It was the call heard ’round the world. Everyone was on the edge of their seats, awaiting extra time as the French and Irish were deadlocked in their quests for World Cup qualification.
The 103nd minute, a set piece for France. The ball is whipped into the box. Everyone holds their breath. [...]

CONMEBOL has been the focus of football’s international intrigue thanks to the poorly-scripted reality show that is Diego Maradona, but given Argentina hosts Peru on Saturday – a team with two wins in sixteen qualifying matches – there’s an axiom referencing a cart and horse that fits here (I just don’t want to use the [...]

Diego Maradona campaigned to have the match moved from Buenos Aires. El Monumental had no atmosphere, he said. The track around the pitch kept the fans too far from the players, with the stands themselves laying on the slow incline you expect from a multi-purpose facility. For River Plate, the stadium is [...]

Except for the UEFA Champions League final in Rome, no match this calendar year will be bigger, yet you’ve probably only tangentially heard that Brazil is going to Argentina this weekend for World Cup qualifying.
“That’s cool,” you might say (you don’t mind if I quote you, do you). “Big match, but why’s this one [...]

You know him from his contributions Goal.com, Examiner.com, and his site Mad About Fútbol, and for Episode #10 of Inside the Six, Juan Arango is also “podcast guest” as he joins host Richard Farley to talk about all things Argentine football: domestic league and national team. Juan’s also asked about another passion of [...]

Tonight, Estudiantes and Cruzeiro enter the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final coming off an uninspiring opener in La Plata. Cruzeiro was notably less ambitious than they had been in the knock-out stage’s preceding matches, a sign of respect for an opponent that posted a 4-0 victory the last time Cruzeiro went to [...]

There are only a few hours left before the Copa Libertadores final kicks off in La Plata, Argentina. If you are unsure whether to devote time to the match, let me eliminate one excuse. You may ultimately decide you don’t care about South America’s club soccer championship, but after you read my plea, [...]

This year’s Confederations Cup has kicked off and this is the schedule for the rest of the tournament. Every game will be shown on either ESPN2, ESPN360.com or ESPN, all live with the exception of the Iraq v New Zealand game which will be shown on delay. We will be providing live updates on twitter [...]

Last Saturday, Brazil took control of CONMEBOL qualifying with a decisive victory in Montevideo over Uruguay. They pulled into a tie with Paraguay with 24 points in 13 matches, but with the group’s best goal differential, Dunga’s team lays claim to first in the region.
Goal differential or not, Brazil has reestablished themselves as the [...]

If UEFA’s qualifying is the most complicated, South America’s is the densest. CONMEBOL has only ten nations, but the lowest ranked amongst them (per FIFA’s World Rankings) is Peru at 89. Sixteen nations in Europe fall below that threshold, while only eight of CONCACAF’s 35 teams sit above it. The South American [...]