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Juventus FC will play in three North American friendlies in the 2011 World Football Challenge. Juventus arrived in Philadelphia on Tuesday, 19 July, and will be based from that city. Juventus has been training at the Novacare Complex of the Philadelphia Eagles according to Juventus.com and La Gazzetta dello Sport.
24 July 2011: Juventus 1 (Alessandro Del Piero) - Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 (Yannick Djalo) from BMO Field in Toronto. Attendance: Approximately 10,000.
26 July 2011: Club America 0 - Juventus 1 (Cristian Pasquato) from Citi Field in Flushing, New York.Attendance: Approximately 20,000.
Buffon and Del Piero After Club America
28 July 2011: Chivas de Guadalajara 0 - Juventus 1 (Fabio Quagliarella) from Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. Attendance: Approximately 16,200. This was held on the campus of NC State University. The team trained atWakeMed Soccer Parkin Cary, North Carolina.
The 43rd Copa America, or America's Cup, took place in Argentina from 1 July to 24 July 2011. This competition is similar to the European Nations Cup (Euro), and represents the continental championship of the Americas. This tournament is one of the oldest football competitions in the world. The first Copa America was held in 1916 in Argentina and the winner was Uruguay. Cup Final Highlights: Uruguay 3 - Paraguay 0
Uruguay wins La Copa America for a record 15th time.
Group Round Phase Statistics
10 wins/losses and 8 draws.
37 goals from 18 games.
Elimination Round Fixtures
16 July from Cordoba: Colombia 0 - Peru 2 16 July from Santa Fe: AET: Argentina 1 - Uruguay 1 (4-5)
17 July from La Plata: AET: Brazil 0 -Paraguay 0 (0-2)Brazil missed all four penalty kicks. 17 July from San Juan: Chile 1 - Venezuela 2
Highlights from the Quarterfinal Round
Semi-Final Round Fixtures
19 July from La Plata: Peru 0 - Uruguay 2
20 July from Medoza: AET: Paraguay 0 (5-3) - Venezuela 0
Highlights from Argentina v. Uruguay
(46 goals after 24 games. Sergio Aguero and Luis Suarez are tied for the Golden Ball with three goals, respectively.)
Third Place
23 July from La Plata: Peru 4 - Venezuela 1
Paolo Guerrero of Peru leads the 2011 Copa America with five goals.
Final
24 July from Buenos Aires: Uruguay 3 - Paraguay 0
This was the first Cup final for Uruguay since 1999 who became the first 15-time winner of La Copa America. Paraguay had tied five straight games to reach the final. This was their first final since 1979.
Justo Villar of Paraguay was named the best goalkeeper, Luis Suarez of Uruguay was named the best player and Paolo Guerrero of Peru was the top scorer at the 2011 Copa America. Diego Lugano of Uruguay was named the best defender at the tournament.
Diego Forlan of Uruguay joins his grandfather and father as a winner of the Copa America.
Final Goal Tally: 54 goals in 26 games or 2.08 per game.
Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron
Learn More About the land of Futbol, Las Pampas and Tango Argentino
Uruguay Campeon De America-Un Premio Merecido por Oscar Amoia, un contributor al World Football Commentaries
Que sensación extraña ver una final de la Copa América en el Estadio Monumental de Buenos Aires sin la Selección Argentina…!!!
Que sensación extraña ver el estadio lleno de uruguayos y paraguayos empujando a sus equipos en una final sin el dueño de casa…!!!
Pero es y fue así, una final con merecidos contrincantes…y un Campeón con todos los honores…
Uruguay, con un fútbol solidario, potente, sólido, aguerrido, donde se nota que cada jugador sabe lo que tiene que hacer y, lo que es más importante aún, está absolutamente convencido que lo que hace es lo más conveniente para el equipo.
Un equipo serio, ordenado, con un alto nivel de concentración, practicando un fútbol moderno, donde los delanteros son la primera línea de defensa cuando el rival ataca y los defensores son la primera línea de delantera cuando el equipo va al frente.
Sin lujos individuales es cierto, pero con la solidaridad necesaria individual para sumar al equipo, para encontrar al compañero mejor ubicado cuando es necesario o para apoyarlo cuando también lo es.
Con un nivel de motivación importante, con hambre de gloria, a pesar que muchos de esos jugadores juegan en equipos de otros países, practicando el fútbol desde la humildad, sin celos mezquinos por el compañero, sin pensar en otra cosa que defender el honor, el orgullo y la historia del fútbol de un país, su país.
Un técnico en la misma línea, serio, responsable, humilde, sin estridencias ni gritos, el Maestro Tabarez, maestro de escuela, como él mismo se define. Un hombre honesto, con mucha experiencia a nivel clubes y con años en la Selección.
Como siempre sucede, este campeonato para Uruguay es el fruto seguramente de una pirámide que parte de los dirigentes del fútbol uruguayo, pasa por un proyecto llevado adelante por un técnico y termina en esos jugadores que interpretaron debidamente ese proyecto y lo llevaron a cabo.
Parece sencillo, parece lógico, pero no es tan así, en un fútbol donde los negocios sepultan al juego, donde el dinero todo lo tiñe, donde las excusas sepultan a las verdades, encontrar un campeón como este hace amigar a uno con el fútbol real, sin vueltas, sin mezquindades, sin explicaciones filosóficas.
Reconforta ver un Campeón como Uruguay, un absolutamente merecido Campeón, desde todo punto de vista, desde todos los ángulos, un espejo donde se deberían mirar las potencias ausentes en esta final de Copa América mirando hacia el futuro.
FELICITACIONES FUTBOL URUGUAYO, SU HISTORIA LOS APLAUDE, SU PAIS SE SIENTE ORGULLOSO Y EL CONTINENTE LOS RESPETA COMO MUY DIGNOS CAMPEONES…
Translation:
What a strange sensation to see a Copa America final at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires without the Argentinean national team!
What a strange sensation to see the stadium full of Uruguayans and Paraguayans cheering on their teams at the final without the host nation!
But it is and was like this, a final with deserving rivals. And a Champion with all the honors...
Uruguay, with its solid, powerful and fighting football, where you see that each player knows what he has to do. And the most important thing is the group is absolutely convinced that what it does is for the best interests of the team.
Serious and Motivated Team Not a Group of Individuals
Diego Forlan joins his father and grandfather as a Copa America winner.
A serious team, well-organized, with a higher level of concentration who practice a modern football where the strikers are the first line of defense when the opponent's attack, and the defenders are the first line of attack when the team goes forward.
Surely without individual luxuries, but with the necessary individual solidarity to lift the team, to find a teammate in a better position when it's necessary or to support him otherwise.
With an important level of motivation, with hunger of glory, despite that many of those players play for foreign club teams. They practice a humble football, without petty jealousies of their comrades, without thinking about anything else except defending their honor, the pride and the footballing history of a country, their country.
A manager along the same lines, serious, responsible, humble, without outbursts or shouts, the "Maestro" Oscar Tabarez, a school teacher as he defines himself. An honest man with much experience at the club level and with many years at the helm of Uruguay.
As often happens, this championship for Uruguay was surely the fruit of of a pyramid on the part of the Uruguayan football directors. The project was carried forward by a manager and ends with those players who properly interpreted that project and took it to fruition.
It seems sensible, it seems logical, but it isn't like this. In a football world where businesses dictate the play, where money controls everything, where excuses trump the truth, to find a champion like this one that befriends the real football, without going backward, without pettiness and without philosophical explanations.
Mirror Image of What is Right with Uruguay and Wrong With Others
It is comforting to see a champion such as Uruguay, an absolutely deserving champion, from all points of view, from every angle, a mirror where you should look at the missing potential of this Copa America final looking back into the future.
Congratulations to Uruguayan football, your history is applauded, your country is proud and the continent respects you as very deserving champions.
About The Author
Oscar Amoia is a financial professional from Buenos Aires, Argentina who grew up in the neighborhood of La Boca. Oscar is a socio vitalicio, or lifetime member, of C.A. Boca Juniors. He has contributed commentaries at the International Herald Tribune 2006 World Cup Fan Blog, Soccerlens and World Football Commentaries. You can read his other commentaries here.
About The Translator
Steve Amoia is a freelance writer, editor and translator from Washington, D.C. He is the founder of World Football Commentaries. You can follow Steve @worldfootballcm on Twitter.
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With the FIFA World Cup trophy in South Africa and the smile seen around the world.
"Football is my life and therefore I'm very sorry but my knee can't hold up anymore and I announce my retirement. I'm sad but surely can't complain. From this sport, I had everything. Al-Ahli offered me a contract for three years as a director and I have accepted."
With that concise statement five years to the day after he raised the World Cup in Berlin, one of the greatest players to wear the fabled blue shirt of Italy retired from football with the same grace as he played. Cannavaro was the heart, soul and relentless spirit of the Azzurri after the retirement of Paolo Maldini. Seeing Cannavaro with his infectious smile became a trademark image in publications around the world. A rare player who led by sterling example on and off the pitch, Cannavaro has etched his name in the archives of Italian and world football.
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