South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

Boca Juniors playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme admitted that he will feel great sadness once the 2010 World Cup commences and he will have to watch the tournament from his living room. Riquelme decided to retire from the Argentine national team after a conflict with coach Diego Maradona, and although many tried to convince him to [...]

With the 2010 World Cup just a little more than one month away Southamericanfutbol.com thought that it would be a good idea to present you with what we think the results of all 48 group matches will be. Obviously they are extremely difficult to judge, as all 32 teams haven’t had as many preparation games [...]

Chile have already commenced preparation for their pre-World Cup friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago in Iquique, 1,800 km north of Santiago, on Wednesday. Marcelo Bielsa, the coach of the side, selected 16 players in his squad — three of whom play outside of Chile — to confront the match with the team from the [...]

Highly-rated Brazilian international Michel Bastos affirmed that he wants to remain at Lyon despite attracting the attention of a number of clubs throughout Europe. Bastos played a key role in Lyon’s successful Champions League campaign, and is expected to make the Brazilian squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. “They say that I [...]

Ajax Amsterdam’s Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez could be on his way to Arsenal next season, after it was reported that the Premier League club are willing to purchase the player for €25 million. According to the Daily Mirror, Arsene Wenger is looking for a player to reinforce his front-line and Suarez appears first on his [...]

Boca Juniors have continued their sudden revival under interim coach Roberto Pompei with a boosting 3-2 victory over title contenders Independiente in Avellaneda on Sunday. The Buenos Aires giants put on an impressive display — their third win under Pompei — as they intend to end the Argentine Clausura championship on a high. Boca went [...]

Santos won the Paulista state championship for the 18th time on Sunday despite suffering a 3-2 defeat against Santo Andre in a game where they had three players sent off. The two-legged finals series ended in a 5-5 aggregate tie but Santos won the title after having a better overall record when compared to Santo [...]

Cruzeiro attacker Thiago Ribeiro has confirmed that he will stay loyal to his club, despite attracting the attention of several top European clubs, including UEFA Champions League finalists Bayern Munich. Thiago, who scored a superb hat-trick as Cruzeiro beat Nacional of Uruguay 3-1 in the Copa Libertadores round of 16 stage last week, has converted [...]

Brazilian football continues to produce highly-talented youngsters who go on to become household names in the elite leagues of European football. The latest of this crop of players is Santos striker Neymar, an incredibly skilled 18-year-old who is destined to follow in the footsteps of idol and club team-mate Robinho, or to a greater extent [...]