Posts filed under 'Libertadores 2008'

High temperatures, nausea, and aches and pains as Flu cough up the Libertadores to LDU

Ecuador’s LDU are the new champions of the Copa Libertadores 2008 after they beat Brazil’s Fluminense in a truly breath-taking game in estádio Maracanã …

Continue Reading 1 comment July 3, 2008

Libertadores final first leg: LDU 4-2 Fluminense

Brazil’s Fluminense have their work cut out after losing the first leg of the Copa Libertadores 4-2 to Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria (LDU) in the Estádio Casa Blanca in Quito on Wednesday ..

Continue Reading 4 comments June 26, 2008

Night of glory for Fluminense

Rio de Janeiro’s Fluminense are in the finals of the Libertadores for the first time in their history after they saw off Argentina’s Boca Juniors 3×1 …

Continue Reading 3 comments June 5, 2008

All even in first leg between Fluminense and Boca Juniors

Fluminense look well-placed to proceed to the finals of the Copa Libertadores after managing a 2×2 draw against Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires …

Continue Reading Add comment May 29, 2008

Washington double sinks São Paulo

On Wednesday, 80,000 packed the estádio Maracanã to see Fluminense squeeze their way past São Paulo …

Continue Reading 2 comments May 22, 2008

All to play for in the Libertadores

The all-Brazilian tie in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores was left in the balance …

Continue Reading 2 comments May 15, 2008

Libertadores: Flamengo fall to pieces

Flamengo got it all wrong in the Maracanã on Wednesday when they collapsed 3×0 …

Continue Reading 5 comments May 8, 2008

Flamengo take giant step in Libertadores

Three out of four Brazilian clubs had a more than satisfactory night …

Continue Reading 4 comments May 1, 2008

Copa Libertadores: five Brazilians clubs in last sixteen

The next phase of the Libertadores will have five clubs from Brazil …

Continue Reading Add comment April 24, 2008

Santos scrape into next phase of Libertadores

The boys from the Vila Belmiro had to come from behind to secure their passage out of the group stage of the Libertadores.

Continue Reading Add comment April 17, 2008

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A São Paulo based Marmite eating, brown sauce guzzling, Jonny foreigner and his take on Brazilian football

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My name is Jon Cotterill. I am a football commentator for TV Globo in São Paulo, Brazil. Currently we're broadcasting two live Campeonato Brasileiro or Campeonato Paulista games per week plus our magazine show, Footbrazil. Pitacodogringo means something like 'the gringo's opinion'. + Eu trabalho como narrador na TV Globo em São Paulo, Brasil. Atualmente, nos transmitimos dois jogos ao vivo do Campeonato Brasileiro ou Campeonato Paulista por semana e nosso programa de futebol semanal, Footbrazil.

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