Liga de Quito: good for Ecuador, bad for Japan?

03:04 AM, Tuesday, 08 July 2008

Liga Deportiva Universitaria's remarkable penalty shoot-out victory over Brazilian giants Fluminense in the recent Copa Libertadores final will cause headaches in Japan. That's because as continental club champions, LDU Quito have won through to face the likes of English champions... Posted by MikeTuckerman · Comments (3) Topics: FIFA Club World Cup 2008,J. League,CONMEBOL,Asia,FIFA,UEFA

FIFA Club World Cup 2008 - Manchester United, Pachuca, Waitakere and LDU, are already there

08:39 PM, Thursday, 03 July 2008

Last night LDU - Liga Deportiva Universitaria - from Quito, Ecuador, defeated the Brazilian side of Fluminense in the penalty shootout to win the 2008 Copa Libertadores title and secure the South American spot in the FIFA Club World Cup. An impressive achievement for sure... Posted by ManoGil · Comments (12) Topics: Copa Libertadores 2008,LDU de Quito,Manchester United,Waitakere United,Pachuca,FIFA,FIFA Club World Cup 2008

Like A Duck in a Thunderstorm - Pato to Milan

06:48 AM, Wednesday, 16 January 2008

Give Alexandre Pato credit. He has said all the right things, he has impressed all the right people and tomorrow he’ll be introducing himself to the rossoneri faithful after almost 5 months in the shadows. The k... Posted by forzafutbol · Comments (0) Topics: Italy,Serie A,FIFA Club World Cup 2008,AC Milan,Brazil,Internacional,ac milan,barcelona,brazil,Dida,Gattuso,inter,Kaka,Lúcio,napoli,Pato,ronaldo,Shevchenko

Forza Futbol Podcast - Episode 2.03 - Get It Now!

03:47 AM, Saturday, 22 December 2007

Forza Futbol episode 2.03 is now available for your listening pleasure! You can find it on itunes, www.myspace.com/forzafutbol or www.forzafutbol.podbean.com. This podcast episode we bring out a new look, and a new podcast episode for (finally), your aural pleasure. Gone, knock on Peter Crouch,... Posted by forzafutbol · Comments (0) Topics: Italy,Spain,Serie A,La Liga,FIFA Club World Cup 2008,Sampdoria,Antonio Cassano,champions league,FIFA World Club Cup,La Liga,sampdoria,serie a

And The World Champions Are... Milan

09:22 AM, Thursday, 20 December 2007

Perhaps surprisingly, the FIFA Club World Cup left the best until last, with two magnificent matches to mark the end of the 2007 competition. In the first match, for third place, Urawa Red Diamonds came from a goal down to lead Etoile Sportive De Sahel 2-1, before a horrific goalkeeping error... Posted by twohundredpercent · Comments (0) Topics: FIFA Club World Cup 2008,Kaka,milan,World Club Championships

The Club World Cup in photos

08:22 AM, Tuesday, 18 December 2007

Posted by MikeTuckerman · Comments (0) Topics: FIFA Club World Cup 2008,Japan,FIFA,fifa club world cup

Football belongs to Kaká (at least until Sunday)

01:03 PM, Monday, 17 December 2007

He was the man of the year. I totally agree on the other two Fifa top 3 players, but both the game and the results give Kaká the lead in the top of the 2007 football world. Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi showed very good football during the whole year, very spectacular, but Kaká has got everything. ... Posted by mautex · Comments (2) Topics: FIFA Club World Cup 2008,fifa club world cup,kak,milan

Club World Cup: The (lesser teams) Best XI

09:00 AM, Monday, 17 December 2007

There were several interesting games and players at the Club World Cup, so I though I'd put together an XI for the tournament, excluding of course the Milan and Boca players, because they're high profile and everyone knows about them. This team thus features players from Urawa Reds, Sepahan,... Posted by SM · Comments (1) Topics: FIFA Club World Cup 2008,FIFA,Amine Chermiti,best xi,Club World Cup,Damian Alvarez,etab mohammed,Etoile Sportive du Sahel,FIFA,Gerardo Rodriguez,Japan,keisuke tsuboi,keita suzuki,marcus tulio tanaka,moussa nary,Pachuca,ryota tsuzuki,saber ben frej,sabeur frej,sepahan,takahito soma,Tokyo,Urawa Red Diamonds

Experience goes a long way (Would Maldini, Cafu, Romario, Blanco, Inzaghi or Beckham play on your team??)

11:27 PM, Sunday, 16 December 2007

Watching Maldini play I was thinking: maybe there is still some hope for a old guy  - ME - to go back to the pitch after the surgery I went through and still perform using less of speed, strengh, force and more of a type of intelligent and cold-blood that only years of experience can... Posted by ManoGil · Comments (0) Topics: FIFA Club World Cup 2008,FIFA,Off The Field,Miscellaneous,Beckham,Blanco,Cafu,inzaghi,Maldini,romario

Is Kaká the best player in world football?

05:29 PM, Sunday, 16 December 2007

Watching Milan midfielder Kaká virtually destroy his opponents at the FIFA Club World Cup was a privilege. The Brazilian ace was rightly awarded the Player Of The Tournament for his two outstanding performances against Urawa Reds and Boca Juniors respectively, and it got me thinking about... Posted by MikeTuckerman · Comments (16) Topics: FIFA Club World Cup 2008,Japan,FIFA,ac milan,fifa club world cup,kak