An owl kicked to death in a match in Colombia between Barranquilla club Atletico Junior and Deportivo Pereira has lead to a storm of protests and internet controversy.
The owl was the unofficial mascot of Atletico Junior and had already been hit by the ball before it was unceremoniously booted off the pitch by Deportivo Pereira defender Luis Moreno, who has subsequently been suspended for two games and fined.

By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

It's only been four weeks of group-stage competition of the Copa Libertadores, but the tournament has already provided some epic matches and surprising results, as Colombia's Atletico Junior remains perfect after three matches in its group, while Mexico's Jaguares and Venezuela's Caracas are the shock leaders in their respective tables.

By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

Four groups down, four to go. Copa Libertadores finally wraps up its group-stage matches this week as 12 teams battle for the seven remaining spots available in the Round of 16, with defending champions Internacional of Brazil looking for a win at home against a tough Ecuadorean side, Emelec, while Mexico's America just needs a draw in Uruguay against Nacional.

There are two things at least which we learned from El Clasico-plosion 2011.

i. Less is more.
ii. No one gets kicked like Lionel Messi. (Learned long ago, but work with me.)

Except perhaps this guy in the video above, a (presumably) Colombian pitch invader during last night's Copa Libertadores matchup between Mexico's Jaguares Chiapas and the local Atletico Junior.

There are two things at least which we learned from El Clasico-plosion 2011.

i. Less is more.
ii. No one gets kicked like Lionel Messi. (Learned long ago, but work with me.)

Except perhaps this guy in the video above, a (presumably) Colombian pitch invader during last night's Copa Libertadores matchup between Mexico's Jaguares Chiapas and the local Atletico Junior.

On Thursday May 5, 2011, in Barranquilla, Colombia, Atletico Junior and Jaguares Chiapas battled to a 3-3 draw that resulted in Jaguares advancing to the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals on away goals.
After giving up three goals to Atletico Junior, Jaguares' coach, Jose Guadalupe Cruz, decided to pull his goalkeeper, Jorge Villalpando, whose errors were responsible for at least two of those goals.

On Thursday May 5, 2011, in Barranquilla, Colombia, Atletico Junior and Jaguares Chiapas battled to a 3-3 draw that resulted in Jaguares advancing to the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals on away goals.
After giving up three goals to Atletico Junior, Jaguares' coach, Jose Guadalupe Cruz, decided to pull his goalkeeper, Jorge Villalpando, whose errors were responsible for at least two of those goals.