The Ecuadorian midfielder Luis Antonio Valencia renewed his contract with Manchester United in England for four more seasons. According to his agent Diego Herrera .

With regard to possible interest from other teams by the Amazonian end, the agent of the player denied rumors. "They are speculations." To me, that I am the representative, I have not received any formal proposal, I know that it has been nothing to Manchester United. "Also the desire of Luis Antonio is staying at Manchester United," said Herrera.

Valencia has also played for Club Deportivo El Nacional (Ecuador), Villarreal and Recreativo de Huelva (Spain) and Wigan Athletic (England).

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Uruguay football team honored its history and went to the final of the Copa America 2011 to defeat Peu 2-0, last night.

The Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez settled the match in five minutes to convert at the 52 and 57 minutes, becoming the gunner of the tournament with three goals along with Argentine Sergio Agüero.

The celestials will play on Sunday for the final at River Plate stadium in Buenos Aires, against the winner of the semi-final between Venezuela and Paraguay played today.

Peru and the loser of the other semi-final will play the game for third place, this Saturday.

The dangerous Uruguayan striker of English Liverpool capitalized on a poor clearance of goalkeeper Raul Fernandez, after a shot by star Diego Forlan and then closed the game after a deadly counterattack that resolved, beating the goalkeeper that had gone 20 meters out of his area.

The fate of the” Incaico” team was virtually sealed after 68 minutes when he was expelled, by the Bolivian referee Raúl Orosco, direct red card to, Juan Vargas, by applying a nudge to defender Sebastián Coates.

In the first half intense and fought, Uruguay assumed its status as favorite and won supremacy with Diego Forlán as incisive game while Suarez, accompanied by Álvaro González, they harm the Peruvian area several times to a well planted incaico defense. Suárez launched a strong shot of air that left kissing the left vertical to the 5 minute and eight minutes later Álvaro Pereira could not connect to a meter of the line.

Deadly Forlán centres as good result gave him to Uruguay in the quarterfinals before Argentina, this time they did not hurt and then the sky had cancelled one of their main offensive weapon.

With the innovative spirit of fighting and tactical order that instilled Margaryan, Peru played a first time of equal partnership in the field of battle, in which usually prevails the blue.

Anyway it was very little that showed in attack, except for a skimming Center of Vargas at minute 24 that neither the striker José Paolo Guerrero or attack Luis Advícula teammate could take advantage.

With his pass to the final of the Copa America 2011, Uruguay has the possibility to break parity with 14 titles won each Argentina open.

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Paraguayan football yesterday gave a big blow to oust Brazil from Copa America, the reigning champion of the Copa América, in penalties 2-0 after a scoreless match 0-0 in the 90 minutes and in overtime, Paraguay went on to the semi-finals.

In an incredible definition, Brazil missed four penalties by Elano, Thiago Silva, André Santos and Fred, while by Paraguay scored Marcelo Estigarribia and Cristian Riveros; While Edgar Barreto diverted his. The albirroja will face Wednesday by semifinals winner of the Chile-Venezuela game, which was played at the end of the Edition.

In a weekend of great surprises, one of the favorites, the host Argentina, was disqualified Saturday by Uruguay, also on penalties.

Brazil and Paraguay came to penalties after dispute with intensity in overtime and in a climate of nerves because the verdeamarilla were frustrated by the inability to solve the game in regular time, while the albirroja remained loyal to its strong defensive scheme and argued to the shooting from the twelve steps.

The tension at the end of the meeting was evident in an altercation between several players, which ended with the expulsion of the Brazilian central midfielder Lucas Leiva, and Paraguayan Defender Antolín Alcaraz (102 m).

Until the end of regular time, Brazil insisted to twist the story in the 90 m, although Paraguay weathered strong Gale yellow coats and forced the overtime. Paraguay just wanted to defend and assembled a wall to contain messy attempts of the stellar Neymar and avoid connections between Pato and Ganso, but forgot the other part of the game, but he achieved his goal of ending his bout at zero, despite passing several surprises.

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At a press conference, laughing "El Loco" released formula to stop "The Flea".
Sebastes Abreu, current player for Botafogo in Brazil, said it will this Saturday during a meeting with Argentina, and more specifically to the world's best player Lionel Messi.

"Messi is to be enjoyed first and then eat him like meat," said in a joking and while laughing.

He stressed more seriously the example that Uruguay should take: "Colombia is well grouped and staggered back." Leaving subtly said that Uruguayans will wait and make the game that characterizes them.

"If we lose pressure and the mark, we would not be Uruguayans, but that potential must be added the football we have." The boys of "Maestro" Tabarez be measured in the town of Santa Fe

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Brazil and Paraguay, two powerful in distress, must obtain two victories to move forward, in Copa America 2011, at the close of the Group B games to play on Wednesday against Ecuador, who goes by the miracle, and Venezuela, the unexpected leader. After two days, the joint tops sends in the table with four points and the ticket to the quarterfinals in their pocket, followed by Brazil and Paraguay (2), while that Ecuador (1) occupies the last position.

In the double session on Wednesday morning in Salta, Paraguay will have the mission to achieve a positive outcome to a Venezuela that was revealed to be a consistent and strong defense team able to scratch the fence before Brazil (0-0) and then Ecuador (1-0).


Guaraní as a whole might have come with more air to the definition, but at the last minute he escaped a key victory to Brazil, and that 2-2 draw before the Seleção means he has to beat Venezuela to rely on other results.

Equality in this duel will force Paraguay to a tense wait to know their fate, while a defeat directly worth the ticket back to Asunción to the roster of DT Gerardo Martino, which will not be present against the Venezuelans by being suspended to be expelled in the previous game. "We will play with the team that is leading." And we have an obligation to more than Venezuela. To them the result only changes the rival, and to us we change to follow or not. "Are very different realities," admitted Martino.

While many are surprised with the performance of the tops, players led by César Farias has shown satisfied with what has happened here, but also convinced that Venezuela has to support the results and look with optimism to the forthcoming stages. Then, in the estadio Mario Kempes, in Córdoba, Brazil must leave behind the sea of criticism that has gotten its low-yield, and will try to secure a place in the next round at the expense of Ecuador, which is not choice but to overcome in order not to be removed.

Hand Menezes team was disappointed with a 0-0 lean to Venezuela debut, but for their torcedores stupor, worse was his performance against Paraguay, that point was of defeating him, with a 2-2 achieved at the last minute with a goal from Fred. Veteran Lucio had no qualms about criticizing the young stars such as Neymar, goose and duck, to say that they need to know "where weigh them more the shirt", or back, which includes your name, or the chest where is the coat of arms verdeamarillo. Brazil you should be the same equation of results than to Paraguay with the advantage for the Scratch that enter into the Court already with the certainty of knowing all previous results.

If Brazil is not the well, Ecuador them is worse, because it is forced to achieve a historic success to qualify, after a tie at zero with the Guaraní and a very low production in the fall before Venezuela, and above, without the star Antonio Valencia (Manchester United), injured. The result left pillory Colombian Reinaldo Rueda, coach of the 'Tri', and even the President of the Ecuadorian Federation, Luis Chiriboga, struck the selected from his country to summarize that you play "without soul, life and ideas".

This party, in turn, will mark the closing of the group stage of the America's Cup, which will continue with the quarter-finals, to be played next Saturday and Sunday.

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Spain world champion!. When it came to hitting, because ... look at that hit!, And nothing happened, much as Spain beat Holland, though perhaps at the behest of the Netherlands that, as against Uruguay, came out with the spear of entry, to cut the game severely and systematically. And when he had to play more openly as they did in the second half and all overtime, played a little over Spain.

In other words, it seemed that he had more balance in everything: in the football aspect, they finished driving the possession of the ball almost as they had done to Germany in the physical aspect, because in overtime to the Netherlands it seemed to lack the strength to make the counterattack, and in the aspect of mind, where was the feeling that after the goals that they could not realize what was wrong Robben, a lack of decision, the others avoided Casillas, in the second part, too were convinced that only the Spanish were to be world champions.

This final was a physical test of attrition that sometimes turned dirty -- a finals-record 14 yellow cards were handed out and the Dutch finished with 10 men. In the end, it was Iniesta breaking free in the penalty area, taking a pass from Cesc Fabregas and putting a right-footed shot from 8 yards just past the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg with about seven minutes left to play, including injury time.

For the Dutch and their legions of orange-clad fans wearing everything from jerseys to jumpsuits to clown gear to pajamas, it was yet another disappointment.

Even with their first World Cup title tantalizingly within reach, they failed in the final for the third time. This one might have been the most bitter because, unlike 1974 and 1978, the Netherlands was unbeaten not only in this tournament, but in qualifying for the first World Cup staged in South Africa.

Spain was better, without question. They could have won before, long before, but could also have been lost if not arise again, the great captain, Iker Casillas, to spoil the night for his former teammate Arjen Robben.

Spain world champion! And that's fine. Perhaps it was all I expected. Moreover, seeing the end, the thought fell into the temptation to think that if Uruguay had been in this instance, not out. I could do, well, out of Spain.

But that's okay. "In a World Cup is not looking for the best, but it is at reaching the last game," recently said Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez. And Spain went down in history with soccer, with fury, because they came and won.

Holland will continue - forever? - Waiting.

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The goal was created by Carles Puyol in the 73rd minute from a header after a corner kick. The Iberians never reached this level in a World Cup.

From the outset "The Roja" came out with a vigorous energy to establish a superiority and also to take advantage of an inexperience Germany.

In the sixth minute the German goalkeeper Neuer drowned a approach by Villa with his knees, as it it went Germany had trouble trying to counterattack the Spaniards.

Spain dominated the game throughout most of the first half. Retained possession of the ball. they played two or three touches and little by little was besieging the area of Germany, who defended well and tried to strike back.

In the second Germany tried to take the initiative, attacking more often, but Spain rallied and regained control of the game. Germany again had to defend their area.

With the minute Spain became more incisive. The German defense cleared and again began the Spanish offensive.

Until the corner, Carles Puyol won head and put the 1-0. Germany went in search of an equalizer trying to engulf their opponent to a unsuccessful attack. Spain maintained control of the ball and let the minutes pass. Spain won 1-0 and will face Holland in the final. South Africa will have a new champion.

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The Netherlands turned on the style in the second half to reach its third World Cup final - and first in 32 years - with a 3-2 victory over Uruguay on Tuesday.

Wesley Sneijder scored his fifth goal in South Africa and Giovanni van Bronckhorst added one of the goals of the tournament. Arjen Robben also scored as the Dutch never looked troubled despite a late onslaught from the two-time champions from South America.

Now Orange machine should expect the winner of the encounter between Germany and Spain, to meet next July 11 in Johannesburg at the end of this event that was first developed in an African nation.

It will be the third final of Holland in a World Cup. In the previous two lost to Germany in 1974 and Argentina in 1978.

Uruguay after 40 years returned to get the best. they lost to a better team, but they did it with their heads held high, leaving everything in every ball and showing that if you work with conviction you can aspire to great achievements.

The last minutes fed the illusion, but not enough to get a draw that would have forced the overtime against the Netherlands in the game that defined the first World Cup finalist.

Then were the worst minutes for the blue because the Netherlands began to dominate the ball and hurt the rear, especially on the side of Martin Caceres, who came to the game with no football.

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