Racing Club de Avellaneda is a The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. Football is the most widely played and watched team sport in the world. The game is often known... football team based in the Avellaneda is a city in eastern Argentina, a port in Buenos Aires Province, and capital of Avellaneda District. Its population in 1991 was 344,991. Avellaneda is a suburb of the city of Buenos Aires and is connected to it by several bridges over the Riachuelo River. A major rail... Avellaneda barrio (neighbourhood), of the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires ( by the British), on the southeast coast of the South American continent. ( Montevideo, Uruguay is located across the river.) Former coat of arms of Buenos Aires, used from 1591 until 1649 The population of Buenos Aires consists primarily of Argentines of Spanish and Italian descent, although there are... Buenos Aires, Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast and Chile in the west. The country is formally named Rep... Argentina. Its colors are light blue and white vertical stripes.

Founded on March 25th, 1903, Racing has won seven professional local championships (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1967 and 2001), four international championships (1967 The Copa Libertadores de América (Liberators of the Americas Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. In recent years, top clubs from Mexico have also competed. Qualification The competition is organized and run annually in a similar manner to the... Copa Libertadores, 1967 The Intercontinental Cup, also known as the World Club Championship, European/South American Cup, or Toyota Cup, is a football (soccer) trophy endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores de América in a match played each... Intercontinental Cup, 1988 Supercopa, 1988 Supercopa Interamericana). During the amateur era, Racing was the team that won more championships (1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1925) and other cups both local and international.

In 1950 Racing inaugurated its new football stadium, named after President Juan Domingo Perón. The stadium is nicknamed ¨Avellaneda´s Cylinder¨.

In 1983 Racing descended to Primera B category, staying there until 1985.

Racing was the first Argentine football team to win an international championship (and the first to win the Supercopa), and the first team to win three local championships in a row.

In 1999 Racing filed for bankrupcy, but its supporters helped the club to recover. It is the first Argentine club to be run by a company: Blanquiceleste S.A., directed by Fernando Marín. In 2001 Racing won the Apertura championship, breaking a 35-year period without championships.

Together with A satellite view of the estuary The River Plate (Spanish: , meaning Silver River, referring not to colour but to the riches thought to lie upstream. The River Plate is also a habitat for the rare La Plata Dolphin. The Second World War naval engagement the Battle of the River Plate... River Plate, Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine football (soccer) club. Its home base is the neighbourhood of La Boca, in Buenos Aires, and it hosts its home games at the name was born. One side remained mostly unbuilt until 1996, when it was upgraded with new balconies and VIP... Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo is Italian and Spanish for Saint Lawrence. Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze, a church in Florence designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. San Lorenzo Palace San Lorenzo, Paraguay, is a satellite city at the east of Asunción. San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico San Lorenzo, Italy, is a commune in... San Lorenzo and Club Atlético Independiente de Avellaneda is an Argentinian football club. Independiente have won 13 Argentinian championships, placing them third behind giants CA River Plate and Boca Juniors. In addition, Independiente has won 7 Copa Libertadores titles, and a total of 15 international titles. External link Official Website http://www... Independiente (Racing´s traditional rival), Racing is one of the ¨big five¨ of Argentine football.

[1] (http://www.racingclub.com.ar) Racing Club´s official website