It was the Ronaldinho and Jo show on Wednesday night as Atletico Mineiro thrashed Sao Paulo 4-1 in Belo Horizonte, comfortably winning the Copa Libertadores Roundof 16 series 6-2 on aggregate. Ronaldinho controlled midfield with his range of passing and a few brilliant solo runs, including this one, while striker Jo bagged a hat trick, […]
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Brilliant Ronaldinho Dribbling
[VIDEO PICK] Ronaldinho, the World Player of the Year back in 2004 & 2005, still has the moves. So deftly did he maneuver in such littlespace near the sideline that two Sao Paulo defenders nearly collided. Ronaldinho didn’t manage to finish it off with a goal, but he did score Atletico Mineiro’s third in a […]
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Copa Libertadores: Ronaldinho Sparks Atletico Comeback
Ronaldinho spurred Atletico Mineiro to a 2-1 comeback at the Estadio Morumbi against 10-man Sao Paulo in the first-leg of the all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores Round of 16 series. Sao Paulo took the lead early through Jadson’s eighth-minute opener following some unselfish play from midfield playmaker Ganso. However, just as thehome team was tightening its grip […]
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Copa Libertadores: Boca Edges Corinthians in Tense First-Leg
Boca Juniors on Wednesday beat reigning World and South American champion Corinthians, 1-0, at home in the first-leg of its Copa Libertadores Round of 16 series with the Brazilian giant. StrikerNicolas Blandi tapped home a Cristian Erbes cross from close range in the 59th minute for the only goal of a game that both coaches […]
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Corinthians-Boca Headlines Copa Libertadores Round of 16
The 2013 Copa Libertadores Round of 16 is now set, after the last of the group stage games were completed on Thursday night. The standout series features defending champion Corinthians againstsix-time winner Boca Juniors, which labored to reach the Round of 16. Corinthians eeked passed Mexican side Tijuana on goal difference to finish top of […]
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Sao Paulo Limps into Copa Libertadores Round of 16
Sao Paulo scraped into the Copa Libertadores round of 16 on Wednesday, finishing second in Group 3 thanks to a 2-0 win at home to fellow Brazilian team Atletico Mineiro, the group’s runawaywinner. Though the result left the three-time South American champion with just seven points from six games, it still qualified for the next […]
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Copa Libertadores: Ronaldinho Show Marred by Police Violence
Ronaldinho inspired Atletico Mineiro to a 5-2 victory over Argentina’s Arsenal in the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday in a game marred by fighting between Arsenal supportersand Brazilian police at the end of the game. The Brazil and Barcelona legend scored twice as Atletico extended its perfect record in the competition. After the final whistle, Arsenalplayers […]
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What They're Saying
“I feel empty. I have nothing else to give to the club.” — Argentine great Juan Roman Riquelme, saying he is leaving Boca Juniors at the age of34 after its 2-0 loss (3-1 on aggregate) to Corinthians in the Libertadores Cup final. The 34-year-old Riquelme, who spent 13 seasons with Boca sandwiched between stints in […]
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Texan teen Garza debuts in Libertadores Cup
Victor Garza, a 19-year-old winger from McAllen, Texas, made his debut with Tigres of Mexico on Thursday night, coming off the bench in its 2-2 tie withUnion Espanola in the Libertadores Cup. The tie eliminated Tigres as it had lost the first leg of the qualification series, 1-0. U.S. international Jonathan Bornstein started for Tigres, […]
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Soccer on TV
Michael Bradley is in action on Thursday as Chievo Verona travels to Novara in Italy’s Serie A. Jonathan Bornstein‘sTigres hosts Union Espanola of Chile in the Copa Libertadores. (All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check yourlocal listings.) THURSDAY, February 2 FOX SOCCER Italy NOVARA-CHIEVO (live) 2:30 pm. FOXDEPORTES Copa […]