The guilty party for this heinous crime for throwing a cash register receipt and the referee's subsequent ode to physics is not yet known. What is known is that both Nacional and Universidad de Chile, the two teams playing as the crime was committed, then not playing (game suspended) after said crime, will have scouts from any team with ties to Major League Baseball Liverpool and Roma off the top of the head (sorry) in the stands, but with their backs curiously turned to the field of play.

Liverpool are looking into developing a long term partnership with top Uruguay side Nacional, which will offer them first refusal on their Uruguayan teams players.

The Red star Luis Suarez originally played for the Nacional team before joining Ajax and Liverpool have also just completed the signing of young star Sebastian Coates.

Portuguese clubs did not fair well this week in European competitions with none of the five clubs in action coming away with a victory. Benfica opened the week of drawing 2-2 with Dutch club Twente and will be looking to advance to the Champions League group stage at home this coming week. In Europe League action, Sporting, Braga and Nacional all played to scoreless draws against

Veteran Uruguayan midfielder Alvaro Recoba (35) scores from the half way line at the week-end for Nacional.

By Frank Sale

Opinions of Luis Alberto Suarez in England seem to be divided. For all Liverpool fans and many neutrals, he is a genius. "Kenny Dalglish reborn." The Kop barely gave Fernando Torres a second thought when he joined. Suarez has injected life and a buzz into Anfield with his quick turns, his magical feet and his unpredictable persona.

Portuguese clubs have been handed their next round of games in Europe by the draw in Nyon today. Benfica will look to advance to the Group Stage of the Champions League as they take on Dutch side Twente, the games will be played Aug 16/11 and August 24/11. While in the Europa League, four Portuguese clubs look to make the Group Stage with Sporting facing Danish side Nordsjaelland.

Nacional earned a 3-0 home victory in the first leg of their Europa League encounter with Hacken from Sweden. The Madeira side scored three first half goals with Matheus getting a brace and Luis Alberto the other. Guimaraes on the other hand played to a scoreless draw on the road with Midtjylland from Denmark, the Northern Portugal squad will be looking for the victory in their second leg

As has been previously described on the PSP, the friendly has historically been an important opportunity for the transmission of new football tactics. It's also a great way for clubs and federations to make some money and for hitherto unknown players to be seen by top clubs. From the fan's perspective, the friendly is often a rare opportunity to see top flight international soccer and also serves as an important community builder, whether those communities are ethnic groups that identify with particular international clubs or the soccer community as a whole.

FC Porto have added another keeper to the fold, picking up 30 year old Nacional keeper Rafael Bracali on a free transfer. The Brazilian has been with Nacional since the 2006 season appearing in 104 games. Bracali joins a crowded Porto net with current starter Helton, Beto and Pawel Kieszek all battling for time between the pipes for the Dragons

Three domestic championships were decided in South America this weekend. Vélez Sársfield claimed their eighth Argentinian championship having defeated Huracan 2-0 on Matchday 18 with goals from Santiago Silva and David Ramírez sealing the win whilst their only title challengers CA Lanús lost 1-0 at home to Argentinos Juniors, Nicolas Blandi scoring the only goal of the game.

In Uruguay's Torneo Clausura on Sunday old rivals Nacional and Peñarol faced each other with both teams level on points at the top of the standings. A win at this late stage of the season would see one of these traditional powers grab the advantage with only three matches left to play. Nacional (played 12, points 28) sneaked ahead of their rivals in the Estadio Centanario on the hour mark after Santiago García ghosted into the penalty area to ram the ball home from just outside the six yard box.

Argentinos Juniors started Tuesday still unbeaten in all competitions in 2011, and were seeking another win in the Copa Libertadores that would have ensured their qualification for the knockout stages with two matches to play. They were at home to ... Continue reading →

Reports & highlights of Group 3 in the 2011 Copa Libertadores. Argentinos Juniors secured an impressive 2-2 draw against Brazilian champions Fluminense in the first game of the group stages. It was a game of four headers, 5' 4" Franco Niell scored two headers for Argentinos Juniors and Rafael Moura equalised twice also with headers.

The Winter transfer window has officially closed and we now take a look on a team by team basis of what was completed in Portugal. All figures are in British PoundsFC PortoINKelvin (Parana Club) $1,760,000Juan Iturbe (Quilmes) $1,320,000OUTBruno Moraes (Gloria Bistrita) Free TransferDiego Valeri (Atletico Lanus) Free TransferBenficaINLionel Carole (Nantes) $660,000Jardel (Olhanense)

El año iniciara movido el torneo de futbol latinoamericano mas importante tendra lugar y ya estan listos los encuentros de los equipos Sudamericanos y mexicanos en este certamen que ha causado gran expectación en la afición.

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Partido 1: Corinthians (Brasil) vs.