After last week's 1-1 draw in Argentina's superclasico, this week's Photo, Shoot showcases a
graffiti mural of two Boca Juniors and River Plate fans arm-in-arm, found in Buenos Aires in June
2006....
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...The loser has to fall. Or go into a two-legged playoff against either Costa Rica or Honduras,
but that doesn't really fit into an ABBA lyric too well now does it?After
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As regular readers of Just Football will know, Argentina are in real danger of not making it to the
2010 World Cup.
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And so as it was it is again. The name 'Veron' already echoes loudly in the annals of Estudiantes
history after the glorious exploits of Juan Roman in the great Pinchas team of the late 1960s.
Now...
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'I would swap all my medals, everything I won in Europe, everything I have ever won until this day,
just to win this trophy.'-Juan Sebastien VeronThe 50th edition of the Copa Libertadores reaches...
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Argentina are now fourth in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification group for South America. Not only
that, but their lead above Ecuador in fifth is now just 2 points. And with four extremely tricky...
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Tonight's round of 16 Copa Libertadores 2009 second leg clash between Boca Juniors and Defensor
Sporting is big. Rubberduckzilla big. Sir Alan Sugar finally sacking Ben big. It is the final tie
yet...
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Boca through, Deportivo Cuenca tooThe group phase of the 2009 Copa Libertadores came to an end last
week, and of the teams that made it into the final sixteen some were fully expected, others more
of...
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Dunga may not have many friends in Brazil right now given his struggle to win the public's
affection as national team coach, but last weekend he could at least look back and reflect on the
Campeonato Brasileiro's fixture list as an ally of sorts. After accumulating an awful record of
just three points from three home games during World Cup qualifiers in 2008, without managing a
single goal in the
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So it appears Ashley Cole was booed by a section of England fans in the recent 5-1 win over
Kazakhstan. Big deal. Generally speaking I am not a fan of the boo boys, whose impatience is rarely
if ever helpful for the team. Unless it is in circumstances that really warrant it I am of the
opinion that, as a supporter of whatever club, fans should try to support and encourage the team at
all times,
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If ever you are to read a Lonely Planet guidebook for information on a particular country, you will
find a section titled ´National Psyche´ that essentially tries to capture the general
mindset of a population of millions. In the most recent guide to Peru, the people are described
amongst other things as ´stoic´ ´humorous´and full of ´hope.
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Out here in Trinidad, Cuba, the excitement for Sunday's big game is tangible. People's eyes light up when the subject is touched upon. Wild gestures and outlandish curses are passionately and freely flung about whenever the match is mentioned, such is the intensity of debate. Nobody dare miss it. Its going to be huge.
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The 2007/2008 European football season is over. Manchester United conquered Europe, winning their
domestic league and also the Champions League 50 years after the Munich Air Disaster, beating
Chelsea on penalties on a dramatic night in Moscow. Real Madrid retained their trophy in a La Liga
that, for many, failed to satisfy - at the top of the league anyway.
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