South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

When the soccer historians look back at this past year, 2009 undoubtedly will go down as the year of FC Barcelona. The Spanish giants won an unprecedented six titles — winning every tournament in which they participated — and became the most successful squad in history. While Barça has arguably the most depth of any [...]

Marcos Braz, the vice-president of Brazilian champions Flamengo, affirmed that star striker Adriano will remain at the club until the conclusion of the 2010 Copa Libertadores. Adriano, who topped the Brasileiro scoring charts with 19 goals last season, will receive a 40 percent salary increase, and will participate in the Copa Libertadores, the Carioca State [...]

River Plate star Diego Buonanotte is in a serious state after suffering a severe car accident on his way back home from a nightclub in the early hours of Saturday morning. It was confirmed that the three friends the striker was travelling with died on their way to the hospital after the incident. According to [...]

With the legendary Diego Maradona in the stands due to a sanction imposed by FIFA, his Argentina side were beaten 4-2 by Catalunya in their final match of 2009 at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Tuesday. Argentina struggled a great deal, and suffered another devastating defeat. Catalunya´s goals were scored by Sergio Garcia, [...]

Diego Simeone, the coach of Argentine giants San Lorenzo, admitted that he would like to count with the services of Uruguayan striker Emiliano Alfaro next season, and according to reports the club are likely to make a bid for the player in the coming weeks. Alfaro, 21, finished the Uruguayan Apertura championship on top of [...]

As was expected Argentine attacker Lionel Messi was named FIFA World Player of the Year for 2009 on Monday. Messi was in sensational form for Barcelona throughout the year, earning them six titles including the UEFA Champions League, the Club World Cup, the Copa del Rey and Spain´s La Liga. Messi won by a huge [...]

As has occured so often over the years, a South American player earned a European club the FIFA Club World Cup. Lionel Messi converted a goal in the second half of extra time on Saturday, as Barcelona came from behind to defeat Estudiantes de La Plata 2-1 in Abu Dhabi. Barcelona, the European champions, beat [...]

Former Inter Milan superstar Alvaro Recoba will likely reinforce Uruguayan giants Penarol next season after confessing that it would be a dream come true to play for the club. Recoba believes signing for Penarol could improve his chances of making the Uruguay squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. “I want to go [...]

Soccer fans commonly refer to the English, Spanish and Italian leagues as being the best in the world, not only for the abundance of talent on display but because of the level of excitement offered by its top clubs. But those leagues all have become predictable, and don’t come anywhere close to comparing with the [...]

Banfield won their first Argentine championship in 113 years, despite suffering a 2-0 defeat to Boca Juniors at the Bombonera stadium on Sunday. Boca veteran Martin Palermo put his eight-match scoring drought to an end by scoring both goals. Newell´s Old Boys were the only team besides Banfield with chances of winning the title coming [...]