Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América, is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournament is named after the Libertadores, the leaders of the Latin American wars of independence, so a literal translation of its former name into English is "America's Liberators Cup".
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in men's international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina.
Clemente Juan Rodríguez is an Argentine former professional footballer. He was a right-footed player and could play on either flank, especially as a left back.
Martín Palermo is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Platense.
Emerson Ferreira da Rosa, simply known as Emerson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. At international level, he played 73 games for the Brazil national team between 1997 and 2006, scoring 6 goals. With Brazil, he has taken part in two FIFA World Cups, two editions of the Copa América, and three Confederations Cups, winning the 1999 Copa América and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, while also reaching the 1998 World Cup Final.
Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as centre-back. Nicknamed El Cabezón, Ruggeri achieved success at the international level with the Argentina national team, being part of the teams that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup, two editions of the Copa América and the 1992 King Fahd Cup. At the club level, Ruggeri's most successful stint was with Argentine club River Plate, where he won the 1986 Copa Libertadores the 1986 Copa Interamericana and the 1986 Intercontinental Cup. Known for his rough style of play when marking opposing players and aerial ability, Ruggeri is considered one of the all-time best defenders to come out of Argentina. Following his retirement as a player, Ruggeri turned to managing, where he held posts in Argentina, Mexico and Spain. His last job as a manager was in 2006 with Argentine club San Lorenzo. Since then, Ruggeri went on to have a career on Argentine television, as commentator on football shows. He is currently a member of 90 Minutos de Fútbol, which airs in Fox Sports Latin America.
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, particularly in association football in the United Kingdom and South America, where a club has a match to honour a player for service to the club. These matches are always non-competitive.
Club Atlético Colón de Santa Fe, commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe[koˈlon de santa ˈfe], is a sports club from Santa Fe, Argentina. The football team plays in the First Division of the Argentine football league system, the Argentine Primera División.
Émerson Leão is a Brazilian former footballer and manager. He is regarded by pundits as one of best Brazilian goalkeepers of all time. A documentary video produced by FIFA, FIFA Fever, called him the third-most impressive defense player of all time. He was born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.
Fernando Rubén Gago is an Argentine professional former player and football manager of Racing Club.
Sergio Daniel "Checho" Batista is an Argentine football manager and former international player.
Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who currently serves as the head coach for Inter Miami of Major League Soccer.
Ángel Guillermo Hoyos, known as Guillermo Hoyos, is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero.
The Spain men's national tennis team has represented Spain internationally since 1920. Organised by the Real Federación Española de Tenis (RFET), it is one of the 50 members of International Tennis Federation's European association.
José Manuel Ramos Delgado was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played for the Argentina national football team in two World Cups and had a successful tenure in Brazilian football with Santos. He went on to become a football manager, working in Argentina and Peru.
The 2009–10 Primera División season was the 119th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in the season, which started on 21 August 2009 and ended on 23 May 2010.
The 2010–11 Primera División season was the 120th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in two championships —the Apertura and Clausura— over the course of the season, which started on August 6, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2011, one day prior to the start of the 2011 Copa América, held in Argentina.
Emerson Francisco Matías, known as Emerson Reba, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Defensa y Justicia in the Primera B Nacional Argentina.
Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior, known as Emerson Royal or simply Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a right wing-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Brazil national team.
