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Copa Sudamericana 2009

Periodismo de fútbol internacional 20 November @ 12:36 PM EST
Este es el fixture completo de la 8va edición de la Copa Sudamericana.Participan 32 equipos de los 10 países miembros de la Conmebol. Esta vez no hay invitados de la Concacaf.Aquí todo el programa de partidos de la Copa Sudamericana 2009, que concluirá el 2 de diciembre:
FASE PRELIMINAR
26/8 - Belo Horizonte: Atlético Mineiro 1 - 1 Goiás
16/9 - Goiania: Goiás 1 - 1 Atlético Mineiro / Goiás clasificó por penales 6-5
5/8 - Bogotá: La Equidad 2 - 2 Unión Española
25/8 - Santiago: Unión Española 1 - 0 La Equidad
13/8 - Salvador: Vitória 2 - 0 Coritiba
15/8 - Curitiba: Coritiba 2 - 0 Vitória / Vitória clasificó por penales 5-3
4/8 - Santiago: Universidad de Chile 2 - 1 Dep. Click to continue reading...

The Friday List of Little or No Consequence #140

Some People are On The Pitch 20 November @ 07:43 AM EST
Why are we waiting...
The 17 Clubs Around The World Who Have Been Waiting The Longest To Win Another Championship Title Despite Holding The Record For The Most Championship Titles In Their Country
1. Club Colonial, Martinique (18 titles, last one - 1972)
2. Horseed, Somalia (8 titles, last one - 1980)
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Once Caldas Insist Osorio Is Their New DT, Despite His Recent Denials

The Offside - NY Red Bulls 18 November @ 08:30 AM EST

Big Apple Soccer, home of everything New York Soccer, reports speaking to "El Professor" Juan Carlos Osorio about his move to Once Caldas. His reply?

"The offer is a very good offer," he said. "The club is a very good club. I am considering the offer. However, I would like to stay in the United States.

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Biografia de Antonio de Nigris

Apuntes de Futbol 17 November @ 11:49 AM EST
Continuando con el homenaje por el fallecimiento de Antonio de Nigris, mencionaremos algunos datos importantes de su vida y su carrera.
Antonio de Nigris Nombre Antonio de Nigris Guajardo Apodo El Tano, Toño Nacimiento 1 de abril de 1978
Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Fallecimiento 15 de noviembre de 2009 (31 años)
Lárisa, Grecia Nacionalidad Posición Delantero Estatura 1. Click to continue reading...

A very bad year for the youth national teams

Pasión Albiceleste 17 November @ 11:11 AM EST

For many years Carlos Bilardo campaigned for his players from the 1986 World Cup to be brought as managers to all levels of the national team. These players who eventually became managers are refered to by the Argentine media as the "86 Generation".

Players like Jorge Luis Burruchaga, Hector Enrique, Sergio Batista, Jose Luis Brown, Nery Pumpido, Oscar Garre, Julio Olarticochea.

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Fallece Toño de Nigris

Apuntes de Futbol 16 November @ 09:56 AM EST
Via Mediotiempo nos enteramos de la trágica noticia. Fallece el Tano de Nigris de un infarto
Antonio de Nigris Guajardo, delantero mexicano falleció la noche de este domingo en Grecia, donde militaba con el club AE Larisa de Primera División.

El futbolista, quien inició su carrera con los Rayados de Monterrey y vistió varias veces la playera de la Selección Mexicana, dejó de existir a la edad de 31 años victima de un infarto al corazón.

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Mundial Sub 17 Nigeria 2009: Suiza campeón

Periodismo de fútbol internacional 15 November @ 08:17 PM EST
La selección de Suiza ganó el primer título de su historia, en el 13er Campeonato Mundial Sub 17 de la FIFA (Sub 16 hasta 1991) que se disputó en Nigeria. Los helvéticos tuvieron un paso arrollador, que dejó en el camino a los grandes del fútbol mundial y de la categoría: Brasil, Alemania, Italia y la propia Nigeria, que era la poseedora del trofeo. Click to continue reading...

U/17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009: SPAIN FINISHES IN THIRD PLACE

Spanish Football & Sports 15 November @ 02:03 PM EST
The Spanish U-17 National Team managed to lessen theirdisappointment of losing to Nigeria in the u-17 World Championshipssemi-finals after defeating today COLOMBIA 0-1 for the third place.The winning goal came from ISCO in the 75th min. Click to continue reading...

Live coverage of Switzerland v Nigeria (Final) & Colombia v Spain (3rd place) in the 2009 U-17 World Cup

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 15 November @ 05:38 AM EST

The FIFA 2009 U-17 World Cup wraps up on Sunday, November 15, 2009 with the championship and third place matches. Nigeria will play Switzerland in the championship match while Colombia plays Spain in the third place match. The matches will be covered live on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the following links below.

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2010 Qualifiers and U17 Final This Weekend

Springfield MO Soccer 12 November @ 11:22 AM EST

The U17 World Cup wraps up this weekend. One of the semifinals begin tomorrow (Thursday) with COLOMBIA-SWITZERLAND, live at 8:55 am on Galavision. The Final is Sunday November 15th, and ESPN2 will be broadcasting the game live at 11:45 am.

In addition to the U17 games, Saturday begins the final qualifying rounds for World Cup 2010.

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Live coverage of the 2009 U-17 World Cup Semifinals – Colombia v Switzerland & Spain v Nigeria – Thursday, November 12, 2009

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 12 November @ 02:10 AM EST

The FIFA U-17 World Cup continues on Thursday, November 12, 2009 with the semifinals taking place. The four teams in action are Colombia, Spain, Switzerland, and Nigeria. Both matches will be streamed live on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the following links below.

Colombia v Switzerland LIVE FIFA 2009 U-17 World Cup Semifinals Thursday, November 12, 2009 15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST

Spain v Nigeria LIVE FIFA 2009 U-17 World Cup Semifinals Thursday, November 12, 2009 18:00 GMT, 13:00 EST

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Breaking News: Germany GK Robert Enke Commits Suicide

Never Captain Nicky Butt 10 November @ 03:32 PM EST
Sad reports are surfacing over the past hour that German national team goalkeeper Robert Enke has committed suicide. We have not yet seen official confirmation and will continue to look for it, but Enke reportedly had thrown himself under a train.
So, while we spend our days discussing David N'Gog's Tom Daley-esque diving skills and find humor from all corners of this beautiful game, we sometimes need to put it all in perspective. Click to continue reading...

Las Semifinales en Nigeria sub 17

FutblogMexicano 10 November @ 12:05 AM EST

El mundial Sub 17 ya esta en semifinales, los locales Nigerianos pasaron por encima de Corea sin batallar.

La Selección de España, pasó por muchos problemas, le ganaba fácilmente a Uruguay pero un par de descuidos tra ir ganando 3 a 1 lo alcanzaron 3 a 3, terminando así el tiempo regular y el tiempo extra, teniendo que definir todo en los penales donde finalmente ganaron.

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MLS Attendance 2009

Down the Byline 08 November @ 10:52 PM EST
The 2009 MLS regular season saw overall average attendance drop to an average of 16,037. Down from last years 16,459. It did, though, see a new record for attendance set by the expansion Seattle Sounders FC, who averaged 30,897 over the course of the season. Here are the averages of all the teams in the league this year. Click to continue reading...

Under-17 World Cup: USA vs. Italy (Matchday Commentary)

Soccer By Ives 04 November @ 10:03 AM EST

The U.S. Under-17 men's national team will look to extend its winning streak to three games today when it takes on Italy in the second round of the Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria (10pm, ESPN360.com).

The Americans defeated Malawi and United Arab Emirates to reach this stage, and now face a strong Italian team that rolled to the second round.

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El viaje sin retorno de Los Maniceros

reportajes 29 October @ 06:16 PM EST
Por Sebastián Dulbeca
En el Hospital Militar Dr. Carlos Arvelo de Caracas, habitación 734 del servicio de Oficiales Superiores, el silencio acribilla a Manuel Júnior Cortez cuando intenta cauterizar sus recuerdos.
-¿Hay alguna posibilidad de hablar con él?
-Ese paciente está aislado. Click to continue reading...

Mid-Week Links

The Zygo Soccer Report 27 October @ 10:14 PM EST
It's been awhile since I've done a round-up of links, but as we wait for the MLS Playoffs to start, this is a good time to do some reading:
World Cup in the U.S. could mean $5-Billion Windfall - L.A. Times
Roma's Captain Totti Undergoes Knee Surgery - USA Today
Forget Fergie, A Real refereeing crisis is looming - Graham Poll - The Daily Mail
Rangers and Celtic's barbaric Old Firm bigotry is last thing we need down here: Martin Samuel - The Daily Mail
In Italy the Ultras give the orders - La Gazzetta dello Sport
Bodies of murdered soccer players returned to Colombia - Colombia News
French League Boss defends late decision to call off game despite violence - Canadian Press
Swine Flu strikes Bolton - AFP
Fenerbahce preserves home dominance in derby classic - Today's Zaman
Palermo salvages SuperClasico draw - ESPN Click to continue reading...

Kidnapped Colombian Football Team Found Murdered

Caught Offside 25 October @ 07:33 AM EST

Tradegy confirmed in bordering Venezuela.

At least 10 bodies believed to be those of a kidnapped Colombian football team have been found across the border in Venezuela.
The bodies, with multiple gunshot wounds, were found in Tachira. One of the team is reported to have survived.

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Tim Vickery in South America

Sanford's Soccer Net 21 October @ 08:10 AM EST
World Cup qualification in South America came to a close with only one change from the previous two campaigns. Brazil, Paraguay and, in the end, Argentina made it through once again, while Uruguay claimed fifth spot, the play-off position, for the third time running. The sole modification is that Chile have qualified instead of Ecuador. Click to continue reading...

Santos de Brasil Campeon Libertadores Femenil

FutblogMexicano 18 October @ 09:34 PM EST

Brasil fué la sede de esta primer Copa Libertadores femenil representada por 10 naciones.

El Santos de Brasil llegó invicta a la final ganando todos sus encuentros al igual que la Universidad de Asuncion, equipo Paraguayo, pero la final solo fue de un solo lado, Santos se coronó con un contundente 9 a 0.

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Calendario Nigeria Sub17

Apuntes de Futbol 16 October @ 09:54 AM EST
El próximo 24 de Octubre da inicio el campeonato del mundo Sub 17 en Nigeria.
Con un total de 24 naciones participantes buscarán llegar a obtener la Copa y de paso que los jugadores sean observados en lo que serán las próximas estrellas del mundo.
La justa de ha dividido en un total de 6 grupos. Click to continue reading...

October '09 FIFA Rankings

USSoccerPlayers 16 October @ 08:50 AM EST
With FIFA choosing to extend the rankings period for October, the United States played four World Cup Qualifiers. With wins over El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, Honduras, and a draw with Costa Rica to finish top of the CONCACAF Qualifying zone, the US remains 11th. Mexico improved six places to 18th with three wins and a draw in Qualifying and a friendly loss to Colombia. Click to continue reading...

Toda la eliminatoria argentina.

LA PELOTA NO DOBLA 15 October @ 04:10 PM EST
Fueron dos años que parecieron bastante más. Hoy, uno desde que renucnió Basile. Se lo llama "proceso", "calvario" o sencillamente "eliminatorias". Este es el derrotero argentino en su arduo camino a Sudáfrica 2010, cuando finalmente parece haberse encontrado un arquero (Romero), un reemplazante de Ayala (Demichelis) y un marcador central (Otamendi). Click to continue reading...

Seguimiento a la Libertadores Femenil

FutblogMexicano 15 October @ 10:53 AM EST

La libertadores femenil se encuentra ya en semis, los ultimos partidos definieron lo que era evidente y concretaron al Santos de Brasil y Uni de Paraguay como los favoritos, que terminaron invictos ganando todos sus juegos.

Tal parece que la final se jugará entre Santos y Uni, es muy probable que lleguen a la final ganando todos sus encuentros y resultará en un duelo que echará chispas.

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Semifinales Libertadores Femenil

Apuntes de Futbol 15 October @ 10:04 AM EST
Listas las semifinales
Ya estamos en semifinales de la Libertadores Femenil, el próximo 16 de Octubre se jugarán las semfinales que definiran la justa final del 18 de Octubre.
Grupo 1
El Santos de Brasil se va limpia a las Semifinales ganando todos sus encuentros y cosechando 12 puntos en 4 juegos, en segundo lugar con 7 puntos el Everton de Chile tambien pasa a semis. Click to continue reading...

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Paraguay - Colombia 0:1 Goal & Highlight

World Soccer Goals 15 October @ 08:06 AM EST
Video Info:
14.10.2009 - FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Paraguay - Colombia 0:1

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CONMEBOL 2010 World Cup Qualifying Final Standings: Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay advance

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 14 October @ 09:58 PM EST

The CONMEBOL (South America) region finished is qualification on Wednesday as the top four teams will be in South Africa next summer. The fifth place team will play the fourth place team in a two legged play-off in November. Overall, the two favorites of Brazil and Argentina are there but Chile surprised with their first World Cup Finals since 1998.

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12 de octubre

Periodismo de fútbol internacional 13 October @ 11:05 PM EST
Hace 517 años, el genovés Cristoforo Colombo llegó con sus carabelas a Guanahani, una de las que hoy son las islas Bahamas. El almirante, por orden de los Reyes Católicos de Aragón y Castilla, volvió tres veces más a este lado del mundo y se murió en 1506 sin saber que las tierras que había pisado no correspondían a la India. Click to continue reading...

CONMEBOL (South America) 2010 World Cup Qualifying Standings through Monday, October 12, 2009

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 12 October @ 06:44 PM EST

The CONMEBOL (South America) region still has the last automatic qualification spot up for grabs as well as the play-off spot. Argentina got a much needed win on Saturday and are currently in 4th place but need another win to guarantee a spot. Brazil, Paraguay, and Chile are all qualified by finishing in the top 3 while Uruguay, Ecuador, and Venezuela have a chance to qualify.

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Down to three in South America

HexagonalBlog 11 October @ 11:52 PM EST
An incredibly dramatic night in the South American matches this weekend trims the field of contenders but ratchets up the tension heading into Wednesday's final set of matches. Chile defeated Colombia 4-2 in Medellín to confirm their qualification to the finals and eliminate Colombia in the process. Click to continue reading...

Oh, the irony

Hasta El Gol Siempre 11 October @ 07:39 PM EST
Funny how things come full circle. Back in June, Argentina narrowly beat Colombia on a pitch so bad due to River Plate's decision to stage a rock concert on it a few days previously that Diego Maradona threw a hissy fit which saw the match with Brazil last month moved to Rosario Central's [...] Click to continue reading...

Chile clasificado a Sudáfrica 2010

LA PELOTA NO DOBLA 11 October @ 06:58 PM EST
Marcelo Bielsa o San Marcelino, concedió el primero de los milagros para sus fieles. Venciendo a Colombia (4-2), Chile se clasificó para Sudáfrica 2010 después de doce años no mundialistas.
Empieza a correr la cuenta para sus otros dos milagros, algo más complejos: "Chile en 2º ronda de Sudáfrica 2010"(2º) y "Chile campeón de Sudáfrica 2010" (3º). Click to continue reading...

Monday's TV

USSoccerPlayers 11 October @ 04:00 PM EST
Setanta has first airs of the following World Cup Qualifiers: Colombia - Chile at 4:30pm, Argentina - Peru at 6:15pm, Ukraine - England at 8pm, Ecuador - Uruguay at 9:45pm, and Venezuela - Paraguay at 11:30pm. Click to continue reading...

Resultados Conmebol

Apuntes de Futbol 11 October @ 09:21 AM EST
Chile se clasifica al mundial.
Chile con un triunfo de 4 a 2 en casa de los Colombianos se une a Brasil y Paraguay como confirmados al Sudáfrica 2010. Esto deja moribundas las aspiraciones de Colombia por asistir y los deja solo con una ligera esperanza de pelear por el repechaje.
En mas resultados los Argentinos ganaron apenitas en casa ante un débil Perú que con gol de Palermo al minuto 90 le da la esperanza y los pone en zona de clasificación al ganar 2 a 1. Click to continue reading...

Argentina - Perú: PREVIA

LA PELOTA NO DOBLA 10 October @ 09:52 AM EST
Dos enfoques, uno peruano, otro argentino, a horas del encuentro semidefinitorio
Hace 40 años (1969, yo tenía 8), tratábamos de cruzar la Av. Larco en el auto con mis padres, en lo que probablemente fueron las 5 cuadras mas largas de mi vida. La multitud era impresionante! y yo estaba emocionado. Click to continue reading...