And so after a great three weeks of football it is time for us to take a break and then get back to the day jobs and make some money.
Thanks to everyone who dropped by, we’ve really enjoyed meeting up here with so many other fans of Latin football and come the end of August [...]
July 16, 2007
And That Was LFW On The 2007 Copa America!
July 16, 2007
Adios Venezuela y Muchas Gracias
They said a Copa America wouldn’t work in “the country of baseball.” They said that political shenanigans would overshadow the football. And they said that the stadiums wouldn’t be ready.
They were partly right about the stadiums. The rest was nonsense. This Copa America has been the best in years. Not because of the goals, that [...]
July 16, 2007
Why Brazilian Fans Should Not Be Celebrating Today
Once again Brazil’s success on the field will obscure another tragic defeat off it.
Ricardo Teixeira, the corrupt oligarch that has run Brazilian football since 1989, will be reelected for a 6th term as president of the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) today.
He is a tax-dodging autocrat whose rule over Brazilian football has been dogged by [...]
July 16, 2007
The Goals That Won the Copa – Last Night’s Highlights
We can argue endlessly about which were the Copa’s best goals, but these are the ones that counted the most in the end:
Brazil 3-0 Argentina: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a1NZzbCBTQ&mode=related&search=
And here are the goals from the 3rd place play-off:
Uruguay 1-3 Mexico:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6hiLuZNUpM
