Who supports South American teams? and wh

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Im a big fan of Botafogo from Rio de Janeiro where i currently am, I have got to see many sth american teams play on tv and live here and was wondering if any of you have an interest in the football here besides the players that have been taken to europe. The talent here is so vast, there isnt enough money in the world to steal them all away, so what happens the teams in sth america actually have remained relatively strong.

SO which teams do you guys support?

Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Colo Colo from Chile, i lived there for a year and they played some stunning football. So many players have gone to other countries now though. The likes of Matias Fernandez and Jorje Valdivia were great to watch. River plate is my fav argentinian team. i never really got watch much brazilian football tho.

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Can we include North America in this? I will anyway. I used to live in Denver (Colorado) and, because I lived there, I support the Colorado Rapids (somewhat lazily though to be honest).

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I once went to see Universidad Catolica from Chile play in the Copa Libertadores. Amazing atmosphere and brilliant football, much more flashy than Euro football. Can't really say I'm a fan but a fantastic experience.

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

malky where did u see them play?? i love the atmosphere of football in southamerica. a packed stadium, flares going off everywhere. huge drums through out the crowd with everyone chanting in time. its awesome. but yeah its all flashy football they dont have the structure of euro football.

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

river plate or boca/

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Chicago Fire (North), Santos (South).

Nix, Leyton Orient and Alloa Athletic supporting schmuck.

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

sammyjnr wrote:

At their home ground in Santiago. Awesome really, I've never heard a crowd sing like that for the full 90 and the flags and flares going off were incredible. I was working over there and the office was right across from Colo Colo's stadium which is huge. And every day there were teams out training and that's the difference, over there it's not so much a sport as a lifestyle.

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Newells Old Boys - Argentina
Colo Colo - Chile
Cruzeiro - Brasil

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Cruzeiro huh, well they arent having much fun lately. teams from Minas gerais arent having a good season in general really but things will change they are a strong team. I think Botafogo has to play them soon in the BrasileirÃ¯Â¿Â½o. (Brazilian Championship)

Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

You are well right! Cruzeiro having a bit of a stinker right now (3-0 home defeats etc). Botafogo are doing well.

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

There is a good website called lancenet.com.br if you are interested in keeping up to date with the brazilian leagues. Its all in portuguese but maybe there is an english translation...I can keep you up to date with whats going on in Brazil anyway.

Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.

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almost 19 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yeah Botafogo are doing well, but they have had some bad luck with the semi final of copa do brasil and last 4 times with Flamengo ebing draws while Fogao is playing better, a bit frustrating but still very promising.

Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Brasil - Internacional de Porto Alegre

Mexico - Chivas de Guadalajara

Argentina - Boca Juniors, I guess

I don't get too worked up about how they are going though, since we don't get any of their games. I'm going to write to Sky soon and ask that they show Copa America as well as Libertadores, so we can get some real quality South American football here.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I have Colocolo, Huachipato, Estudiantes de la Plata and Monterrey Tigres (Central America) strips. Have a soft spot for Santos in Brazil.

Can't say I'm a rabid supporter of any of them though.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Boca, just to piss off my River mate.

Three for me, and two for them.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

MLS- Toronto (obviously)

USL 1st div- Vancouver Whitecaps, Montreal Impact

USL 2nd div- Bermuda Hogges

Mexico- CF Pachuca

Brazil- Internacional

Argentina- River

And I was rooting for Caracas in libertadores because I wanted a Venezuelan club to do well.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Vasco Da Gama - Brazil

Velez Sarsfield - Argentina

Cruz Azul - Mexico

Cincinnati Kings - USL Second Division

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Vasco 4 v. 0 Athletico

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

BocaOska2011-07-03 22:14:27

You know we belong together...

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

no time wasting? hahahahahahahahahaha

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Botafogo 4 Vasco 0 haha

Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

No champtionship for Cruzeiro eh?

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Cruzeiro are coming back to form now just at the wrong time, Botafogo is playing them in a weeks time!!!

Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tend to look out for Bocas result for no otherbreason other than they have a fantastic stadium. Ambition to one day see the Derby of all Derbies - Boca vs River Plate. Mental.

Tourets2007-08-01 21:36:10

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

AVFCvillan wrote:

Vasco Da Gama - Brazil

Velez Sarsfield - Argentina

Cruz Azul - Mexico

Cincinnati Kings - USL Second Division

Cruz Azul, brilliant to watch, great atmosphere.. Mexician club football is awesome.

The Mexican team is equivalant to Spain, underperformed internationaly.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I only follow two teams in the Americas and one outside the Americas.

Chicago Fire Soccer - MLS

Pumas UNAM - Mexico

I don't follow or support the following team, but would love to have a scarf or shirt.

The Strongest - Bolivia (because The Strongest is simply an awesome team name).

Mike

Chicago, USA

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

i support the country chile only cause i thought mark gonzalez was a good player then he went to liverpool then he left so he got good again

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