Some scrambled thoughts on why the Copa Libertadores matters
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Walter Samuel was the prototypical Argentinean defender. Bald or balding, slow, stocky, the physical appearance of a seedy nightclub bouncer or a butcher, and quietly excellent. He is also part of an exclusive soccer pantheon, 1 of only 11 players to win both the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, its South American equivalent. Here is Walter Samuel — when he still had hair — after scoring a goal in a Copa Libertadores
Some scrambled thoughts on why the Copa Libertadores matters
Some scrambled thoughts on why the Copa…
Some scrambled thoughts on why the Copa Libertadores matters
Walter Samuel was the prototypical Argentinean defender. Bald or balding, slow, stocky, the physical appearance of a seedy nightclub bouncer or a butcher, and quietly excellent. He is also part of an exclusive soccer pantheon, 1 of only 11 players to win both the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, its South American equivalent. Here is Walter Samuel — when he still had hair — after scoring a goal in a Copa Libertadores