The Tricolor went into this Copa Libertadores quarter final second leg two goals down after defeat in Ecuador. They needed a fast start, and they almost got it. After a crescendo of fireworks around the massive Morumbi area [read more]
Somewhat unusually for recent times, four clubs from four different countries will battle for a place in the UEFA Champions League final, to be staged at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena on May 31. Despite Arsenal’s comprehensive elimination of [read more]
The CIES Football Observatory has highlighted the leading U25-aged players most deserving of a national team debut. Based on performance data during the last year from analysis by Wyscout that covered 50 countries around the world. Within South [read more]
With 12 rounds already completed and six match days remaining, FIFA World Cup qualifying action will resume in South America during the international break in March and be finished in September. As it stands Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Colombia, [read more]
Botafogo 3 Atlético Mineiro 1. For the vast horde of Botafogo fans who made the trip to Buenos Aires this was an ‘I was there’ moment, as they witnessed their team win their first major international club title [read more]
Cruzeiro 1 Racing Club 3. Copa Sudamericana Final. Asuncion. Tears, grandfather skulls, and mass celebrations in Paraguay and Argentina. All that was prompted by the first international triumph for Racing in 36 years, and over 50 years [read more]
This 23rd edition of CONMEBOL’s ‘La Gran Conquista’ will match Serie A’s Cruzeiro against Racing Club of Avellaneda in Asuncion on November 23rd. It will be the first such final for these clubs although both can claim past [read more]
The pattern of Brazilian dominance in the most prestigious South American club competition continued after Botafogo eliminated Penarol and Atletico Mineiro held on to their advantage over River Plate to book a return to the Monumental on 30 [read more]
Led by Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi, Inter Miami finished top of both the MLS Eastern Conference and overall MLS table in a season when they lost just four times in 34 league matches. Miami also achieved the highest [read more]
After ten rounds of World Cup qualifying the picture now looks somewhat different, especially for Brazil. That was after Dorival Junior’s Selecao secured victories in Chile and at home to Peru to move up to a solid fourth [read more]