SOCCER: AMERICA FACES FLAMENGO IN L.A. `FRIENDLY'.Byline: -- Scott French Club America, celebrating its 90th anniversary and preparing for December's FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f Club World Championship, takes a break tonight from Mexico's Primera Division Primera División (Spanish for First Division) can refer to:
America, which turned 90 Monday, is fourth overall in the Torneo Apertura with a 6-4-3 record, disappointing given its breadth of talent. The Aguilas' attack features Paraguayan stars Salvador Cabanas and Nelson Cuevas Nelson "Pipino" Cuevas (born January 10 1980 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer, who currently played as a centre forward for Club América. Cuevas started his career at Club Atlético Tembetary, a lower division club from Paraguay, before moving to River Plate of , Argentine Matias Vuoso and Mexican talisman Cuauhtemoc Blanco. ``Our performance has not convinced,'' defender Oscar Rojas acknowledged last week, before a 1-0 loss at Queretaro. The Aguilas will represent CONCACAF CONCACAF Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Soccer) CONCACAF Confederacion Norte, Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol Asociacion (Spanish) in the Dec. 10-17 club championship in Japan. Flamengo is 10th in the Campeonato Brasiliense, the national championship, 20 points behind first-place Sao Paulo. Brazil's most popular club, which will be without star forwards Savio and Luizao, is receiving $150,000 to make the trip. |
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