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Hey Canadians, With Jonathan De Guzman finally getting called up for the Netherlands, Out of boredom I'm trying to put together a starting team of Canada defectors to show how much better it is than Canada's actual national team. :lol: So far I have: GK: Asmir Begovic (Bosnia) DF: Alain Rochat...

Full Name: Diego da Silva Costa Date of birth 7 October 1988 Place of birth Lagarto, Brazil Atlético Madrid striker. Why isn't this legend playing for the Seleção?

CD Huachipato of Talcahuano just won the title in Chile today. This is interesting because a. The last time they won the Primera, or anything of note was 1974. That was also their only major title ever. b. Their logo makes them a cross between Inter and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.

Which of these once and future superstar players is more back: Fernando Torres Sanz or Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite 'Kaka'?

These guys are good.

For those of you who actually care about the proud history of La Liga and Spanish football... Real Oviedo, the Asturias based rival of Sporting Gijon and one of the more storied clubs in Spanish history, can no longer afford operation costs because of the Spanish economic crisis. Oviedo was...

Full name Facundo Sebastián Roncaglia Date of birth February 10, 1987 (age 25) Place of birth Chajarí, Argentina Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defender Argentine central defender and cult hero for Fiorentina. Started his career with Boca Juniors, also played for...

The best team in Madrid, and that's a FACT.

Daniel Alberto Passarella El Gran Capitán, El Kaiser Defender Born May 25, 1953 (age 59) Captain of Argentina's 1978 World Cup winning side, the greatest Argentine defender of all time. Won 6 championships with River Plate, also played for Fiorentina and Inter in Serie A. Currently President...

According to the Mexican federation, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of CONMEBOL, a 2016 edition of the Copa America will take place in the US, a year after the regular 2015 one in Chile I'm confused. While I like Mexico and the US participating in the Copa, why is the celebration taking...

As we are all aware, terrible management and a terrible Spanish economy means Spanish football clubs are not in particularly good shape. For those that speak Spanish, here's a pretty shocking overview of the situation...

Was wondering why this legend doesn't have a thread.

Everyone's favourite competition is back in action! Here's how the first set of matches went: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Copa_Libertadores_Second_Stage Group 1: The Strongest (:worthy:) upset Santos at home. Granted playing in La Paz is never easy, so all save the schadenfreude for...

22 year old forward who has recently been the best player on Universidad de Chile, scoring the game winning goal in the Copa Sudamericana and leading la U to a historic league/copa double. He was voted the Chilean footballer of the year and is a finalist for South American Footballer of the...

is a beast.

In honour of Villa's heroic actions, I now will ask you: If you could slap a member of that evil team, who would it be? I'm not including Mourinho because it would be too easy. Choices included in the poll: Sergio "The Gypsy" Ramos "Psychopath" Pepe Ricardo "The Kingfish" Carvalho Sami...

Follow the adventures of River as they try to escape from the purgatory of the Primera B Nacional. First game of the season on now, vs Chacarita Juniors. River is up 0-1, goal by JM Diaz. :cool: Almost an entirely new team being fielded by Almeyda, only Diaz and Maidana featured last season...

This topic is dedicated to Meta. Another brutally awesome Uruguayan defender, Coates is 20 years old and plays for Nacional in Uruguay. He has pretty good composure for a 1.96M guy and has seemingly only gotten better and better in his recent performances for both Nacional and Uruguay. He...

Good news, Salvador Cabanas is going to play in a tribute match between Club America and Paraguay. He's never going to be able to play at a high level again, but it will be great to see him on the pitch.