EL PRIMER GOL DE ARQUERO EN EL FÚTBOL ARGENTINO
Pibona Alterio, arquero de Chacarita y tío de Héctor "vale la pena" Alterio, fue el primer arquero en convertir un gol en el fútbol argentino: lo hizo de penal a Tigre (1931), en un partido que terminó 3-3. No fue muy difícil. El arquero de Tigre, Savarro, se quedó parado junto al poste en señal de protesta por el cobro del árbitro. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you miss the sitter of the season........... Big Four is dwindling. (EPL Talk) Rogerio Ceni scores again. (See The Cup) Reviewing The Damned United. (Unprofessional Foul) Barca still the beesneeze. (SoccerLens) A cokehead's booze line. (Dirty Tackle) Just what is Southgategate? (Fisted Away) Help name that city. Click to continue reading...

After 14 months, Rogerio Ceni, the goalie with the more goals scored in the history of football, scored again. Goal number 84 (86- but FIFA does not count 2 scored in friendlies) was scored the winning goal in the derby against Santos. Sao Paulo won 4-3. It was the first goal after the serious injury the goalie earlier this year.

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.... Lots of it. After looking like the virtual champion of Campeonato Brasileiro, Palmeiras lost points and the chances of confirming the title. And with that, 4 clubs have now the chance of taking the title away from the side headed by Muricy Ramalho. In the 31st round of Brasileiro, Atletico-MG, Inter, Sao Paulo and Flamengo won their matches and are just a few step away from jumping to first (something that can happen in the next round).

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The 28th round of Brasileirao was big obstacle for the leaders of the tournament. Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Goias and Atletico-MG failed to win. The only side rubbing its hand and smiling is Inter, as it pocketed 3 points.

On Thursday, Palmeiras received Avai at home knowing that on the day before Sao Paulo had failed to win.

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In the 23rd round of the Brasileirao, the race for the title came down to what is promising to be a tight one. Palmeiras (44 points), Inter (43) and Sao Paulo (40) won their matches and offered no chance for each other to relax.

On the match that marked the return of Vagner Love, Palmeiras received Barueri at home.

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Week 22 of the Campeonato Brasileiro featured a Paulista rivalry with 1st place on the line. The game featured Palmeiras' coach Muricy Ramalho facing his old team and CSKA Moscow & new Palmeiras loanee forward Wagner Love in the stands. Palmeiras traveled to the Morumbi to face São Paulo FC and played to a 0-0 draw. Click to continue reading...

It is ironic, but the new sensation of Campeonato Brasileiro is Sao Paulo, the club that lifted the trophy in the last three years. After a very bad start, the firing of Muricy Ramalho, the questions about Ricardo Gomes and the players and seating on the 15th spot, Sao Paulo reached the second spot.

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São Paulo goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni will be out of action for the next six months after he fractured his ankle in practice.

The world's all-time scoring goalkeeper with 83 goals will need surgery and will miss the remainder of the Copa Santander Libertadores as well as the Paulistão and probably the remainder of the Brazilian national tournament.

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A full week of Libertadores matches took place this week as teams seek points to advance to the knockout stages which are less than 1 month away. On Tuesday, Libertad's perfect record ended with a 2-1 road loss to Universitario in Lima. The Peruvians took the 3 points when Piero Alva scoring in the 62 minute to move Universitario into 2nd place in Group 8 with 8 points.

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How not to put your mistakes out of your mind This bizarre footage from Brazil shows that experience does not necessarily correlate to stability on a football pitch. Sao Paulo's 35-year-old goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni appeared to have an on-pitch breakdown of some sort after fumbling a cross-cum-shot into his own net. Click to continue reading...

Usually when we think of goalkeeper's scoring goals, we think of those keepers that take free kicks and penalties for their club, past and present (Jose Luis Chilavert, Rogerio Ceni, Hans-Jorg Butt), but there are always the goalkeepers that come up in the last minute of the game with their team down by a goal and get a touch on the ball and score themselves.

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Brazil has produced some of the most potent footballers on the planet. Names like Ronaldinho and Ronaldo (not the Manchester United maestro) spring to mind. But, Brazil has also produced some of the sexiest goalkeeping you'll ever see...goalkeeping, and some may argue goalkeepers as well, or not. Dida and Rogerio Ceni with his goal scoring prowess are two that spring to mind instantly.

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It's time again to do some speed-linking for all of you who love to read about the world of goalkeeping. Enjoy!

• Rogerio Ceni is one of the three finalists for the Brazilian League Most Valuable Player Award.
• French goalkeeper Sebastian Frey's brother says that not Gianluigi Buffon, but Frey is the best goalkeeper in Italy.

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It's time again to do some speed-linking for all of you who love to read about the world of goalkeeping. Enjoy!

• Rogerio Ceni is one of the three finalists for the Brazilian League Most Valuable Player Award.
• French goalkeeper Sebastian Frey's brother says that not Gianluigi Buffon, but Frey is the best goalkeeper in Italy.

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It's time again to do some speed-linking for all of you who love to read about the world of goalkeeping. Enjoy!

• Rogerio Ceni is one of the three finalists for the Brazilian League Most Valuable Player Award.
• French goalkeeper Sebastian Frey's brother says that not Gianluigi Buffon, but Frey is the best goalkeeper in Italy.

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"Yes, I will be 41 years old but in my position that is not an important factor," said Ceni speaking after winning the Campeonato Brasileiro title. Why does he want to play until 2014, though? According to Ceni:

"I think I can play until 2014 because I want to play the World Cup here in my country.

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"Yes, I will be 41 years old but in my position that is not an important factor," said Ceni speaking after winning the Campeonato Brasileiro title. Why does he want to play until 2014, though? According to Ceni:

"I think I can play until 2014 because I want to play the World Cup here in my country.

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"Yes, I will be 41 years old but in my position that is not an important factor," said Ceni speaking after winning the Campeonato Brasileiro title. Why does he want to play until 2014, though? According to Ceni:

"I think I can play until 2014 because I want to play the World Cup here in my country.

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Rogerio Ceni was voted as world's best keeper. The inquiery was carried out by France Football. Brazilian outvoted Buffon, Czech, Kahn, Boruc and Casillas. Click to continue reading...

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I had the opportunity to meet Rogerio Ceni and see him play years ago, and I would tell anyone that he is a solid goalkeeper. What I've noticed recently, though, is that his goalkeeping prowess seems to be a bit inflated, or overly-hyped. From where is this hype coming? It's from what can only be described as a following.

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I had the opportunity to meet Rogerio Ceni and see him play years ago, and I would tell anyone that he is a solid goalkeeper. What I've noticed recently, though, is that his goalkeeping prowess seems to be a bit inflated, or overly-hyped. From where is this hype coming? It's from what can only be described as a following.

Click to continue reading...

Image by: Galaxie Sport

I had the opportunity to meet Rogerio Ceni and see him play years ago, and I would tell anyone that he is a solid goalkeeper. What I've noticed recently, though, is that his goalkeeping prowess seems to be a bit inflated, or overly-hyped. From where is this hype coming?

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Rogerio Ceni of Sao Paulo has not been allowing goals for 695 minutes already. That's a new record of Brazilian championship. The previous one belonged to famous Waldir Perez. Click to continue reading...