leg at the Maracaná.
By Mauro | June 1st, 2008Should Fluminense eliminate Boca Juniors in this week's semi-final it will be the first time in their club's history that they make it to the ...
Boca and Flu, to Work it Out in Seven Days.
By Mauro | May 29th, 2008Boca was looking to take apart Fluminense from the get go and at times it seemed like they were going to be able to do ...
Boca Look to Get a Leg Up.
By Mauro | May 28th, 2008Club Atlético Boca Juniors vs. Fluminense Football Club (Estadio Juan Domingo Perón "El Cilindro de Avellaneda", Buenos Aires, Argentina) LIVE @ 5:30pm on Fox Sports Español. ...
LDU Quito Has The Advantage. Well, Maybe.
By Mauro | May 28th, 2008In the battle of the unexpected teams, América hosted LDU Quito in the Azteca last night a stadium I figured, as many of you might ...
Unexpected Guests.
By Mauro | May 28th, 2008So, I had some trouble logging into the site last night and I realized after trying again this morning, I'm not that good a speller ...
Two Names, One Transfer Fee.
By Mauro | May 27th, 2008Marcelo Martins Moreno of Brazilian club Cruzeiro, with eight goals in ten matches in this year's Copa Libertadores, has been transferred to Shaktar Donetsk of ...
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