Colombia’s Atletico Nacional moved closer to reaching the Copa Libertadores when it recorded a 2-0 road victory over Brazil’s Sao Paulo on a pair of goals by Miguel Borja. Atletico Nacional,the 1989 South American champion, will host Sao Paulo in the return game next Wednesday in Medellin. The winner will face the Boca Juniors-Independiente del […]
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Soccer on TV
On Sunday, the USA women play Canada, Rio rivals Fluminense and Flamengo square off in the Maracana, Chelsea hosts Manchester City in the FA Cup, and the CopaAmerica Centenario draw is held. SOCCER AMERICA’s free e-letters (Soccer on TV, SA Daily, and more): sign up (All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. […]
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Corinthians Wins Brazilian Title
Corinthians sealed a sixth Brazilian league title on Thursday after a late equalizer from Wagner Love earned the club a 1-1 draw at Vasco da Gama. The point was enough to give theBrazilian giant an unassailable 12-point leave with three games still to play, as second-place Atletico Mineiro lost 4-2 at Sao Paulo. Much of […]
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What They're Saying: Nacional president Eduardo Ache
“Imagine you play two games and receive a minimum $5 million. The answer is straightforward.” — Eduardo Ache, president of Uruguayanclub Nacional, on whether it would agree to participate in the proposed 64-team Americas Champions League club competition. The $5 million for being eliminated in the first round (two-leg series) isonly slightly less than the […]
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Boca Welcomed Tigres Ahead of Copa Libertadores Final
Fox Sports reports that Boca Juniors opened its training ground to Mexican club Tigres UANL ahead of the second-leg of the Copa Libertadores final on Wednesday night. The gesture, of course,is rooted in Boca’s deep hatred for River Plate, the Liga MX club’s Buenos Aires-based opponent. Tigres could become the first Mexican club to win […]
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Farfan hero, Alvarado goat in Mexico
Gabriel Farfan came off the bench and scored the winning goal five minutes later to lead Chiapas to a 2-1 win over Santos in Mexico’s Liga MX. Ventura Alvarado‘s first game back with Club America since the Gold Cup was a nightmare as he gave up an own goal in a 3-1 home loss to Atlas […]
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Who Wants to Coach El Tri?
Who wants to take over for erstwhile Mexico coach Miguel Herrera? Presumably, lots of high-profile coaches — after all, the job pays well, and with a likeable personality and a couple good showings in bigtournaments, you could even become a celebrity in the country, earning extra money on the side shilling products in TV commercials […]
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Pablo Aimar retires
Former Valencia midfielder Pablo Aimar on Wednesday announced his retirement at the age of 35. The Argentine playmaker made the decision after River Plate Coach Marcelo Gallardo lefthim out of the squad for the Copa Libertadores semifinal series against Guarani of Paraguay. Due to injury problems, Aimar had made just two first team appearances since […]
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Copa Lib: River Takes 2-0 Lead to Guarani
River Plate on Tuesday beat Paraguay’s Guarani 2-0 in the first-leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinal in Buenos Aires. Second-half goals from Gabriel Mercado and Rodrigo Mora gavethe Argentine giant a promising lead ahead of next Tuesday’s return-leg in Asuncion. The winner of the two-game series meets either Brazil’s Internacional or Mexican club Tigres, whichsquare […]
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Tigres Swoops for Uche, Gignac
Liga MX club Tigres on Friday signed Ikechukwu Uche from Villarreal and is expected to complete the signing of Andre-Pierre Gignac from Marseille after the player completed a medical.The two forwards were brought in to bolster the club’s attack ahead of its meeting with Brazil’s Internacional in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores next month. […]