By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN
South America's premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores, kicks off its 51st
edition this week as the first stages have 12 teams battling for six spots available into the group
phases where eventually 40 teams from the continent as well as Mexico will see action in the
upcoming months.
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With the 271st derby (I added 9 since this Gazzetta article) between Milan AC and Inter Milan
coming up next Sunday, I thought I would give you my recipe for what makes incredible derbies (I
also include classics here which differ in that derbies concern 2 clubs in the same city or at
least in the same region):
- Start by adding at least 70 years or more of statistics to show for
- Stir with the football passion that only some cities can bring
- Spice up with political differences
- Cook with the memories of some legendary matches and stars
- Serve hot with the inimitable parfum that makes these derbies and classics
passionately debated from one generation to the next
The top 6 derby matches/classics in my opinion are:
- Boca Juniors River Plate (I'm for Boca)
- Milan Inter (I root for Milan)
- Barça Real Madrid (go Barça)
- Rangers Celtic (neutral here)
- Flamengo Fluminense (Fla!
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Here we are, finally back at full speed. Well, almost, anyway. We don't have the Argentine
Clausura or Brazilian Serie A yet, but we do have the Torneo de Verano and Paulista League. Almost
all of the European Leagues are back in action, save Russia, which won't start for several weeks
yet. Nevertheless, we're pretty damn close.
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Clint Dempsey has been on a roll lately, and he will look to keep his recent hot streak going
for Fulham against Sunderland.
Today's slate of soccer matches on TV isn't confined to ones featuring Americans Abroad, though
Dempsey and Tim Howard will both be playing matches on TV today.
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Clint Dempsey has been on a roll lately, and he will look to keep his recent hot streak going
for Fulham against Sunderland.
Today's slate of soccer matches on TV isn't confined to ones featuring Americans Abroad, though
Dempsey and Tim Howard will both be playing matches on TV today.
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The Offside 09 August @ 11:15 AM EDT
This was supposed to be a friendly between Penarol (of Uruguay, yellow and black) and Newell's Old
Boys (of Argentina, red and black). But the game was abandoned with 40 minutes on the clock, when a
punch-up between Penarol midfielder Julio Mozzo (#7) and Newell's defender Diego Mateo (#5) turned
into a mass brawl between the [.
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Estudiantes'in şampiyonluk kutlamalarından bu kareler. 4.'defa Güney Amerika şampiyonu oldular
ve blog alemi ve medyada da belirtildiği üzere baba-oğul Veron'lar bu 4 zaferde de
kadrodaydılar. Kupa tarihinde bu zafer ile birlikte 4. sıraya çıktılar. Hemen önlerinde 5
şampiyonluk ile Uruguay'dan Penarol var ki her ne kadar Estudiantes'in şampiyonluğu çok büyük
bir başarı ve süpriz de olsa artık esamesi okunmayan Penarol'u ilerleyen yıllarda geçme
ihtimalleri yüksek.
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Congratulations to the Argentine champions, Estudiantes for a fantastic run to the Copa
Libertadores championship win. After a 0-0 draw in La Plata, Argentina last week, Cruzeiro would
have been favourites to win the Copa with home advantage. Estudiantes stormed back from a goal down
to upset Cruzeiro with goals from Gaston Fernandez and Mauro Boselli.
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Congratulations to the Argentine champions, Estudiantes for a fantastic run to the Copa
Libertadores championship win. After a 0-0 draw in La Plata, Argentina last week, Cruzeiro would
have been favourites to win the Copa with home advantage. Estudiantes stormed back from a goal down
to upset Cruzeiro with goals from Gaston Fernandez and Mauro Boselli.
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Has Argentinas dominance of the Libertadores Cup come to an end?
Throughout history, Argentinian clubs have dominated the Libertadores cup. Since 1960,
the cup has been lifted 21 times by an Argentinian club, yet only 13 by a Brazilian club.
Independiente have won the trophy 7 times, making them the most successful team in the competitions
history.
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football news - The good, the bad and the ugly
Andrei Arshavin's fantastic display against Liverpool, AZ Alkmaar, the Wembley pitch and Serie A
all feature on this week's good, the bad and the ugly section feature in this week's Good, the Bad
and the Ugly section of languagecaster's football podcast.
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Another weekend of club football, and another week full of blah matches. As always, there are some
good ones. And there is no denying that there are plenty of opportunities to get your fix. There
are at least twenty-four matches (more counting ESPN 360) being broadcast on Saturday alone. Still,
we are a week or so away from things getting really exciting.
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The Offside 19 January @ 06:00 PM EDT
Football in Uruguay ain't what it once was. At one point they were behemoths, winning two World
Cups in a span of 20 years (that's the same number of World Cups that France, England, Spain,
Netherlands, Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania and Antarctica have won combined). These days,
domestically at least, they're mostly known for [.
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The Preliminary Round of the 2009 Copa Libertadores consists of twelve teams who will each play a
two-legged tie with another opponent. The victors over both legs will advance to the group stage
and these fixtures will take place between January 27th and February 5th.
Independiente Medellin (Columbia) –
Penarol (Uruguay)
Sporting Cristal (Peru) –
Estudiantes (Argentina)
El Nacional (Ecuador) –
Nacional (Paraguay)
Deportivo Anzoategui (Venezuela) –
Deportivo Cuenca
(Ecuador)
Palmeiras (Brazil) –
Real Potosi (Bolivia)
Universidad de Chile (Chile) –
Pachuca (Mexico)
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