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Tim Vickery

Tim Vickery is a highly respected freelance football writer who covers the South American game for several large news media, as well as being an analyst for SporTV. We are big fans of some of the work he has done for GodsofOdds and Sportindepth. He has lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for over 20 years.

Twitter: @Tim_Vickery

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Articles by Tim Vickery

Ardiles

Why Ossie Ardiles is such a key figure in Argentina's football history

Saturday's FA Cup Final, with Willian on one side and Alexis Sanchez on the other, casts the mind back to the first South American involvement in this...

Alves

Who will replace Dani Alves as Brazil's first-choice right-back at the World Cup?

As Brazil coach Tite prepares to name his 23-man World Cup squad on Monday, reserve right-back looked like being one of his more difficult decisions &...

Quintero

Quintero finds form and fitness at just the right time as Colombia prepare for World Cup

One of the world’s most talented players may have found form, fitness and focus at just the right time to book a place on the plane to Russia. ...

Guerrero

Peru should not be written off even if Guerrero is absent

Peru’s captain, centre-forward and perhaps their one genuinely world-class player finds himself in the middle of a legal gun fight this week. L...

Julio Cesar

Julio Cesar, a man who experienced the difficulties of being Brazil's World Cup goalkeeper, retires from football

Brazilian football said farewell to one of its 21st-century stars on Saturday. Rio giants Flamengo were at home to America in the second round of the ...

Lionel Messi

Why Barcelona's early elimination from the Champions League is good news for Argentina

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli badly needed a boost. He received a huge one on Tuesday, and Saturday was not bad either.