11.02.2012 - Con goles de Antonio Medina (´65), Matías Lequi (´82) y Gonzalo Castillejos (´85), Rosario Central venció (3-2) a Defensa y Justicia (Piriz Alvez ´25 + Marcelo Benítez ´74) en Arroyito por la 20º jornada del Nacional B y llegó a la punta del torneo.

Jonathan Bornstein went the distance for Tigres in their Copa Libertadores loss to Union Espanola at the Estadio Santa Laura SEK in Santiago, Chile. Gonzalo Barriga scored the game's only goal in the 58th minute. Bornstein and Tigres are playing a two-leg first stage series with Union Espanola, with the winner advancing to Group 3.

Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com

Depending on whom you believe, David Beckham is either set to make a dent on the Paris-St. Germain payroll or is still very much a free agent.

Despite front-page reports in France that Beckham has signed an 18-month deal with PSG, people in his camp have strongly denied that a deal has been completed.

Mais um amistoso, foi disputado no dia 06/09/2011, na cidade de Dhaka-PAQ, onde jogaram as seleções da Argentina (9º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Nigéria (38º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copa do Mundo
2010Johannesburg 12/06/2010 ARG1:0 (1:0)NGA First stage2002Ibaraki 02/06/2002 ARG1:0 (0:0)NGA Group matches1994Boston 25/06/1994 ARG2:1 (2:1)NGA Group matches
Copa das Confederações
1995Riyadh 10/01/1995 NGA0:0ARG Group matches
Amistosos
Abuja 01/06/2011 NGA4:1 (3:0)ARG
Mundial Sub-20
2005Utrecht 02/07/2005 ARG2:1 (1:0)NGA Final
Mundial Sub-17
2009Bauchi 30/10/2009 ARG1:2 (1:1)NGA First stage2007Cheonan 02/09/2007 ARG0:2 (0:2)NGA Quarter-finals2003Turku 19/08/2003 NGA0:1 (0:0)ARG Group matches1993Nagoya 24/08/1993 ARG0:4 (0:0)NGA First stage1989Dundee 12/06/1989 ARG0:0NGA First stage
Jogos Olímpicos
2008Beijing 23/08/2008 NGA0:1 (0:0)ARG Gold medal match1996Athens, Ga 03/08/1996 NGA3:2 (1:1)ARG Gold medal match
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman-BAN


O primeiro gol foi de Gonzalo Higuaín, aos 24 minutos do primeiro tempo, sendo seu nono gol.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot against Atletico

Real Madrid (Played 13, Points 34) took the initiative in the Spanish league last night as a 4-1 derby success at home to local rivals Atlético de Madrid was sweetened by a defeat to champions FC Barcelona whose 1-0 defeat to Getafe saw them go six points behind los Blancos at the top of the table.

Real Madrid secured first spot in Group D of the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League in emphatic fashion with a 6-2 win over eliminated GNK Dinamo Zagreb at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday. Fielding a weakened squad, Madrid were up 3-0 within 10 minutes of kickoff on goals from Karim Benzema, José Callejón and Gonzalo Higuaín.

Real Madrid vs Dinamo Zagreb 6-2 Highlights 2011 Goals Benzema Callejon Ozil Higuain CL is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Real Madrid vs Dinamo Zagreb 6-2 Highlights 2011 Goals Benzema Callejon Ozil Higuain CL is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Real Madrid vs Dinamo Zagreb 2011 ( Madrid vs Dinamo 2011 Video Below) Final score and result:- Real Madrid vs Dinamo Zagreb 6-2 ( Benzema*2, Callejon*2, Higuain, Ozil/ Beciraj, Tomecak) [.

11.11.2011 - Si a diez meses de haber asumido (como DT de la selección chilena), Claudio Borghi no terminó de combatir la sombra (comparativa) de Marcelo Bielsa (y sus "viudas"), el estallido en la Roja lo volvió a foja cero.
El complejo Pinto Durán (rebautizado como "Tinto Durán") es un polvorín desde que el Bichi decidió separar del plantel a Arturo Vidal, Jean Beausejour, Carlos Carmona, Jorge Valdivia y Gonzalo Jara por llegar 45 minutos tarde a los entrenamientos en un estado "indefendible".

There are or were, in a few cases -certain possibilities when it comes to international and the misbehavior of its participants: Gabriel Tamas might get drunk, Adrian Mutu might hit someone, Zlatan might care, the Czech national team may be found in the general vicinity of ladies of the night and someone somewhere in South America is going to get suspended for a party.

Real Madrid continued their impressive form in the Champions League with a comfortable victory at home against Lyon. Former Lyon striker Karim Benzema again found the net against his old team and second-half strikes from Sami Khedira, Sergio Ramos and a Hugo Lloris own goal sent the home fans away happy.

Lionel Messi scored a landmark goal for Barcelona and Gonzalo Higuaín a second successive hat-trick for Real Madrid as the top two clubs in the Liga registered comfortable wins on Saturday.

Messi broke the deadlock in typically eye-catching fashion 11 minutes into Barça's 3-0 win against Real Racing Club at Camp Nou, accelerating clear of the final defender before switching the ball from left foot to right and slotting the ball into an empty net with goalkeeper Toño bamboozled.

Getty ImagesBy Charlie Corr
ESPNChicago.com
The elements were not in the Chicago Fire's favor.
They had three suspended starters. They were playing on the road. They were playing down a goal heading into stoppage time. And anything less than a win would have officially spelled the end to Chicago's small, but lingering, playoff hopes.

Real Madrid vs Real Betis 4-1 Highlights Video 2011 Higuain Hat trick Goals is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Real Madrid vs Real Betis 4-1 Highlights Video 2011 Higuain Hat trick Goals is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Real Madrid vs Real Betis 2011 ( Madrid vs Betis 2011) Score and result:- Real Madrid vs Real Betis 4-1 ( Higuain*3, Kaka/ Molina) Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid- 15 October, 2011 Gonzalo [.

Photo by Nick Turchiaro/ISIphotos.com

By ALAN LEDBETTER

There are two weeks left in MLS with a full slate of games each week to earn enough fantasy points to finish at the top spot in SBI's fantasy division.

The playoff picture is starting to clear up as many teams are beginning to clinch spots, while others have dropped out.

El defensor Fernando Amorebieta le ofreció a Venezuela la primera victoria de su historia contra Argentina, al imponerse por 1-0, que le devuelve la ilusión al completarse la segunda jornada de las Eliminatorias para el Mundial de Brasil 2014.
Amorebieta, del Athletic Club de Bilbao español, encontró con su cabezazo a los 61 minutos el tanto que le dio los tres puntos a los dirigidos por César Farías.

By Alan Duffy

They may have made a total hash of their recent Copa America appearance, going out in the quarter-finals, but Argentina look to be getting back on track for their World Cup qualifying campaign.

The star-studded side played their first match of the campaign at the weekend, and demolished an attacking Chile side who were caught out on the break time and time again.

Gonzalo Higuaín metió este viernes tres goles y Lionel Messi quebró su maleficio al aportar otro en el triunfo de Argentina 4-1 sobre Chile en el inicio de la carrera sudamericana para el Mundial de Brasil 2014.Higuaín se lució con creces, pero el guión de la película también le tuvo reservado a Messi un rol protagónico: el notable delantero del Barcelona llevaba 16 partidos oficiales sin marcar con la casaca albiceleste, ya que su último gol había sido en marzo de 2009 ante Venezuela en las anteriores eliminatorias mundialistas.

¿ La diferencia es mucha? ¿Realmente Bielsa era tan efectivo con la camiseta roja?
Pues hoy los seleccionados argentinos iniciaron goleando las eliminatorias Conmebol Sudamerica rumbo a Brasil 2014.
Gonzalo Higuaín anoto un hat trick (tres goles) pero segun la prensa internacional los argentinos recibieron ayuda del arbitro en los ultimos dos goles.

You remember the Chicago Fire, right? Lots of ties. No offense to speak of. Mired in another lost season. Well, put all of that out of your mind, because the team standing in the Seattle Sounders' way of a third-straight U.S. Open Cup title is a lot different from that one.

Unless you follow the blow-by-blow of the Major League Soccer season, you could be excused for not realizing just how good the Fire have been playing over the course of the last couple months.

FC Barcelona head into the international break on top of La Liga after a 1-0 victory at Real Sporting de Gijón on a weekend when the chasing pack also all won.

Josep Guardiola's titleholders were made to work hard for their victory on Sunday evening, Adriano's 12th-minute goal all that separated the sides.

Frank Klopas is going with a heavy lineup for tonight's game:

Sean Johnson; Dan Gargan, Josip Mikulic, Cory Gibbs, Gonzalo Segares; Marco Pappa, Pavel Pardo, Logan Pause; Daniel Paladini; Patrick Nyarko, Dominic Oduro

The U.S. Open Cup Final isn't until Tuesday so there's no reason to worry about overextending these guys.

FC Barcelona and Real Madrid got pulses racing in Spain, thrashing Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano respectively on Saturday night.

David Villa produced a sharp finish to give Barcelona a ninth-minute lead and the game looked to be up for Atlético just six minutes later when Thibaut Courtois saved Lionel Messi's shot, only for the loose ball to cannon into the net off defender Miranda.

22.09.2011 - Alejandro Sabella dio a conocer (hoy) la nómina de convocados para los primeros encuentros de las eliminatorias sudamericanas, ante Chile y Venezuela, con miras al Mundial de 2014.
Arqueros
Sergio Romero (Sampdoria, Italia)
Mariano Andújar (Catania, Italia)
DefensoresPablo Zabaleta (Manchester City, Inglaterra)
Nicolás Burdisso (Roma, Italia)
Federico Fernández (Nápoli, Italia)
Martín Demichelis (Málaga, España)
Nicolás Otamendi (Porto, Portugal)
Nicolás Pareja (Spartak Moscú, Rusia)
Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscú, Rusia)Emiliano Insúa (Sporting, Portugal)
Volantes
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona, España)
Ever Banega (Valencia, España)
Ricardo Alvarez (Inter, Italia)
Jonás Gutiérrez (Newcastle, Inglaterra)
Fabián Rinaudo (Sporting, Portugal)
José Sosa (Mettalist, Ucrania)
Javier Pastore (PSG, Francia)
Angel Di María (Real Madrid, España)
Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica, Portugal)
Delanteros Lionel Messi (Barcelona, España)
Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid, España)
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City, Inglaterra)
Rodrigo Palacio (Genoa, Italia)
Eduardo Salvio (Atl.

10.09.2011 - Con goles de Rubén Ramírez (2), Emanuel Perea (e/c), Leandro Caruso, Diego Villar y Jorge Curbello, Godoy Cruz dio vuelta el partido para vencer (6-1) a All Boys en el Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza).
Godoy Cruz: Nelson Ibañez; Roberto Russo, Leonardo Sigali, Nicolás Sánchez y Germán Voboril; Diego Villar, Nicolás Olmedo y Ariel Rojas; Gonzalo Cabrera; Rubén Ramírez y Leandro Caruso.

Gonzalo Segares -- Getty ImagesBy Charlie Corr
ESPNChicago.com
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Fire have found a rare winning stretch, so the team would prefer few to no changes toward its lineup now that it has a good thing going. Chicago posted back-to-back league wins, followed by a Lamar Hunt U.

A little earlier today, Argentina took on Nigeria in the second match of their South Asian 'tour', in Dhaka, Bangladesh. They won 3-1, with two goals from Gonzalo Higuaín and one from Ángel Di María. You can watch those goals ... Continue reading →

03.09.2011 - Con gol de Nicolás Otamendi (´66), Argentina venció (1-0) a Venezuela (amistoso) en el Salt Lake Stadium (Calcuta, India) en el debut de Alejandro Sabella como entrenador.
Lo esperado, una Argentina demasiado similar a la que dejara Sergio Batista (DT).

Fire's Gonzalo Segares -- Getty ImagesBy Charlie Corr
ESPNChicago.com
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- Don't look now, but the Chicago Fire have put together a stretch of victories.
Dominic Oduro and Cory Gibbs each netted a goal and Chicago topped the Colorado Rapids, 2-0, on Saturday in front of 15,211 at Toyota Park.

Wow! Where to begin....

The Fire knew that Sunday's match was a must win. Instead of winning though, the team had their worst performance of the season, losing 4-2 in a game full of mistakes from both teams. The match was a terrible advertisement for MLS with dozens of misplaced passes, terrible refereeing decisions, and little creative play.

As the final whistle blew at Toyota Park last night, there were no boos but also no cheers. Tweed put it best when I talked to him after the match, describing the result as "soccer purgatory." It many ways the performance mimicked many games this season where the Fire dominated possession and had the best chances but failed to score more than one goal.

15.07.2011 - Con goles de Diego Pérez (URU ´5) y Gonzalo Higuaín (ARG ´17), Argentina y Uruguay empataron (1-1) en el Estadio Estanislao López (Santa Fe). Luego, en definición por penales, Uruguay se impuso 5-4, se llevó el clásico rioplatense y pasó a semifinales de la Copa América 2011 (para enfrentar a Perú).

Liverpool Track Madrid Star Higuain

Liverpool are believed to be keeping tabs on Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuaín, according to Footybunker.com. The reds, who are yet to make a marquee signing as such this season, are in need of another striker to provide strength in depth in the forward positions.

Liverpool FC want to make one big surprise signing this summer and have earmarked Real Madrid and Argentina stiker Gonzalo Higuaín as the player to add some gloss to Anfield next season.
Whilst Jose Mourinho has claimed he will not be selling his main stars, the arrivals of numerous other players this summer at the Bernabeu will mean that players will look to move on if not guaranteed starting places.

Por Gastón del Torto / @g_deltorto
Hay que festejar pero no desesperarse
"No jugó contra nadie" y "no es un rival para tener en cuenta" serán seguramente las frases de cabecera de algún sector del público mañana. Ahora la pregunta es ¿Bolivia sí lo era? Si se conseguía la victoria ¿Hubiera sido valorada?

The battle for a coach's trust is one of the most fascinating elements to observe over the course of any sports season. How deep does a coach's rotation go in basketball? Which back gets the hand-off in which yardage and down situations in the NFL? Who is the first batter to come off the bench in pinch-hitting situations against lefties in baseball?

1- Juan Pablo Carrizo (River)
2- Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid)
3- Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
4- Nicolás Burdisso (Roma)
5- Esteban Cambiasso (Inter)
6- Gabriel Milito (Barcelona)
7- Angel Di María (Real Madrid)
8- Javier Zanetti (Inter)
9- Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
10- Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
11- Carlos Tevez (Manchester City)
12- Mariano Andújar (Catania)
13- Nicolás Pareja (Spartak Moscú)
14- Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
15- Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht)
16- Sergio Agüero (Atlético Madrid)
17- Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscu)
18- Javier Pastore (Palermo)
19- Ever Banega (Valencia)
20- Fernando Gago (Real Madrid)
21- Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli)
22- Diego Milito (Internazionale)
23- Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar)
Desafectados
Enzo Pérez (Estudiantes Lp)
Diego Valeri (Lanús)
Luciano Monzón (Boca jrs)
Doble 5: "Los 23 de Batista: ¿Qué decir?

ARQUEROSSergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar - Holanda)
Mariano Andújar (Catania - Italia)
Juan Pablo Carrizo (Ríver Plate - Argentina)
DEFENSORESEzequiel Garay (Real Madrid - España)
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City - Inglaterra)
Nicolás Burdisso (AS Roma - Italia)
Gabriel Milito (Barcelona FC - España)
Javier Zanetti (Inter - Italia)
Nicolás Pareja (FC Spartak - Rusia)
Marcos Rojo (FC Spartak - Rusia)
VOLANTESEsteban Cambiasso (Inter - Italia)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona FC - España)
Lucas Biglia (RSC Anderlecht - Bélgica)
Ever Banega (Valencia CF - España)
Fernando Gago (Real Madrid - España)
Javier Pastore (Palermo - Italia)
DELANTEROSAngel Di María (Real Madrid - España)
Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid - España)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona FC - España)
Carlos Tevez (Manchester City - Inglaterra)
Sergio Agüero (At.

Banfield and San Lorenzo had little but pride to play for when they faced each other during the final round of games in the Clausura 2011 tournament. San Lorenzo needed to win to cut their sequence of six games without a victory but Gonzalo Toledo put Banfield ahead with this magnificent strike. San Lorenzo managed to scramble an equaliser for a 1-1 draw but they still finished the season in

Fire celebrate lone goal -- Getty ImagesThe Chicago Fire defense has been in top form under interim head coach Frank Klopas, posting three straight shutouts under his tenure. But one slightly delayed push by the defensive back line allowed the New England Revolution a game-tying goal, as Chicago played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

The Chicago Fire enter today's game on the heels of their first win since March 26th. New England lost four games in a row before stopping the bleeding on Wednesday with a tie against Toronto FC. Frank Klopas hopes the team can continue the current 286 minute opposition shutout streak dating back to May 28th when San Jose's Chris Wondolowoski scored a 74th minute header.