South America

May 5th, 2008

Daily Dose 5.05.08

By: Laurie | Comments No Comments

Some news to read as you have more fun on Cinco de Mayo than I’m going to. (Just FYI, this is how Anglo Saxons celebrate the day.)

Clint Dempsey is going to stay with Fulham (My Soccer Blog)
Julie Foudy is now a blogger! Yes, THE Julie Foudy. (ESPN.com)
Scotland’s Tartan Army is supporting Poland […]



May 5th, 2008

The Boca vs River Superclasico Dance Off

By: Daryl | Comments No Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlMSrw5Dq3U

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 years. You might want to turn your speakers down for when the crowd at La Bombonera roar. Bad news for Boca is the injury to Riquelme, which may keep him […]

Category Category: South America
May 2nd, 2008

First Legs Complete in Copa Libertadores Last 16

By: Daryl | Comments No Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53XLg6CG880

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 vs Brazil encounter (above) Boca Juniors beat Cruzeiro 2-1 at La Bombanera. Sort of. The game was actually abandoned with one minute to play when a linesman had his forehead […]

Category Category: South America
May 1st, 2008

Pato and Diego Support Ronaldo in that Transvestite “Misunderstanding”

By: Laurie | Comments 1 Comment

I have always believed that it is under adverse circumstances that one discovers who one’s true friends are. Like mistaking transvestite prostitutes for the real thing.
Ronaldo may be on the verge of losing both his girlfriend and his Nike sponsorship in the wake of that little trannie incident, but at least he can […]

April 28th, 2008

Ronaldo Gets The Dreaded Tranny Surprise

By: chris | Comments 8 Comments

God I love it when Brazilians have time to party. Ronaldo (The Phenomenal One then The Fat One then The Symptomatic Fat One and now finally The Injured One) has been chillin’ back in Brazil trying to rest the leg and get back onto the pitch ASAP. So in order to score on the pitch, […]

Category Category: South America


April 27th, 2008

I Meant To Do That, I Swear

By: chris | Comments 4 Comments

These are my absolute favorite types of goals: the wondergoals which were never supposed to be, but decided to find their way into the back of the net anyway. Of course, if you were to ask Juan Manuel Salgueiro of Estudiantes, who scored the one above, if that was his intent, I’m sure he’d tell […]

Category Category: South America
April 25th, 2008

Flamengo Keeper Bruno Bends Home a Free Kick

By: Daryl | Comments 4 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYiJMQXqNV8

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 Bolognesi of Peru. The best moment of that game, easily, was Flamengo keeper Bruno scoring his first professional goal with a free kick, above.
With the score at 0-0, Bruno calmly […]

Category Category: South America
April 24th, 2008

Daily Dose 4.24.08

By: Laurie | Comments 5 Comments

Some 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 know about that, but it is cute. (Fighting Talker)
Playoffs in the Premier League? (Pitch Invasion)
Cristiano Ronaldo enjoys a Kaka moment (Who Ate All the Pies)
The average age of […]

April 24th, 2008

Copa Libertadores Down to Sweet Sixteen

By: Daryl | Comments No Comments

While 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 were busy deciding the final standings of the Copa Libertadores group stage. The video above is how defending champs Boca Juniors qualified. Sort of.
Boca beat Venezuela’s Maracaibo 3-0, including a […]

Category Category: South America
April 22nd, 2008

Daily Dose 4.22.08

By: Laurie | Comments 2 Comments

Some news to read as you disappear after being carried off by helium balloons:

Arsenal foursome goes Zoolander. (Arsene in particular is going to give me nightmares.) (Who Ate All the Pies, via The Beautiful Game)
So what does the US’s Olympic group look like on a practical level? (ESPN Soccernet)
Our USL Offside is taking […]



April 21st, 2008

Mysterious Gas and Mysterious Blackout in Paulista Semi Final

By: Daryl | Comments No Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUvDHlo4QRw

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 the second leg of the Paulista state championship semi-final. And it looks like everything was pretty much normal.
São Paulo came into the game with a 2-1 lead from the first […]

Category Category: South America
April 20th, 2008

In Football, It’s Sometimes Better to Be Lucky Than Good

By: Christian | Comments 3 Comments

The unearthing this past week of a Red Sox jersey secretly buried by a Boston construction worker at the site of the new Yankee stadium was a humorous reminder of the lengths some will go to sway the tide of luck, good and bad, in professional sport. Curses within baseball have existed for years (Bambino […]

April 16th, 2008

Banned, Thrashed and Fired. It’s Been a Bad Week for Mario Vanemerak

By: Daryl | Comments 1 Comment

Don’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 Argentine threw a giant wobbly, kicked down the dressing room door and broke a water heater. Makes Fergie’s dainty teacup throwing act seem quaint by comparison. The Colombian football authorities […]

Category Category: South America
April 14th, 2008

Daily Dose 4.14.08

By: Laurie | Comments No Comments

Some news to read as you slurp down 35 dozen oysters*:

Why Cristiano Ronaldo is not the next Beckham. Or: Did Cristiano Ronaldo really turn down a Brylcreem endorsement? (There has to be a punchline here somewhere.) (Republic of Mancunia)
Worst. Premier League manager. Ever? (Sportingo)
Brother and sister representing El Tri (Culture of Soccer)
There’s […]

April 14th, 2008

Don’t Mention The Sex Lives Of Female Refs If You Enjoy Employment

By: chris | Comments 3 Comments

Refs take a ton of abuse on a weekly basis, and I can only imagine what is said behind closed doors after the game. Luckily for us Uruguayan striker Mario Leguizamon, on the books of Peruvian champs Deportivo San Martin at the time, voiced his concerns and opinions on the air waves in a post-game […]




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