The words “Give me freedom, give me fire, give me reason, take me higher” are very much branded in my mind after a long week of glorious World Cup soccer. The K’naan/David Bisbal lyrics can be heard bellowing from the mouths of enthusiastic fans and echoing throughout any area of Lima screening a game. Like most of my fellow avid soccer fans I have my team – team England, the team that will win the World Cup and claim victory once and for all! Ok, maybe not. But still, I can have hope and I will no doubt be watching every single one of their games. Atmosphere is sometimes crucial for watching a great game and there are many factors that come into play when choosing that perfect venue. After exploring the soccer [Continue reading...]

20:30 From Peru (9:30 PM EST), Universitario will host Bolivian Blooming in a Group 4 match for the Copa Libertadores, played in the city of Lima.

With a victory, the Universitario will lead Group 4, taking the first option to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament. For this reason, comments striker Piero Alva, “a win becomes indispensable, if you do not want major problems to advance in Libertadores.”

Blooming is last in the group, with a poor performance so far in the tournament, so there is confidence on the Peruvian side to achieve a favorable outcome. [Watch the Game...]

Tonight at 8:45 PM EST, Group leaders Libertad of Paraguay and Universitario of Peru meet for the second and last time to claim a berth in the 2010 Copa Libertadores knockout round. The showdown will take place in Asuncion Paraguay, both teams remain undefeated in the groups stage, this match serving as a defining moment for both as they look to advance to the next round. [Watch the Game...]

Here at Karikuy we’re adamant about soccer which is why we’ll be bringing you some live streaming matches of Copa Libertadores (as long as our team is in it). Well we’ll try to do our best and if your Peruvian Team is playing in the cup then just contact us and we’ll find a live feed. After all these games are hard to come by on mainstream cable.

Tonights big match (9pm EST) is between Universitario (Peru) and Libertad (Paraguay). Both teams hold the top spots with 6 points to their name in group 4 and should be a great match to watch as the winner will make in on to the knockout round of Americas most prestigious cup competition, comparable only to the Champions League in Europe. [Watch the Game...]

Since 1928, the bitter feud between the two biggest clubs in Peru has claimed heart felt wins and devastating losses on both fields. The battle for the best soccer team in Peru has claimed many lives in the process due to the violent nature of the sport in South America, but nowhere else in the world is the passion for such a sporting event the same then as in the fields of Matute and el Monumental in Lima. That is where in the next 2 weeks the ultimate battle will be fought to declare the Champion of the 2009 Futbol Season in Peru. Both teams have only victory on their minds as each will play on their home field once for home and away matches to crown this years Champions.
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