South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

Velez Sarsfield striker Santiago Silva affirmed to the Argentine press that he dreams of participating in the 2010 World Cup with Uruguay, but speaking sincerely, he admitted that he will have to watch the tournament on the television. Silva has maintained his incredible goal-scoring rate since returning to Velez from Banfield, a club who he [...]

Argentine striker Ernesto Farias could switch from FC Porto to Brazilian side Palmeiras it was reported by Portuguese newspaper A Bola. The former River Plate player was on the verge of moving to the Sao Paulo club last season, but negotiations finally broke down and he decided to remain at Porto. Carlos Gilberto Cipullo, the [...]

Having emerged from the famous River Plate youth system, Andres D´Alessandro´s exceptional talent soon earned him a permanent place in the club´s first team. At River the player´s status increased and he became a prominent player of the squad, converting 19 goals in 70 matches for the club over a five-year period, before joining Wolfsburg [...]

Corinthians have one foot in the round of 16 stage of the Copa Libertadores after beating Cerro Porteno 2-1 at the Pacaembu stadium in Sao Paulo on Thursday night. The Brazilians dominated much of the play, but ended up suffering in the final ten minutes as Cerro Porteno tried their best to force a draw. [...]

The 2010 Copa Libertadores is entering its decisive phase, with several teams fighting for a place in the round of 16 stage. With the winners of each group only guaranteed of a spot in the knockout stage (only 6 of the 8 second-placed teams qualify as well) each and every match could prove decisive. As [...]

Internacional, winners of the ´06 Copa Libertadores, were in a must-win situation at home to Uruguayan outfit Cerro in a decisive Copa Libertadores group match on Wednesday night. Fortunately for the side and in particular for the underfire Jorge Fossati, Inter claimed all three points in what ended up being a comfortable 2-0 win. Had [...]

Paraguay were held to a 1-1 draw at home to South Africa, in a game where both teams fielded below strength squads. The Paraguayans are expected to be a solid unit come the World Cup finals, and South Africa as hosts are also expected to turn on the style, even if they don´t count with [...]