Internacional de Porto Alegre conquistó la 51ª la Copa Libertadores de América, la segunda de su rica historia en el fútbol gaúcho, brasileño y sudamericano.
Este año, el torneo de clubes más importante de Sudamérica, sumó una cifra record de 40 equipos participantes, con la particularidad de la ausencia de los 5 llamados "grandes" del fútbol argentino.

Saturday 12th June ENGLAND V USA, Rustenburg, 7.30pm The US are strong starters, which could trouble Capello's tardy troops. Fingers crossed this one will be more like Wembley 2008 than Belo Horizonte 1950. Prediction: 2-1 Sunday 13th June ALGERIA V SLOVENIA, Polokwane, 12.30pm Likely to be the battle for the wooden spoon – whoever loses in Polokwane this afternoon should get [.

By Michael Lewis (JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA) -- In terms of classic U.S.-England confrontations, this one compared with Lexington, Concord, Yorktown and Belo Horizonte. While it was not put on the same scale as the Americans' upset of the British in the 1950 World Cup, their 2-0 win over England in Foxborough, Mass.

With the quick growth of tourism in Brazil, the number of people looking for accommodation with high levels of comfort, personalized services, unique decoration, discrete location (the so called Charming Hotels) is also growing.

Roteiros de Charme (Tours of Charm) is the private association which congregates the Charming Hotels in Brazil.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais founded on January 2, 1921. Cruzeiro currently campaigns in the top-tier of Brazilian soccer the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The club finished in 4th place last season's league. As such, Cruzeiro qualified for the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

Good thing WGN isn't responsible for booking the USMNT's travel plans; the boys would end up trying to relive Belo Horizonte in Belo Horizonte. Further proof that Bippy the Intern should never be left alone.

By Clemente Lisi - NEW YORK, NY (Jun 30, 2010) US Soccer Players -- The story of how the USA stunned England 1-0 at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil has been told countless times. The game winning goal by Joe Gaetjens off a pass from Walter Bahr is forever immortalized in sepia-toned photographs taken that day in Belo Horizonte, along with the subsequent celebration of the US team by Brazilian fans.

Today, FIFA announced the countries which will host the World Cup of 2018 (Russia) and of 2022 (Qatar).

Inspired by that event, many people are searching for information about the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

So, follows a brief description of the situation as of today, December 2nd 2010:

The host cities were announced in May of 2009.

Hoy Julio César Cáceres fué presentado con el Atlético Mineiro con un contrato que lo liga la equipo "Galo" hasta Diciembre del 2011. En 2005 ya había jugado en este club cuando regresó de Francia del Nantes y de ahí se fué al River Plate de Argentina, por lo cuál ya conoce y ya lo conocen en Belo Horizonte.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club, from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on January 2, 1921. Cruzeiro currently campaigns in the top-tier of Brazilian soccer the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The club finished in 4th place last season's league. As such, Cruzeiro qualified for the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

La 51ª la Copa Libertadores de América, entró en la fase de eliminación directa.
En esta oportunidad, el torneo de clubes más importante de Sudamérica, tiene una cifra record de 40 equipos participantes, con la particularidad de que ninguno de los 5 llamados "grandes" del fútbol argentino participa.

When the draw for the 2010 World Cup finals was made in December of last year, the British press went into a depressingly familiar mode in their dismissal of their opposition, the irony of which was all the more striking for those and it has to be said that they may not have been amongst football's aesthetes that picked out England vs the United States of America as one of the "must see" matches of the first round of the tournament.

When the draw for the 2010 World Cup finals was made in December of last year, the British press went into a depressingly familiar mode in their dismissal of their opposition, the irony of which was all the more striking for those and it has to be said that they may not have been amongst football's aesthetes that picked out England vs the United States of America as one of the "must see" matches of the first round of the tournament.

O presidente da Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), Ricardo Teixeira, revelou nesta sexta-feira que sete sedes da Copa do Mundo de 2014 tiveram seus projetos aprovados pela Fifa.
As cidades de Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Manaus, Brasília, Porto Alegre, Cuiabá e São Paulo - inclusive o questionado estádio do Morumbi - receberam a resposta positiva da entidade máxima do futebol.

O Governo de Minas Gerais anunciou que vai entregar, na próxima segunda-feira, um relatório CBF e ao Comitê Organizado da Copa do Mundo de 2014 oficializando a intenção de sediar a partida de abertura. A medida foi confirmada pelo governador Antônio Anastasia em um evento realizado na capital mineira nesta sexta-feira.

Brazilian keeper and Flamengo captain Bruno is the prime suspect in the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend Eliza Samudio. Witnesses have told State Police that the Flamengo captain was with Samudio and her four-month-old son between June 4 and June 9 at his ranch in Belo Horizonte.

The story of how the USA stunned England 1-0 at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil has been told countless times. The game winning goal by Joe Gaetjens off a pass from Walter Bahr is forever immortalized in sepia-toned photographs taken that day in Belo Horizonte, along with the subsequent celebration of the US team by Brazilian fans.

Less than two months ago, Bruno Fernandes de Souza was the first choice keeper at Brazil's biggest club, Flamengo. Fernandes was team captain when the Rubro Negro's won the league at the end of 2009. We interviewed the player in May this year. The keeper always had a high profile but mixed in with the glamour associated with the life of a professional footballer was a reputation for the ‘dark side'.

Now that the 2010 FIFA World Cup is history (by the way congratulations to Spain for getting a spot among our select club of world champions) we can go back to our local leagues, transfer rumors and criminal athletes.

I'm itching to start writing about the top leagues in South America here at Soccerlens but I can't start any football talk before I recap and put you up to date with the case of the "killerkeeper".

Quote Chelseafc.com:

Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce we have completed the signing of Brazilian international Ramires from Benfica on a four-year contract.
The midfielder was granted a work permit on Thursday and finalised his medical in London on Friday afternoon.

FIFA officials are visiting Brazil this week; Secretary General Jerome Valcke has met with members of the Local Organising Committee and Government officials to get updates on the World Cup 2014.

CBF has announced that the draw which will define the qualifying groups for the World Cup 2014 will be held in July of 2011 in the city of Rio de Janeiro (which was the only candidate city to host the event).

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This week's main report is all about football in Brazil. There are only two games remaining in this season's championship (Campeonato Brasileiro) and so on this week's show we talk to our Brazilian football expert, Marcelo, to give us his opinions on the run-in to the Brazilian title.

26.11.2010 - Calígula - Copa Confederaciones 2013, Mundial 2014 y Juegos Olímpicos 2016: arde Brasil en contratos, flujos de capital y peleas políticas.
Mientras el gobernador de Brasilia – Rogerio Rosso – sigue en pugna por un lugar en el Mundial, en Belo Horizonte y Sao Paulo no hay menos voces.

Tartá scored Fluminense's crucial second goal against Palmeiras

Two of South America's top leagues are guaranteed a grandstand finish following this weekend's results. In Brazil any one of three teams Fluminense, Corinthians or Cruzeiro can win the title with two points separating them with one match to play.

Professor Christopher Gaffney checks in again from Brazil...

The Soccerex Global Convention was held last week in the Copacabana Fort, attached to the Sofitel in Rio de Janeiro. The title of the convention, Uniting the Football World, made as much sense as FIFA's slogan, For the Good of the Game.

David Beckham is doing his bit to help out England's World Cup 2018 bid. Russia were the favourites at the start of the day but their Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, today revealed that he will not be visiting Fifa's headquarters in Zurich because of the 'unscrupulous competition'. The final pitch is made on Thursday and it's each country's last opportunity to win vital votes, so Fifa will unlikely be impressed his no show and comments.

In a dramatic last day of action in the Campeonato Brasileiro the championship was won by Fluminense. The Rio de Janiero based club claimed only their second ever league title following their final match. Emerson scored the only goal of the game for Fluminense after 69 minutes in their home game against Guarani EC and it was enough to see Flu finally get their hands on the Brazilian league trophy which they hadn't won since 1984.