Saturday 11 July 2015

Sunday 5 July 2015

Chile's long wait is over

Chile beat Argentina in the final of the Copa America 2k15 in penalties (4-1) and Alexis Sanchez scored the winning penalty for Chile ! Messi you will get your hands on a trophy with Argentina some day. The best team, the undisputed team of the tournament won the trophy in the end. Well played Argentina, it was just not your day today. In a stadium so entrenched in the nation's past it almost drips from the creaking rafters, a new chapter was written into its history. For the first time Chile have won the Copa America in their history ! Vargas and Geurrero are the top scorers of the tournament, Vidal the man of the final, Jason Murillo-Relavation,  Bravo has got the golden glove for a second straight time in the Copa America and Fair Play award for Peru.
What a Night ! a thrilling end to an absolute fantastic tournament

Monday 15 June 2015

Two-time World Cup winner Zito dies aged 82

Brazilian footballer Zito, a two-time World Cup winner in 1958 and 1962, has died at the age of 82, his former club Santos announced Monday.Zito died at his home in the Sao Paulo surburb of Santos on Sunday, the club said, without giving the cause of his death.The former midfielder was part of Brazil's FIFA World Cup™-winning squads in Sweden in 1958 and Chile in 1962, playing alongside icon Pele on both occasions, and even scoring a goal in the 3-1 final victory over Czechoslovakia in the latter tournament. Zito spent 15 years of his playing career with Santos, winning the Copa Libertadores in 1962 and 1963. He later went on to join the backroom staff and was behind the recruitment of such stars as Robinho in 1996 and Neymar in 2003.

Goals scored with the national team (excluding friendlies)


- Cristiano Ronaldo: 44
- Pelé: 43
- Ronaldo Nazario: 41
- Lionel Messi: 21