"El Tigre" Falcao sigue haciendo golazos por su tierra y césped en las canchas colombianas, pues después de haber anotado un golazo ante Millonarios en la capital de Colombia, el cual te presentamos en este espacio, ahora Falcao anoto un golazo espectacular en la victoria de su equipo el Atlético de Madrid, que venció a los diablos rojos de America de Cali por dos goles a uno.

"El Tigre" Falcao sigue haciendo golazos por su tierra y césped en las canchas colombianas, pues después de haber anotado un golazo ante Millonarios en la capital de Colombia, el cual te presentamos en este espacio, ahora Falcao anoto un golazo espectacular en la victoria de su equipo el Atlético de Madrid, que venció a los diablos rojos de America de Cali por dos goles a uno.

By Chris Wright

But four days after clipping home a business class scissor kick against Millionarios on Atletico Madrid's friendly tour of Colombia, Falcao's been at again belting home another superb acrobatic effort in a 2-1 win over America de Cali.

With the talk this morning about whether or not Didier Drogba should be offered a new deal after Chelsea's Champions League heroics, Roman Abramovich could probably do a lot worse than open his chequebook for Radamel Falcao if Drogba does leave. Falcao was unstoppable in the Europa League final last week, and last night scored [.

The UEFA Champions League Final is already the biggest game in club soccer, but today's final in Munich will carry even more importance for Chelsea when they take on Bayern Munich (2:45pm, FOX).

The Blues will be European champions with a victory, but a loss would not only keep Chelsea from their first Champions League trophy, it would also mean no participation in Champions League next year.

Either Chelsea or Bayern Munich will be crowned the champion of Europe on Saturday.

The two clubs meet in the UEFA Champions League final, a match that is the highlight of the weekend slate despite both teams beating the odds to top favored Spanish sides Barcelona and Real Madrid en route to the final at Allianz Arena.

Saturday The Champions League final is on Fox: Bayern Munich - Chelsea at 2pm. MLS on ESPN2: Chivas USA - LA at 10:30pm. The Championship playoffs give us our final member of the 2012-13 Premier League: Blackpool - West Ham on Fox Soccer at 10am. ESPN Deportes has a friendly between America de Cali and Atletico Madrid at 6pm.

We endeavor to make these listings as accurate and complete as possible, but matches get cancelled, broadcasters change their listings, we make mistakes, and so on. If you see an error or a new listing that we may have missed, let us know in the comment section and we'll update the listings.

Friday, May 18
7:30pm Rochester Rhinos vs Dayton Dutch Lions USLLive.

The news is not getting any better for the Philadelphia Union.

Already off to a struggling start, the Union learned that midfielder Roger Torres is expected to miss the next 8-to-10 weeks after spraining the MCL in his left knee during a reserve league match against the New England Revolution on Monday.

08.04.2012 - Y un día sucedió... después de 84 años en primera división, América de Cali perdió la categoría y por primera vez en su historia juega por el ascenso. La misma temporada que en Argentina también encuentra a River descendido por primera vez, los equipos más campeones de Colombia y Argentina (recordados en choques finalistas de Copa Libertadores) transitan el complicado sendero de la segunda categoría, donde todos quieren ganarles y, a la vez, les exigen brillo y goleadas todas las semanas.

The New England Revolution have finally begun the process of solving their issues at forward this week with the acquisition of Colombian target man Jose "Pepe" Moreno. The 30-year old striker joins the Revs on loan after a short stop with Once Caldas, where he scored 7 goals and 4 assists in twenty matches during the second half of 2011.

After watching two of last year's biggest signings walk this winter, the Revolution have reportedly addressed its paper-thin forward corps by signing Colombian striker Jose "Pepe" Moreno via loan from Once Caldas (Colombia).

The 30-year-old forward, who scored eight goals in 20 games for Once Caldas in 2011, is expected to help fill the crater-sized hole created by the departures of Milton Caraglio and Rajko Lekic.

Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIphotos.com

By AVI CREDITOR

The Philadelphia Union have a plan, and they're sticking to it.

The club purchased the full rights to 20-year-old Colombian midfielder Roger Torres from America de Cali, which had been loaning him to the Union for the last two seasons.

Photo: Daniel Gajdamowicz

The Philadelphia Union announced on Tuesday afternoon that they have completed the transfer of Roger Torres for an undisclosed sum.

The 19-year-old midfielder, whose loan spell with the Union was about to end, had been on loan from Colombian first division club America de Cali for the 2010 and 2011 season.

The Philadelphia Union confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that Sebastien Le Toux has been traded to Vancouver.

In return, the club receives an undisclosed amount of allocation money.

Union head coach Peter Nowak said in the announcement, "While this decision wasn't easy, we are confident that the allocation money we receive will provide the flexibility for us to compile the best possible roster for 2012 and beyond.

Mere hours after Mike Burns indicated that the New England Revolution would be finalizing the transfer of two South American players today, the team announced this morning that they have signed Colombians John Lozano and Fernando Cardenas. Both will count as international players and will be added to the roster when their P-1 Visas and International Transfer Certificates have been processed.

America de Cali's loss has turned out to be the New England Revolution's gain.

The Revolution announced the signings of centerback John Lozano and attacking midfielder Fernando Cardenas from the traditional Colombian giant, which was relegated to the country's second division last month.

With a week to go before the start of its preseason, the Revolution announced that it had signed midfielder/forward Fernando Cardenas and central defender John Lozano to deals for the upcoming season. Both players last featured with Colombian side America de Cali, which was relegated to the second division last month.

21.12.2011 - "Me dijeron que no pasaría diciembre", denunció (públicamente) Carlos Chávez, el arquero de Patriotas que, con la conversión de su penal sentenció el ascenso de su equipo y el histórico descenso de América de Cali a la divisional B colombiana.

With the relegation of Colombian powerhouse America de Cali for the first time in the team's 84-year history, speculation was that Roger Torres' loan may finally turn into a permanent transfer to the Philadelphia Union. Instead, it appears that Cali's fall could bring in a different player to MLS and Philadelphia.

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17.12.2011 - 13 veces campeón colombiano (junto a Millonarios el más campeón) y 4 veces finalista de la Copa Libertadores, América de Cali descendió hoy, por primera vez en su historia, a la segunda división del fútbol colombiano.
Con un promedio de 1.76 quedó (anteúltimo) en definición de Promoción para dirimir la permanencia vs el subcampeón de la Segunda, Patriotas de Tunja.

One of the writers for another SB Nation MLS blog is wondering if the Seattle Sounders get enough from their Vegas Combine. Shouldn't a team with Seattle's resources be able to capture more talent out of the draft than just those that attend the MLS Combine? Possibly this is true, but it ignores that the Sounders Vegas Combine discovered many talents and it offers the scouting and coaching staff a three day calibration clinic.

The last few days have been a wild ride for American goalkeeper Diego Restrepo who is now being looked upon to guide America de Cali in a pivotal time in the club's history.

Diego Restrepo earned the start for America de Cali on Saturday for the Colombian Clausura quarterfinals but the club played to a disappointing draw at home to Once Caldas in the first leg.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Jozy Altidore has been no stranger to scoring nice goals this season, but the one he bagged this weekend is arguably among his best of the year.

Altidore finished off a beautiful passing sequence in AZ Alkmaar's match against Heerenveen when he got an open look from close range after a beautiful first touch that got him by a defender.

Friday, Dec. 2
Euro 2012 draw 12pm ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com
Caen v Marseille 2pm foxsoccer.tv
Leverkusen v Hoffenheim 2:30pm ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com
Genoa v AC Milan 2:30pm Fox Soccer, ESPN3.com, foxsoccer.tv
Crystal Palace v Derby 2:30pm Fox Soccer Plus, foxsoccer.

The UnionDues is reporting that a source close to the situation told the site that Philadelphia Union midfielder Roger Torres has bought out the remainder of his contract with Colombian club America de Cali. Speculation on the move is that that either the Union are set to sign the 20-year-old to a contract, or a European club may swoop in and take the talented Colombian off to another continent.

Photo: Paul Rudderow

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Zac MacMath is listed as questionable with a left ankle sprain in Tuesday's injury report (see below). Faryd Mondragon and Thorne Holder are still listed as out.

Sebastien Le Toux was named MLS Player of the Month by North American Soccer Reporters.

Restrepo was an NCAA champion at Virginia in 2009
Former U-17 goalkeeper Diego Restrepo has taken the next step in his professional career with America de Cali in his native Colombia. Since leaving residency, Restrepo has become an NCAA champion with Virginia before moving down to South America to try to break into the professional game.

It's a relatively quiet Saturday in the soccer world on this Labor Day Weekend, but that doesn't mean there still aren't some tasty match-ups to help you get your soccer fix tonight.

Real Salt Lake takes on the Philadelphia Union in a pivotal match for both squads. RSL would normally be the heavy favorite at home, but missing several key players to international duty will level the playing field against a Union side that has struggled on the road all season.

With the international fixture period leaving most of the world's top leagues on breaks, and many of the top national teams having played on Friday, the options for soccer viewing this weekend are limited.

That doesn't mean there still aren't some juicy matches to keep you entertained this Labor Day Weekend.

By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

The Copa Libertadores -- without global marketing and SuperBowl-like build-up -- has remained one of the more prestigious competitions in the world. Its passion, purity and pressure is what drives all South American-based players to step it up a notch in the intense challenges that the Copa offers.

The championships in all of the major European leagues are already spoken for, but there's still plenty on the line in this weekend's soccer around the world.

The five-team relegation battle in England's Premier League is one thing to keep an eye on, as is the race for spots in next year's European competitions.

The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced today the signing of forward Cristian Nazarit on a free transfer. The 20-year-old striker comes to the club from Colombian Primera A side Independiente Santa Fe and will be added to the club's roster upon the receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC).

Photo courtesy of Chicago Fire

The Chicago Fire has had such a good return on its South American forward signings that the club decided to go back to the well again.

Chicago signed 20-year-old Colombian forward Cristian Nazarit on a free transfer from top-flight Colombian team Independiente Santa Fe, the club announced on Wednesday.

Udinese wing back Pablo Armero has been linked with Liverpool this week as a potential solution to the Reds' left back problem, but who is he?
Armero is Colombian and started out life playing for America de Cali in his native country. The wing back had already played and impressed for Colombia's U17s, making him a player with tremendous promise for his club.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE - Former Cavalier goalkeeper and 2009 ACC Tournament and NCAA College Cup Most Valuable Player Diego Restrepo has signed a multi-year contract to play professional soccer for Colombia's America de Cali.
"I'm very excited to join America de Cali, one of the most historic clubs both in Colombia and in South American soccer," Restrepo said.

American goalkeeper Diego Restrepo says he will be plying his trade in South America after agreeing to terms with Colombian club America de Cali.