In part two of an extended interview with FIFA.com, Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella analyses the pressures of the modern game and reveals a secret or two about his home life.
Having struggled at Juventus and spent 18 months in international exile since his red card at South Africa 2010, Felipe Melo is now thriving at Galatasaray and eyeing a return to the Brazil fold, as he told FIFA.com.
Argentina's 2006 FIFA World Cup™ coach Jose Pekerman has agreed to take the reins of Colombia as they seek to revive their stuttering campaign for Brazil 2014.
With 2011 coming to a close, FIFA.com takes a look back at the opening rounds of the South American qualifiers for Brazil 2014, in which coaching casualties, upsets and sumptuous goals all featured.
A lone goal from Oswaldo Vizcarrondo lifted Venezuela equal top in Brazil 2014 qualifying alongside Uruguay, and also Argentina who defeated Colombia earlier in the evening.
One point separates the top five teams in the South American Zone, with Argentina lying second after Lionel Messi helped them conjure up a win in Colombia.