Neymar has played down talk of a move to Europe by saying that he has a contract with Santos and intends to stay at the club...

Sao Paulo moved two points clear at the top of the Brasileirao after beating Atletico Mineiro 1-0 on Wednesday evening...

Vasco da Gama ended an eight-year trophy drought by beating Coritiba in the Copa do Brasil final...

Nacional clinched their eighth Paraguayan title on a dramatic final day in the Paraguayan Apertura championship, while the playoffs are reaching their final stages in the Colombian and Chilean champio…

Clashes between Newell's Old Boys fans and the police outside the ground forced the game to be called off two hours before it was due to kick off...

If he needs help in his captaincy dilemma then perhaps Fabio Capello could take a leaf out of the book of Marcelo Bielsa. Currently with Athletic Bilbao after spells in charge of the national teams of…

I have often mentioned the single greatest pleasure of covering South American football -spotting a future superstar on the way up, spying on the early steps of someone with the talent to become a hou…

When Pepe, Real Madrid's Brazil-born defender, steps on the hand of Barcelona's Lionel Messi, the blame is not his alone. A coach has three main tasks. He selects the team, prepares the strategy - and…

Pep Guardiola as coach of Argentina's national team? It was an idea floated recently by Argentine FA boss Julio Grondona, but as nothing more than a pipedream. It is very, very hard to imagine Argenti…

Seven years ago, at the start of 2005, I was covering the South American Under-20 Championships in Colombia's coffee-growing region when I came across something that gave me a far bigger buzz than the…

Well, Newell's drew today away to Estudiantes 1-1 in one final friendly before returning to Rosario with an eye toward Feb 12. The lineup featured Sebastián Peratta; Cristian Díaz, Santiago Vergini,…

Ok, so it has been a good while since my last post. A real good while. Like close to a year and a half. I've been in Haiti a lot so I just haven't been able to keep up. I'm in Haiti right now even but…

Boca Juniors is one of the most exciting clubs in the world, and they deserve proper coverage on the world's best football blog network. If you are a Boca fan and want to share your opinions with Boca…

The Offside is one of the most diverse and wide-ranging networks of football fans in the world, but we are sorely lacking in coverage of Argentina. Whether you support River, Boca, or any of the other…

A Superclásico is a spectacle like no other in football, a stunning display of noise and color that could hold its own against similar derbies from England, Spain, Brazil, or Scotland. And this after…

The Premiership’s leading club adds the midfielder to increase depth ahead of title run. David Pizarro, the experienced Chilean midfielder, has completed a dream move to Premier League leaders Manch…

The ‘Apertura’ began on Friday, but current champions Universidad de Chile yet to play.Friday marked the beginning of the “Apertura” season in Chilean soccer and the first match ended in a 1-0…

With matches set to begin on Friday, here’s what you need to know going into the Apertura. Friday is the day. The day to end the speculation; the day that blind confidence is replaced with reality;…

Star forward injures shoulder while Barcelona advances to Copa del Rey semifinal.The “Matador” Alexis Sanchez was forced from the field at the hands of a shoulder injury in the 78th minute of Barc…

Jean Beausejour joins Wigan Athletic in hopes he can stop the club from being dropped from league.Jean Beausejour is no stranger to moving. The Chilean has swapped soccer clubs as often as college kid…