Argentine Julio Grondona, the senior vice president on the FIFA executive committee, told Fox Sports Argentina he voted for Spain/Portugal to host the 2018World Cup and — surprise — the United States, not Qatar, to host the 2022 World Cup. It’s been assumed Grondona voted for Qatar as part of a pact Qatar struck with […]
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Fan falls to death from 'free' seat
[OFF THE POST] A fan of Argentine club Deportivo Merlo died after falling more than 30 feet from the tree he was sitting in to watch the team’s gameagainst Instituto de Cordoba. According to Ole, it’s a common practice for DeportivoMerlo fans to forgo buying tickets and watch games from tree tops or building roofs […]
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Barcelona's trio up for FIFA Ballon d'Or
[AWARDS] Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta were named as the three finalists for the 2010 FIFA Ballon d’Or award given to the world’s best player. The FIFA Ballon d’Or was created in 2010 following themerger of the major awards — the Ballon d’Or, created by France Football in 1956 and voted for by […]
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Colombia's Cafeteras join powerhouse Brazil in finals
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Colombia’s Cafeteras joined Brazil as the two South American representatives at the 2011 Women’s World Cup in Germany when itbeat Argentina, 1-0, on Sunday to claim second place in the Conmebol qualifying tournament in Quito, Ecuador. Ingrid Vidal‘s goal gave Colombia thewin to qualify for the finals for the first time. […]
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Messi works his magic
[VIDEO PICK] By delivering the gamewinner against archrival Brazil, Lionel Messi may have finally silenced the critics who complain he doesn’tperform as brilliantly for Argentina as he does for Barcelona. The South American powers met in the Middle East (Qatar) and played to a stalemate until stoppage time, when Messi deliveredthe gamewinner …
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Old rivals clash in international friendlies
[TELEVISION GUIDE] Wednesday marks the last international fixture date of 2010, and several interesting friendlies are on tap and available for viewing … (Click here for Soccer America’s Soccer on TV.) Note: Alltimes ET. Brazil-Argentina noon ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com (tape at 10 on ESPN Deportes) Netherlands-Turkey 2:30 p.m. ESPN3.com Sweden-Germany 2:30 p.m. ESPN3.com (tape […]
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Batista to coach Argentina on new stage
Sergio Batista has been confirmed as Argentina’s new national team coach, just over three months after Diego Maradonawas forced out and two months after Batista led Argentina to a 4-1 win over World Cup champion Spain — a morale-booster for Argentina, which had exited after its loss to Germany in the World Cupquarterfinals. Batista, who […]
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Inter Milan president bemoans Milito snub
Argentine Diego Milito, whose two goals gave Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, was the surprise omission fromthe 23-player short list for the new FIFA Ballon d’Or. Milito had 22 league goals in his debut season for Inter last season and also scored the winning goal […]
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Americans claim silver medal
[COPA AMERICA PARALYMPICS] The USA beat Venezuela, 5-0, on Wednesday in Buenos Aires to clinch the silver medal at the 2010 Copa America Paralympics. After getting a pre-game pep talk on the phone from former U.S. World Cup player and Hall of Famer Jeff Agoos, JayHoffman‘s Americans went out and crushed Venezuela. Marthell Vazquez led […]
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Why South American soccer's future looks bleak
By Paul Gardner How much longer can South American soccer last? I mean, how much longer can it continue being truly South American soccer, the soccer of artistry andgoals? How long will it be before the clammy, money-drenched embrace of the European game smothers everything that distinguishes and delights in the Latin game? This is […]