Colombia sack coach Leonel Alvarez after four months in charge
• Alvarez oversaw three World Cup qualifying matches• Federation committee decide to 'take corrective action'Colombia have sacked Leonel Alvarez as their national football team coach after barely four months in charge.Alvarez oversaw three World Cu...
Alice Doesn’t Live There Anymore
Seemingly every tournament takes on a nature of its own. Whether it's a flair for late dramatics, a penchant for upsets, or consistently poor refereeing, each tournament has a character of sorts. This edition of the Under-20 World Cup has gone straight...
What? You want some too?
Remember back when Greg called that keen four for four during the 2008 Olympics? Well, the NSC intern just doubled the feat in the Under-20 World Cup round of 16. That's just how we roll, yo...
The word of the round: swagger. Whether it was coming, g...
Through The Looking Glass
The Under-20 World Cup is always an enjoyable tournament as the world’s top prospects usually showcase a combination of raw hunger and youthful abandon that makes for some genuinely intriguing soccer. While the best and brightest strive to either ju...
Argentina and Brazil lead the fall of the Copa América giants | Jonathan Wilson
There was a total absence of logic in the last eight as Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela made it into the semi-finalsThe giants woke up, but only to be felled. When Argentina and Brazil scored seven goals between them in their third group games at...
Colombia 0-2 Peru | Copa América match report
Colombia 0-2 PeruCarlos Lobatón and Juan Vargas scored in extra time to help unfancied Peru beat Colombia 2-0 and reach the semi-finals of the Copa América for the first time since 1997.Peru, who qualified from their group as the best third-placed te...
Copa America 2011: Peru send Colombia packing, 2-0
The end of Colombia came almost anticlimactically in extra time after 90 minutes of spectacular shots which had both goalies jack knifing through the air, a missed penalty by Radamel Falcao, and two reprieves for Peru as the ball...
Half of Copa final four set
My predicted winner bounces the hosts, while another underdog reached the Copa América semifinals for the first time since 1983. Be forewarned, the Argentina v Uruguay feature presentation runs 30 minutes long.Peru(2)vs(0)Colombia Copa America 2011 do...
Meanwhile, in Argentina…
The 2011 Copa America has reached the knock-out stages.Sat 16th: COLOMBIA v PERU 16:00, ARGENTINA v URUGUAY 19:15Sun 17th: BRAZIL v PARAGUAY 16:00, CHILE v VENEZUELA 19:15I never quite know what to make of the South American Championship. Because there...
Chileans in raptures after sealing quarter-final against Venezuela | Jonathan Wilson
Fans are celebrating after securing a quarter-final game against the vinotinto in San JuanFinding grilled meat in Argentina isn't usually a problem, but for days the parrillas of Mendoza have been rammed. With Chile only 130 miles across the Andes, fan...
Colombia 2-0 Bolivia | Copa América match report
Colombia 2-0 BoliviaRadamel Falcao scored twice as Colombia beat Bolivia to win Group A at the Copa América on Sunday. Colombia took seven points from their three matches, the best return of the tournament so far, to qualify for a quarter-final agains...
Horrible Miss, Murder In The Second Degree
Despite their glittering roster and home support, Argentina hasn’t given us a tremendous amount to be wowed by during this summer’s brief Copa America run.
Colombia’s Dayro Moreno took care of entertaining us with his inability to hit a sitter, but it was Nicolas Burdisso, who makes a bull in a china shop seem to have...
