Published: December 3, 2014 Mexico City, Dec 4 (IANS) — Teams from Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are among the 30 most valuable clubs in the American continent, according to the Mexican edition of Forbes magazine. The list includes the ranking of the most valuable football teams in the continent and for the second consecutive year, Brazil is the leader, reports Xinhua. Three benchmarks, including the cost of the stadium (if it belongs to the club), the price of the players Read more [...]

According to British consultancy firm Digital TV Research, Netflix ended September with 4.85 mln subscribers in Latin America, up from 2.94 million at end December 2013. In Brazil, Netflix had an estimated 2.7 million subscribers at the end of September, followed by Mexico (1.20 million), Colombia (535,000), Argentina (480,000) and Chile (230,000). Other Latin American markets accounted for the remainder. Netflix is expected to reach 17 million international subscribers by the end of 2014, according Read more [...]

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 4: A soccer captain was beaten to death by an opponent and supporters of a rival team following a tempestuous game in Argentina’s third tier of league football, police said Wednesday. The match Saturday between Tiro Federal and Chacarita, two teams from Aimogasta, in Argentina’s northwest, was stopped 10 minutes before full-time because of an on-pitch fight between players. After the game was over, Franco Nieto, 33, the Tiro Federal skipper, was attacked by several people “including Read more [...]