The amazing Chipolopolos scored the winning goal in the 77th minute as substitute Emmanuel
Mayuka found space and on the turn curled a right footed shot past Adam Kwarsey in goal. It was
probably the second chance for the Zambians and very much against the run of play.
The Black Stars should have gone ahead early as Asamoah Gyan missed out on a golden chance when
his penalty was stopped by Kennedy Mweene (bringing back painful memories of his World Cup PK miss
against Uruguay).
Copa Libertadores 2012 Property of Brazil? is a post from: Just Football
South America's flagship competition, the Copa Libertadores, is up and running
for another season with the group stages kicking off this week. 32 of Latin America's finest will
compete to succeed Santos as champions, and thanks to the increasing strength of
the Brazilian economy and the country's increasing ability to keep hold of and attract their finest
countrymen, Brazil is once considered the trophy's most likely destination come the final in
July.
In the first half of the 1960′s, one team was on the minds of everyone with any interest in
European football: Grande Inter. This Inter Milan side, led by the the eccentric Helenio Herrera
described by famous player Gianni Brera as "a clown and a genius, vulgar and ascetic, voracious and
a good father, sultan [.
No matter how down Seattle Sounders fans are about their results, nothing compares to what the
Toronto FC faithful have gone through. They didn't even win their national championship in the
first possible year, at least the Sounders got the US Open Cup and didn't lose it to a D2 team.
This year only a weather decision prevented them from losing the Voyageurs Cup to Vancouver.
The other day news came out that Takahito Soma will be leaving club Energie Cottbus this summer
to come to Major League Soccer. The Japanese left back is quoted as saying
"I have had an offer from an MLS club and want to move in the summer," Soma was quoted as saying
Thursday in the online edition of Lausitzer Rundschau.
Hellas Verona are something of a cult club among many UK fans due (in part) to the excellent
book 'A season with Verona' by Tim Parks. It's a wonderful book, almost certainly the best
football book I've ever read and in my opinion any "Top Ten of football books" isn't entirely
complete unless its included.
On Wednesday January 19, 2011, Lazio and Roma will meet at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome for a rare
Coppa Italia version of the Derby della Capitale. While the match's result does not impact either
club's standing in the 2010/2011 Serie A Scudetto campaign, a place in the Coppa Italia
quarterfinals and capital city bragging rights are on the line.
According to Major League Soccer Soccer headlines, MLS teams are starting to assert themselves
against their eternal enemy, their players.
Here's Frank Klopas, who according to the headline, is wielding the hammer:
Quote: "Klopas: Castillo Will Report To Preseason Camp.
