South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

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 [...]

Spanish club Sevilla have confirmed interest in Boca Juniors’ Chilean international Gary Medel, with his Argentine side and former club Universidad Catolica — who both own part of his rights — setting his transfer price at $8 million. Medel has proved his worth both with his club and country, and is expected to start for [...]

Cruzeiro are only a step away from the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals after defeating Nacional of Uruguay 3-1 at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte on Thursday night. The Brazilians dominated much of the match, taking a three-goal lead into the break after a superb hat-trick from attacker Thiago Ribeiro. The Belo Horizonte giants pushed to [...]

Directors of Uruguayan champions Penarol are looking at the possibility of constructing a new 40,000 capacity stadium. During a reunion with Saceem, the company which will likely build the stadium, there was talk that the stadium will be located in Canelones, in the place of the old International Airport of Carrasco. However, it is unknown [...]

Juan Sebastian Veron, the experienced playmaker of both Estudiantes de La Plata and the Argentine national team, admitted that at the moment Diego Maradona’s side generate “more negatives than positives,” but despite this Argentina are still looking ahead to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with a great deal of optimism. “I have already [...]

Brazilian international Adriano converted a second-half penalty kick to give Flamengo a 1-0 victory over Corinthians in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 match-up at Maracana stadium on Wednesday night. Despite the rainy conditions a crowd of 73,000 attended the blockbuster between Brazil’s two most popular clubs. The match was played [...]

Five-time world champions Brazil have reclaimed top spot from Spain in the FIFA world rankings, returning to No.1 position and ending the five-month reign of the defending European champions. Portugal, the Netherlands and world champions Italy also find themselves in the top five. Argentina, two-time winners of the World Cup, rose two positions into seventh, [...]

South American heavyweights Boca Juniors have confirmed a friendly match against the Los Angeles Galaxy on May 23. Boca have won 23 Argentine championships and six Copa Libertadores titles, but this season they find themselves in 15th position of the 20-team Argentine first division, due to what has been a frustrating campaign. It was confirmed [...]