http://libertadores.theoffside.com News from the Copa Libertadores tournament in South America Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:55:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another unbelievable match took place last night in Rio's giant Maracaná Stadium. We were witness to an amazing spectacle that offered, again, a bit of everything. I don't think I'm the first to say that the teams had a bit of a role reversal with respect to the final last ... http://libertadores.theoffside.com/news/an-epic-final-match-in-rio-de-janeiro.html The CBF (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol) have decided to extend their dry stadium policy to tonight's final match at the Maracaná stadium. What does this mean in plain English? No alcohol at the stadium. Now seriously, I'm totally up for a few beers during a match, you know, maybe one ... http://libertadores.theoffside.com/news/90000-sober-fans-boooooooooooooo.html Fluminense Football Club vs. Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito (Estadio Maracaná, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) LIVE @ 5:30pm on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV here. The first leg was a tale of two halves. In the first half, we saw a wonderfully attacking exhibition of pure football by LDU ... http://libertadores.theoffside.com/news/ldu-quito-takes-on-fluminense-at-the-maracana-for-the-cup-title-i-cant-sell-it-any-better-than-that-right-there.html There was lots to make this match memorable, the constant pressure, the shower of goals (an unheard of number of goals for a final match), raucous fans who then went mysteriously silent and plenty of good football for the casual observer. If you are a Fluminense fan, my apologies, if ... http://libertadores.theoffside.com/news/ldu-quito-dominate-in-front-of-their-fans.html LDU Quito vs. Fluminense Football Club (Estadio La Casa Blanca, Quito, Ecuador) LIVE @ 5:30pm PST on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV here. This entry is a bit long but hell, it's a final match and there's lots to consider. I do like to prep my readers with plenty ... http://libertadores.theoffside.com/news/first-time-finalists-on-both-sides.html Next week's final Copa Libertadores match will most likely be the the last time that Joffre Guerrón will play a match in the LDU Quito white strip. LDU Quito coach Edgardo Bauza had asked that Guerrón stay on until after the Libertadores final and will officially sever ties with the ... http://libertadores.theoffside.com/news/guerron-packs-his-bags.html A Maracaná filled to the gills was witness to a historical moment last night. Fluminense fans were in tow and up to the challenge. When Boca's players came out the fans that made the trip to the Brazil, cheered them on heartily but when Fluminense's players came out it was ... http://libertadores.theoffside.com/news/fluminense-do-their-fans-proud.html Fluminense Football Club vs. Club Atlético Boca Juniors (Estadio Mararcaná, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) LIVE @ 5:30pm PST on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV here. Despite being the strong favorite to advance to the finals, Boca Juniors still have quite the hurdle to jump with Fluminense in their path. With ... http://libertadores.theoffside.com/news/another-maracanazo.html It's a long ride back to Mexico City from Quito, Ecuador. 1,950 miles, in fact. Plenty of time to figure out what went wrong and seeing as how this is the end of the season for América, possibly which players have played their last matches in a yellow jersey. On ... http://libertadores.theoffside.com/news/america-head-back-to-mexico-empty-handed.html Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito vs. Club América (Estadio La Casa Blanca, Quito, Ecuador) LIVE @ 6pm PST on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV here. América want to continue to ride the emotional wave that brought them this far in the competition and LDU Quito are going to continue ... http://libertadores.theoffside.com/news/ldu-quito-look-to-close-out-the-aguilas-at-home.html