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Rosario Central President Horacio Usandizaga Threatens to Kill All His Players
By: Daryl |
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Sometimes footballers need a little extra motivation. Goal bonuses, win bonuses, that sort of thing. Just a little carrot to dangle in front of their noses to make them reach that extra bit harder. Argentina’s Rosario Central are a team in need of such motivation, as the once great club currently occupies one of the [...]
Category: South AmericaThe Dribbly Magic of Franco Zuculini
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
Racing beat Rosario Central 4-1 in the Argentinean Apertura last night, with Franco Zuculini crafting an absolute gem for the first goal. When the teenage midfielder receives the ball, it looks like he’s got nowhere to go. And when he starts dribbling in circles it looks like he’s going nowhere.
But after turning this way and [...]
Category: South AmericaFatty Vasco de Gama Players Face Fines
By: Daryl | 2 Comments
Vasco de Gama are in trouble. The usually pretty successful club (they’ve won a Brazilian championship in every decade since the ’70s, and the Copa Libertadores in 1998) are currently in the bottom four of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, so if the season ended right now they’d be relegated to Série B.
Perhaps worse is [...]
Category: South AmericaParaguayans KO Ref With Rock
By: chris | 3 Comments
At the 1:11 mark you can see fans of Paraguayan side Olimpia, unhappy that their team is losing to Universidad Católica of Chile in the Copa Sudamericana, start pelting the field with objects in the 85th minute and knock the assistant referee, Jorge Calderon, seemingly unconscious. It caused cuts and, according to Babelfish, “cerebral commotion” [...]
Flamengo Fans Attack Players With a Bomb
By: Daryl | 6 Comments
I still can’t get my head around this. Booing your team is one thing, but attacking them with home-made explosives is something else.
Certain Flamengo “fans” were so unhappy with the team’s performance recently that they took a home-made bomb to a training session last week and threw it at the players.
And they did some damage [...]
Category: South AmericaA Name to Remember: Philippe Coutinho
By: Daryl | No Comments
You may have already heard of Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho. He was the obscenely talented young Vasco de Gama player that Real Madrid tried (and failed) to lure to Spain earlier this year by offering his father a job.
But where Madrid failed, Inter Milan have succeeded. For a reported 3.8 million euros, Inter have signed [...]
Category: South AmericaHow Can You Miss From There?
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
Anyone can have a penalty saved. No shame in that. But if the rebound falls right at your feet, with the keeper still sprawled on the floor… you have to score. You just have to.
But not if you’re Sampaio striker Ivan. After seeing his spot kick saved in a Brazilian Série C game against [...]
Category: South AmericaRixon Javier Corozo Takes One for the Team
By: Daryl | 1 Comment
We’ve already seen one cringe-worthy goalkeeping mishap today, but this one’s different. El Nacional keeper Rixon Javier Corozo comes out and manages to clear the ball, but he flies headfirst into his own defender afterwards, injuring them both.
I’m fairly certain the defender was Bolivar Efren Gómez, since the stats say he was substituted at halftime.
Good [...]
Argentine Football to Use “Vanishing Spray” for Free Kicks
By: Daryl | 10 Comments
I know, sounds silly, but it’s true. The Argentina Football Association has agreed that next season’s Argentine Second Division will feature vanishing spray.
What’s vanishing spray and what use is it in the Argentine Second Division you ask? All is revealed below.
Category: South AmericaThe Offside Euro 2008 Champion: Charles Snyder
By: Dave Martinez | 5 Comments
Over three weeks of tournament action and only one country stood tall: Sweden. Ibrahimovich proved to be unstoppable in the virtual world, earning glory for his country where the real world left a bit to be desired. Standing in the finals against a tough Croatian squad, they dispatched their opponents 2-1 for [...]
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Tags: Africa, African Cup of Nations, Asia, Australia, Bundesliga, BWIN Liga, Champions League, Club World Cup, CONCACAF, Daily Dose, Dutch Eredivisie, England, English Premier League, Europe, French Ligue 1, Leagues, Mexico, MLS, Name to Remember, North America, Oceania, Photo of the Day, Podcasts, Polls, Romania, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, South America, Spain La Liga, Tournaments, UEFA Cup, United States, Weekend Watch, World FootballLDU and América in the Copa Libertadores Semi-Finals
By: Daryl | No Comments
After the 75% Premier League affair that was the Champions League semi-finals, it’s good to know that not all continental competitions follow the same path.
Boca Juniors dispatched Atlas 5-2 and Fluminese beat fellow Brazilians Sao Paulo 3-2 on aggregate earlier this week, to make it one from Brazil and one from Argentina in the semis.
And [...]
San Lorenzo Coach Fires Back at the Crowd, Gets Sent Off
By: Laurie | 3 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxoC1tAfx34
It hardly seems fair. Ramon Diaz, coach of the Argentinian team San Lorenzo, was sent off this weekend for getting tired of fan abuse and returning fire.
Someone in the stands at Huracan threw what looks like maybe a piece of PVC pipe(?) at him during the game. (It’s in the second [...]
Category: South AmericaCopa Libertadores Holds Its Own
By: Christian | 5 Comments
This Wednesday, much of the world will set their eyes upon Moscow for the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea. With a worldwide audience expected to be in the billions to watch two of the world’s biggest clubs fight for club football’s highest honor, the Champions League is by far the most prestigious [...]
Wanted: Brazil Blogger
By: Daryl | No Comments
World 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, and have plenty to say about it, then we want to hear from you.
It’s not a paid position, but it is a chance to write for a big audience and [...]
Category: South AmericaWhen Goalkeeper Ball-Juggling Goes Bad
By: Daryl | No Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVkHbnFi2vY
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 his garden at home, but in the Copa Libertadores quarterfinal first leg he did exactly two before losing control and allowing Claudio Bieler to score for Ecuadorian champs LDU Quito. [...]
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