The Copa Sudamericana will determine its final match-up on Thursday, November 19, 2009 as LDU Quito takes on River Plate. The winner will take on Fluminense in the final. Heading into the second leg, River Plate leads 2-1 on aggregate but LDU Quito hosts the second leg. Who will advance? Find out with live coverage on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the link below.

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U-17 World Cup on Galavision: Mexico - Korea at 10am. Europa League on GolTV: Hamburgh - Celtic at 1pm, Villarreal - Lazio at 3pm, and Everton - Benfica at 8pm. MLS playoffs on ESPN2: Salt Lake - Columbus at 8pm. Copa Sudamericana on Fox SPorts en Espanol: Universidad - Fluminense at 6pm and LDU Quito - Velez Sarsfield at 8:30pm. Click to continue reading...

Tarde de clásico
En Argentina, México y Ecuador se llevaron a cabo clásicos que coincidieron en fechas. En Argentina el River y Boca empataron a 1 gol, con un Palermo que lució una mascara, emulando un guerrero en batalla, mascara que usó por la fractura de nariz, que finalmente se quitó en el segundo tiempo y anotó el empate en un resultados que no ayuda ni daña a ninguno de los 2. Click to continue reading...

Europa League on GolTV: AEK Athens - Benfica at 1pm, Valencia - Genoa at 3pm, and Celtic - Rapid Vienna at 8pm. Copa Sudamericana on Fox Sports en Espanol: Lanus - LDU Quito at 6pm and Espanola - Velez Sarsfield at 8:30pm. CONCACAF Champions League on Galavision: Toluca - Marathon at 10pm. Click to continue reading...

Both Lanus and San Lorenzo began their Copa Sudamericana campaigns proper during the last couple of days, and they had very contrasting fortunes in their first legs. San Lorenzo battered Peruvian club Cienciano 3-0 in the Nuevo Gasometro, whilst Lanus found themselves two goals down after six minutes against Ecuador's LDU Quito, and chasing the [. Click to continue reading...

The 2009 Peace Cup continued on Tuesday with Juventus taking on Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Real Madrid hosting LDU Quito. Here's a recap of both matches along with video highlights.

Real Madrid tops LDU Quito 4-2 - Video Highlights

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal for Real Madrid as they beat LDU Quito 4-2 to advance to the semifinals in the 2009 Peace Cup.

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Day after tomorrow, the players kick off their fourth Peace Cup campaign (for some odd reason, the event organizers really like Lyon). For those of you unfamiliar with the tournament, it takes place every two years and is one of the six pre-season friendly tournaments going on this summer. The last three Peace Cups took place in South Korea - Lyon were runners-up in 2003 and 2005, and they were winners in 2007.

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It's beginning to feel like we're back, baby!!! True, most of the matches involving good clubs this weekend are exhibitions and don't count for much, but there are a butt-load of matches on television and some of the top clubs are involved. It's a great way to get back into gear for the regular season. Click to continue reading...

Real Madrid opened their preseason with a match against Irish Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers. It was the first match with Cristiano Ronaldo who broke the tranfer record leaving Manchester United. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Real Madrid defeates Shamrock Rovers 1-0 in friendly - Video Highlights - Real Madrid struggled in their first preseason match as Cristiano Ronaldo played his first game for the Spanish club.

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Could Getafe's Joffre Guerron, the former Most Valuable Player of the Copa Libertadores who dazzled LDU Quito to unprecedented heights, be set for a U-turn back to South America with River Plate?

Read On -- Getafe's Joffre Guerron Set For River Plate Move

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So just who is playing in the July 4 South American all-stars verses a Rest of the World team at the exhibition game?

Even the game organizers are still trying to figure that one out it appears.

And it's not just Blanco who is either not coming or remains a question mark. For instance, Brazilian great Roberto Carlos is still listed as participating on the Coliseum Web site as I write this.

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Inter could be boosted by the availability of recent signing Luis Bolaños for tomorrow's game against Flamengo.
The 24 year old forward has not featured for Inter since joining last month but has been undergoing an intensive conditioning programme with Elio Carravetta. Yesterday, the player's registration was confirmed in the CBF's BID document, confirming that the Ecuadorian is eligible to play in tomorrow's clash in the Maracanã. Click to continue reading...

Fitness coach Fabio Mahseredjian has revealed Inter's approach for the next month in which Inter must play a mammoth nine matches with four of which being cup finals.
Speaking to Bandeirantes Radio he explained, "It will certainly be a marathon and in the next week it will be important to evaluate the players condition and allow them to recover. Click to continue reading...

Speculation linking Porto owned midfielder Ibson to Inter has intensified with former Inter forward Wason Renteria being linked into the deal.
According to Ricardo Vidarte, a highly respected journalist based in Porto Alegre the complex deal could be near to completion. Click to continue reading...

Both Nilmar and Kléber have been announced in the Seleção squad for Brazil's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Paraguay (6th and 10th June) and also the Confederation Cup which runs from 14-28 June.
Whilst the news will undoubtedly be well received by the player's, news of Nilmar and Kléber's international commitments will come as a blow to Inter who are at a key point of the season. Click to continue reading...

We all know how many more trophies than Liverpool we won this season but how many more games have we had to stretch ourselves over to win the league early?

FA Community Shield Man Utd 0-0 Portsmouth 10-08-2008
English Premier Man Utd 1-1 Newcastle 17-08-2008
English Premier Portsmouth 0-1 Man Utd 25-08-2008
European Super Cup Man Utd 1-2 Zenit 29-08-2008
English Premier Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd 13-09-2008
European Cup Man Utd 0-0 Villarreal 17-09-2008
English Premier Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd 21-09-2008
English League Cup Man Utd 3-1 Middlesbro 23-09-2008
English Premier Man Utd 2-0 Bolton 27-09-2008
European Cup Aalborg 0-3 Man Utd 30-09-2008
English Premier Blackburn 0-2 Man Utd 04-10-2008
English Premier Man Utd 4-0 West Brom 18-10-2008
European Cup Man Utd 3-0 Celtic 21-10-2008
English Premier Everton 1-1 Man Utd 25-10-2008
English Premier Man Utd 2-0 West Ham 29-10-2008
English Premier Man Utd 4-3 Hull 01-11-2008
European Cup Celtic 1-1 Man Utd 05-11-2008
English Premier Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd 08-11-2008
English League Cup Man Utd 1-0 QPR 11-11-2008
English Premier Man Utd 5-0 Stoke 15-11-2008
English Premier Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd 22-11-2008
European Cup Villarreal 0-0 Man Utd 25-11-2008
English Premier Man City 0-1 Man Utd 30-11-2008
English League Cup Man Utd 5-3 Blackburn 03-12-2008
English Premier Man Utd 1-0 Sunderland 06-12-2008
European Cup Man Utd 2-2 Aalborg 10-12-2008
English Premier Tottenham 0-0 Man Utd 13-12-2008
FIFA Club World Championship Gamba Osaka 3-5 Man Utd 18-12-2008
FIFA Club World Championship Man Utd 1-0 LDU Quito 21-12-2008
English Premier Stoke 0-1 Man Utd 26-12-2008
English Premier Man Utd 1-0 Middlesbro 29-12-2008
English FA Cup Southampton 0-3 Man Utd 04-01-2009
English League Cup Derby 1-0 Man Utd 07-01-2009
English Premier Man Utd 3-0 Chelsea 11-01-2009
English Premier Man Utd 1-0 Wigan 14-01-2009
English Premier Bolton 0-1 Man Utd 17-01-2009
English League Cup Man Utd 4-2 Derby 20-01-2009
English FA Cup Man Utd 2-1 Tottenham 24-01-2009
English Premier West Brom 0-5 Man Utd 27-01-2009
English Premier Man Utd 1-0 Everton 31-01-2009
English Premier West Ham 0-1 Man Utd 08-02-2009
English FA Cup Derby 1-4 Man Utd 15-02-2009
English Premier Man Utd 3-0 Fulham 18-02-2009
English Premier Man Utd 2-1 Blackburn 21-02-2009
European Cup Inter 0-0 Man Utd 24-02-2009
English League Cup Man Utd 0-0 Tottenham 01-03-2009
English Premier Newcastle 1-2 Man Utd 04-03-2009
English FA Cup Fulham 0-4 Man Utd 07-03-2009
European Cup Man Utd 2-0 Inter 11-03-2009
English Premier Man Utd 1-4 Liverpool 14-03-2009
English Premier Fulham 2-0 Man Utd 21-03-2009
English Premier Man Utd 3-2 Aston Villa 05-04-2009
European Cup Man Utd 2-2 Porto 07-04-2009
English Premier Sunderland 1-2 Man Utd 11-04-2009
European Cup Porto 0-1 Man Utd 15-04-2009
English FA Cup Man Utd 0-0 Everton 19-04-2009
English Premier Man Utd 2-0 Portsmouth 22-04-2009
English Premier Man Utd 5-2 Tottenham 25-04-2009
European Cup Man Utd 1-0 Arsenal 29-04-2009
English Premier Middlesbro 0-2 Man Utd 02-05-2009
European Cup Arsenal 1-3 Man Utd 05-05-2009
English Premier Man Utd 2-0 Man City 10-05-2009
English Premier Wigan 1-2 Man Utd 13-05-2009
English Premier Man Utd 0-0 Arsenal 16-05-2009
English Premier Hull vs Man Utd 24-05-2009
European Cup Barcelona vs Man Utd 27-05-2009

European Cup Standard Liege 0-0 Liverpool 13-08-2008
English Premier Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool 16-08-2008
English Premier Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbro 23-08-2008
European Cup Liverpool 1-0 Standard Liege 27-08-2008
English Premier Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool 31-08-2008
English Premier Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd 13-09-2008
European Cup Marseille 1-2 Liverpool 16-09-2008
English Premier Liverpool 0-0 Stoke 20-09-2008
English League Cup Liverpool 2-1 Crewe 23-09-2008
English Premier Everton 0-2 Liverpool 27-09-2008
European Cup Liverpool 3-1 PSV Eindhoven 01-10-2008
English Premier Man City 2-3 Liverpool 05-10-2008
English Premier Liverpool 3-2 Wigan 18-10-2008
European Cup Atl Madrid 1-1 Liverpool 22-10-2008
English Premier Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool 26-10-2008
English Premier Liverpool 1-0 Portsmouth 29-10-2008
English Premier Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool 01-11-2008
European Cup Liverpool 1-1 Atl Madrid 04-11-2008
English Premier Liverpool 3-0 West Brom 08-11-2008
English League Cup Tottenham 4-2 Liverpool 12-11-2008
English Premier Bolton 0-2 Liverpool 15-11-2008
English Premier Liverpool 0-0 Fulham 22-11-2008
European Cup Liverpool 1-0 Marseille 26-11-2008
English Premier Liverpool 0-0 West Ham 01-12-2008
English Premier Blackburn 1-3 Liverpool 06-12-2008
European Cup PSV Eindhoven 1-3 Liverpool 09-12-2008
English Premier Liverpool 2-2 Hull 13-12-2008
English Premier Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool 21-12-2008
English Premier Liverpool 3-0 Bolton 26-12-2008
English Premier Newcastle 1-5 Liverpool 28-12-2008
English FA Cup Preston 0-2 Liverpool 03-01-2009
English Premier Stoke 0-0 Liverpool 10-01-2009
English Premier Liverpool 1-1 Everton 19-01-2009
English FA Cup Liverpool 1-1 Everton 25-01-2009
English Premier Wigan 1-1 Liverpool 28-01-2009
English Premier Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea 01-02-2009
English FA Cup Everton 1-0 Liverpool 04-02-2009
English Premier Portsmouth 2-3 Liverpool 07-02-2009
English Premier Liverpool 1-1 Man City 22-02-2009
European Cup Real Madrid 0-1 Liverpool 25-02-2009
English Premier Middlesbro 2-0 Liverpool 28-02-2009
English Premier Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland 03-03-2009
European Cup Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid 10-03-2009
English Premier Man Utd 1-4 Liverpool 14-03-2009
English Premier Liverpool 5-0 Aston Villa 22-03-2009
English Premier Fulham 0-1 Liverpool 04-04-2009
European Cup Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea 08-04-2009
English Premier Liverpool 4-0 Blackburn 11-04-2009
European Cup Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool 14-04-2009
English Premier Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal 21-04-2009
English Premier Hull 1-3 Liverpool 25-04-2009
English Premier Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle 03-05-2009
English Premier West Ham 0-3 Liverpool 09-05-2009
English Premier West Brom 0-2 Liverpool 17-05-2009
English Premier Liverpool vs Tottenham 24-05-2009

We had played 64 games in all competitions by the time the title was won, collecting the Community Shield, the FIFA World Club Cup and the League Cup along the way, as well as booking our place in the European Cup final.

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Luis Bolaños is expected to complete his move to Inter within the next 48 hours. The deal is thought to be near to completion with only ‘small details' between the Sonda Investment group and the Ecuadorian club, LDU Quito, who part own the player to be finalised.
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The Correio do Povo newspaper is claiming that Ecuadorian forward Luis Bolaños will complete a move to Internacional within the next week.
Bolaños, 24, has recently ended his contract with Santos after moving to Brazil from Ecuadorian football in January this year after being a key member of LDU Quito's Copa Libertadores triumph last year. Click to continue reading...

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... Click to continue reading...

They may have been knocked out of the UEFA Cup, failed to make the last two in the FA or League Cups and not be in the title race anymore but Aston Villa could very well end the season with silverware.

They are taking part in the fourth outing of the Peace Cup which began back in 2003.

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LDU celebrate (Photo: EFE)LDU Quito got the defence of their Copa Libertadores crown off to a flying start this week with an impressive 3-2 win over Brazilian outfit Palmeiras. In what was arguably the game of the opening round, Damian Manso's 58th minute winner was enough to secure victory for LDU, who had twice led thanks to two goals from 31-year-old forward Walter Calderon before twice being Click to continue reading...

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LDU celebrate (Photo: EFE)LDU Quito got the defence of their Copa Libertadores crown off to a flying start this week with an impressive 3-2 win over Brazilian outfit Palmeiras. In what was arguably the game of the opening round, Damian Manso's 58th minute winner was enough to secure victory for LDU, who had twice led thanks to two goals from 31-year-old forward Walter Calderon before twice being Click to continue reading...

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Stuff to read while you watch Massimo Ambrosini execute the perfect dive....... LDU Quito would like some donations, please. (Unprofessional Foul) Arsenal helping out patrons struggling with the economic crisis by upping ticket prices. (The Spoiler) Argentina's footballing is in a bit of trouble... Click to continue reading...

BigSoccer member argentine soccer fan is preparing previews for each group in the tournament. Group play begins this week. Follow the links to his previews...

• 2009 Copa libertadores - GROUP ONE
• 2009 Copa Libertadores - GROUP TWO

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The 49th edition of South America's pinnacle club competition delivered one of the enchanting fairytales of 2008 as LDU Quito created history by becoming the first club from Ecuador to taste victory in the competition as they broke the tag as ‘underdogs' to push aside Fluminense of Brazil in the exhilarating two-legged final. Click to continue reading...

There was not quite a full slate of English Premier League fixtures this past weekend as Fergie and the lads headed to the Land of the Rising Sun to participate in a wintertime festival known as the FIFA World Club Cup. Depending on your viewpoint this could be considered the football definition of a complete and utter waste of time. Click to continue reading...

The FIFA Club World Cup, better known as the expanded Intercontinental Cup, concluded with Manchester United lifting the trophy after defeating Liga de Quito 1-0. Wayne Rooney settled the final with a well-taken strike in the 73rd minute. I had an early morning flight so I wasn't able to watch the match, but from reading the press reports it appeared that Man U were the better side despite the expulsion of Vidic. Click to continue reading...

Qué bonito suena lo de "campeón del mundo". Más bien, Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA, el título que ha conquistado el Manchester United en el día de hoy. Lo hizo derrotando a Liga de Quito por la mínima, con un tanto de Wayne Rooney en el minuto 73, después de haber desperdiciado multitud de [. Click to continue reading...

You're shocked, I know. Though to be fair to LDU Quito, it was only a 1-0 score and it took until the 73rd minute for the red devils to break through. So the Ecuadorians at least put up a bit of a fight. But in the end, as expected, it was ManU through Wayne Rooney [...] Click to continue reading...

LDU Quito attacking midfielder Luis Bolanos is confident that the Copa Libertadores winners have a chance of toppling European champions Manchester United ahead of Sunday's FIFA World Club Cup final. Bolanos, 23, was one of the stars of LDU's successful Libertadores campaign and has continued that form into the World Club Cup, scoring a superb freekick in his side's semi-final victory over Click to continue reading...