If this summer’s transfer window is any indication, we can look forward to one of the most exciting European seasons in decades. With the three most expensive transfers in the history of the game recently made for amounts previously unimaginable, the stakes are higher than ever. As is generally the case, only the biggest clubs [...]
Five-time Brazilian champions, Flamengo, came from behind to defeat Santos 2-1 at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Sao Paulo on Sunday. Having taken the lead through midfielder Robson with twenty minutes left in the second half, Santos saw victory slip out of their hands after goals from former Inter Milan striker Adriano and an own [...]
Ronaldo continued his outstanding form by scoring a goal in Corinthians’ 2-1 victory over his former club Cruzeiro at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday. Having began his career at Cruzeiro sixteen years ago, Ronaldo was honoured by the club before the Brazilian league match. Ronaldo, 32, was very lively during the game [...]
All right, Juan Sebastián Verón — maybe Major League Soccer fans can forgive you now. On Wednesday night, nearly two years to the day after the Argentine star turned his back on D.C. United at the last minute, Verón accomplished the very thing he wanted to do: ending Estudiantes de La Plata’s 39-year wait for [...]
The 50th edition of South America’s Champions League, the Copa Libertadores, is set for a thrilling climax, with the return legs of both semifinals scheduled for this week. With Nacional of Uruguay taking on Argentina’s Estudiantes de La Plata and an all-Brazilian affair of Grêmio up against Cruzeiro, fans will be treated to two matches [...]