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Tim Vickery

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Tim Vickery: World Cup qualifying a rare gem for South Americans (11/23/2009)
Tim Vickery: Euro opponents would provide insight into Chile's chances (11/10/2009)
Tim Vickery: Parreira brings serious soccer back to South Africa (10/27/2009)
Tim Vickery: Saluting class player who'll likely never see World Cup (10/13/2009)
Tim Vickery: Argentina's woes resemble Brazil's from eight years ago (09/29/2009)
Tim Vickery: Venezuela slowly making progress on world stage (09/15/2009)
Tim Vickery: Readers sound off on progress of soccer in America (09/01/2009)
Tim Vickery: Can soccer become part of the North American identity? (08/18/2009)
Tim Vickery: USA '94 transformed the Brazilian game (08/04/2009)
Tim Vickery: Brazilian clubs' failings can be traced back to maturity (07/21/2009)
Tim Vickery: Much of Brazil still cannot adopt the Copa Libertadores (07/07/2009)
Tim Vickery: Blue-collar Brazil is efficient, but it's still Kaká's team (06/23/2009)
Tim Vickery: Brazil chases off the ghosts of 1982 with efficient soccer (06/09/2009)
Tim Vickery: Brazilian hero Marcos never wanted to risk it overseas (05/26/2009)
Tim Vickery: Ronaldo defying age, critics, but can he return to nat'l team? (05/12/2009)
Tim Vickery: Boca's Palermo proves talent alone isn't always enough (04/28/2009)
Tim Vickery: Is Peru emerging from shadows? Or is it all a mirage? (04/14/2009)
Tim Vickery: Chile, Uruguay offer drama in South American qualifying (03/30/2009)
Tim Vickery: Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina look to make qualifying statements (03/17/2009)
Tim Vickery: Brazilian soccer is no Carnaval (03/03/2009)
Tim Vickery: Brazil can't let its results in friendlies go to its head (02/17/2009)
Tim Vickery: Brazil finally has made the Libertadores a national priority (02/03/2009)
Tim Vickery: Scolari confronted with his toughest challenge yet (01/20/2009)
Tim Vickery: Brazil has five years to get itself into Cup-hosting shape (01/06/2009)
Tim Vickery: Isolated Brazil is finally starting to let down its borders (12/23/2008)
Tim Vickery: São Paulo's model of stability is the envy of all Brazil (12/09/2008)
Tim Vickery: Times are tough for Peruvian soccer (11/25/2008)
Tim Vickery: By picking Gilberto Silva, Dunga is showing his inexperience (11/11/2008)
Tim Vickery: With South American talent, reevaluation sometimes needed (10/28/2008)
Tim Vickery: Adriano battles his own demons in returning to elite (10/14/2008)
Tim Vickery: Brazil seeks more balance in lineup (09/30/2008)
Tim Vickery: Ecuador again waiting in the weeds for a World Cup berth (09/16/2008)
Tim Vickery: South American qualifying rivals on collision course (09/02/2008)
Tim Vickery: Fullback's role has evolved over game's history (08/19/2008)
Tim Vickery: Diego getting his shining moment at the Olympics (08/05/2008)
Tim Vickery: Proposal to call in home-based Brazilians is lunacy (07/22/2008)
Tim Vickery: With socialist slant, tiny Colombian club breaks through (07/08/2008)
Tim Vickery: Two unprecedented finalists storm the Copa Libertadores (06/25/2008)
Tim Vickery: Brazil has no time to dwell on poor U.S. tour results (06/10/2008)
Tim Vickery: Flu's Washington rebounds from near death to glory (05/27/2008)
Tim Vickery: Despite CONMEBOL's efforts, Brazilians rule the Copa (04/29/2008)
Tim Vickery: Gilberto Silva clearly a factor behind Arsenal collapse (04/15/2008)
Tim Vickery: Compared to Brazil, Argentine fan culture is top-notch (04/01/2008)
Tim Vickery: High-altitude bans smack of hypocrisy and unfairness (03/18/2008)
Tim Vickery: Public transportation is an integral part of the sport (03/04/2008)
Tim Vickery: Ronaldo's only option may be ending career at home (02/19/2008)
Tim Vickery: Fluminense is gambling big on its triple-striker attack (02/05/2008)
Tim Vickery: Legendary Garrincha probably could've played today (01/22/2008)
Tim Vickery: Moves abroad aren't for all insular Brazilian phenoms (01/08/2008)
Tim Vickery: Brazilian teams still most likely to rule Libertadores (12/26/2007)
Tim Vickery: Premiership is helping Brazilians to be more Brazilian (12/11/2007)
Tim Vickery: Why two South American coaches fell on their swords (11/27/2007)
Tim Vickery: Colombia seeks goals, with or without MLS star Ángel (11/13/2007)
Tim Vickery: Brazil's road as World Cup host is filled with potholes (10/30/2007)
Tim Vickery: Rio crowd may be Brazil's toughest challenge (10/16/2007)
Tim Vickery: Even in Cup loss, women move game ahead in Brazil (10/01/2007)
Tim Vickery: Brazil improving as South Africa '10 qualifying begins (09/18/2007)
Tim Vickery: Santa Cruz is Paraguay's biggest star in Premiership (09/04/2007)
Tim Vickery: Brazil, Argentina move on with eye on Cup qualifying (08/21/2007)
Tim Vickery: The world game is growing, but only the elite benefit (08/07/2007)
Tim Vickery: Readers sound off on Brazil's tactics (07/24/2007)
Tim Vickery: Brazil defends Copa title, but it isn't pretty (07/15/2007)
Tim Vickery: An Argentina win over Brazil is for good of the game (07/12/2007)
Tim Vickery: South America's finest show their faces at Copa semis (07/10/2007)
Tim Vickery: Bolivia, U.S. show promise in Copa (07/06/2007)
Tim Vickery: Copa América host Venezuela steps out of shadows (07/04/2007)
Tim Vickery: U.S. stands up to Argentina in Copa opener (06/29/2007)
Tim Vickery: Who can bust through Brazil-Argentina Copa duopoly? (06/26/2007)
Tim Vickery: Riquelme, Boca on cusp of glory but Grêmio awaits (06/12/2007)
Tim Vickery: Libertadores surprise Cúcuta may just go all the way (05/29/2007)
Tim Vickery: Star-starved Copa is more important than it seems (05/15/2007)
Tim Vickery: Brazil's Libertadores success is all about physicality (05/01/2007)
Tim Vickery: Inter's recipe for success is biting defending champs (04/16/2007)
Tim Vickery: Brazil isn't known for its keepers, but the secret is out (04/02/2007)
Tim Vickery: As he nears 1,000 goals, Romário could have been more (03/21/2007)
Tim Vickery: Is running to Euro riches good for Brazilian players? (03/06/2007)
Tim Vickery: As samba rhythms evolved, so has Brazilian soccer (02/19/2007)
Tim Vickery: Globalization makes stars, but it's killing Brazilian game (02/06/2007)

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