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Robert Mario Flores
Robert Mario Flores Bistolfi (born 13 May 1986) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Boston River as an attacking midfielder. His brother Darío is also a professional footballer. Club career River Plate Born in Canelones Department, Flores moved to the capital of his country, Montevideo and began his football career at Club Atlético River Plate,. He was promoted to the senior squad in January 2006, aged 19, and had two successful seasons. On 21 June 2008, he completed his move to La Liga side Villarreal for a US$2.1 million deal. On 18 July 2008, it was confirmed that Flores joined Argentine Primera División powerhouse River Plate on loan. On 10 August, he debuted in a 1–1 draw with Colón de Santa Fe at Estanislao López for the first week of the Apertura Tournament, in which Flores scored the equalizer for his team in the 54th minute. After the match, he was compared with his compatriot and River Plate idol, Enzo Francescoli, by several television channels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, that plays in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. This clubs has been founded in 1923, the club passed much time of its history in the lower divisions of Spanish football and began in La Liga in 1998. In the 21st century, Villarreal gained some league stability, although they sustained relegation in 2012, rebounding the next year and then remaining in the top division to date. The club made its first appearance in the UEFA Champions League in 2005, with its best result being the semi-finals in 2006 and 2022. Villarreal also appeared in the UEFA Europa League during this time, and won the competition in 2021 by defeating Manchester United in the final, clinching their first major trophy. The club is nicknamed ''El Submarí Grogue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish- Portuguese dispute over the platine region. It was also under brief British rule in 1807, but eventually the city was retaken by Spanish criollos who defeated the British invasions of the River Plate. Montevideo is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America's leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe. The 2019 Mercer's report on quality of life, rated Montevideo first in Latin America, a rank the city has consistently held since 2005. , Montevideo was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Simeone
Diego Pablo Simeone González (; ; born 28 April 1970, nicknamed El Cholo (), is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder; he has been the manager of Atlético Madrid since December 2011. In his club career that started in 1987, Simeone played in Argentina, Italy, and Spain for Vélez Sarsfield, Pisa, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, Lazio, and Racing Club. An aggressive, hard-tackling defensive midfielder, he won a domestic double with Atlético Madrid in 1996, and the UEFA Cup with Inter in 1998, also winning another domestic double with Lazio in 2000, as well as the 1999 UEFA Super Cup and the 2000 Supercoppa Italiana. Simeone was capped over 100 times for the Argentina national team and represented the country at the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups, and in four editions of the Copa América, winning the tournament in 1991 and 1993. He also won the King Fahd Cup in 1992, the 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup, and a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TyC Sports
TyC Sports is an Argentine pay television sports channel owned by Torneos and Clarín Group, based in Buenos Aires. In Argentina, the channel broadcasts the Argentine B Nacional, CONMEBOL Qualifiers, Argentina national football team friendly matches, Liga Nacional de Básquet, the Argentina Open and other sports. Outside Argentina, the channel broadcasts the Argentine Primera División. It broadcasts in Spanish. In DirecTV Latin America watch on the channel 629, and 1629 in HD. Channels Torneos and the Clarín Group currently operate the domestic pay TV channel TyC Sports, as well as two international pay TV channels TyC Sports. *TyC Sports *TyC Sports 2 *TyC Sports 3 *TyC Sports 4 *TyC Sports Latin America *TyC Sports USA Programming *FIFA World Cup (Only for Argentina) *Copa America (Only for Argentina) * CONMEBOL Qualifying (Only for Argentina) *Argentine Primera Division (except Argentina) * Nacional B (All matches for Argentina and some matches for America) *Prim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Sports
Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world. The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the Fox Corporation, with the exceptions of the operations in Australia, which are part of Foxtel (majority-owned by Fox Corp. sister company News Corp Australia) and the operations in Mexico are owned by Grupo Multimedia Lauman while the operations in Argentina are owned by Mediapro but branding and contents are licensed to Fox Corporation and the rest of the international Fox Sports channels were sold to The Walt Disney Company, following the acquisition. Divisions * Fox Sports (United States), also known as the Fox Sports Media Group. * Fox Sports International, an international sports programming and production entity of The Walt Disney Company (previously owned by the Fox Networks Group until Disney's acquisition of most 21st Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN America
ESPN America was a British-based European sports network, focusing on professional and collegiate sports of the United States and Canada. Originally launched on 5 December 2002 as NASN (the ''North American Sports Network''), ESPN America broadcast a selection of top North American professional and collegiate sports leagues including Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Canadian Football League (CFL), 24 hours a day on digital cable and digital satellite television. Formerly operated by Setanta Sports with backing from Benchmark Capital Europe, it was acquired by the American sports media company ESPN in March 2007. It was subsequently re-branded as ESPN America on 1 February 2009 before closing on 1 August 2013. Programming Programming on ESPN America varied from country to country. The channel operated three feeds throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. In the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Francescoli
Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (; born 12 November 1961), nicknamed "El Príncipe" ("The Prince"), is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and as one of Uruguay's and South America's greatest ever players. At club level, Francescoli began his career with Uruguayan club Wanderers. In neighbouring Argentina, he played for River Plate. He was the leading scorer and a key player for the club's second Copa Libertadores title. Francescoli won a total of five Argentine titles in the six years in which he played for the club. He also enjoyed success in France with Racing Paris and Marseille, where his performances proved decisive as the team won the 1989–90 French Division 1.PERUGINO, Elías (novembro de 2010). Enzo Francescoli. '' El Gráfico'' Especial n. 27 - "100 Ídolos de River". Revistas Deportivas, pp. 34–35 He later also had spells in Italy with Cagliari and Torino, before returning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López
Brigadier General Estanislao López Stadium, popularly known as ''The Elephants Cemetery'', is a football stadium in Santa Fe, Argentina. It was inaugurated in 1946 and is owned and operated by Club Atlético Colón, which is based there. For a long time it has also been known as ''the Elephants Cemetery'', due to Colón's wins over notable teams that visited Santa Fe. One of them was the famous Santos of Pelé who fell 2-1 in 1964.Se cumplen 44 años de la tarde en que Colón conmovió al mundo El Litoral, 10 May 2008 This Brazilian team had a record of 43 undefeated matches and was two-time Intercontinental champion at that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colón De Santa Fe
Colón may refer to: Places ;Argentina * Colón, Entre Ríos * Colón Department, Córdoba * Colón Department, Entre Ríos * Colón, Buenos Aires ;Colombia * Colón, Nariño * Colón, Putumayo * Colón Department (Colombia) ;Costa Rica * Ciudad Colón ;Cuba * Colón, Cuba ;El Salvador * Colón, La Libertad ;Honduras * Colón Department (Honduras) ;Mexico * Colón, Querétaro ;Panama * Colón, Panama * Colón Province ;Puerto Rico * Plaza Colón, in Mayagüez ;Spain * Plaza de Colón (Madrid) * Colón (Metrovalencia), station in Valencia ;Uruguay * Colón Centro y Noroeste, barrio of Montevideo * Colón Sudeste, barrio of Montevideo * Colón, Uruguay, village in Lavalleja Department ;Venezuela * Colón, Venezuela * Colón Municipality, Zulia in Zulia State Football teams * Club Atlético Colón, from Santa Fe, Argentina * Colón Fútbol Club, a Uruguayan club Other uses * Colón (surname) * Colón (currency) ** Costa Rican colón, currency of Costa Rica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CA River Plate
CA or ca may refer to: Businesses and organizations Companies * Air China (IATA airline code CA) * CA Technologies, a U.S. software company * Cayman Airways, a Cayman Islands airline * Channel America, a defunct U.S. television network * Classic Army, a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of airsoft replicas * Coal & Allied, Australian mining company * Continental Airlines, a U.S. airline * Creative Assembly, a PC game developer * Crédit Agricole, a major French bank Government and political * Bureau of Consular Affairs, a division of the U.S. Department of State * Canadian Alliance, a former Canadian political party * Centre Alliance, Australian political party formerly known as Nick Xenophon Team * Citizens' Alliance, a political party in Trinidad and Tobago * Combined authority, a local government entity in the United Kingdom * Commission on Appointments, a body of the Congress of the Philippines * Conservatives Abroad, overseas wing of the British Conservative Party * Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
