Articles tagged with "bolivia"
Slip (Argentina) and Slide (Brazil)
By Lugo | June 15th, 2008To the average North American and European fan, South American soccer is little more beyond what these two giants have to offer and the most ...
Dallas may not see an Angel afterall . . .
By Dave Martinez | April 9th, 2008Week 1 - Jozy falls to the ever mysterious "Knee" injury Week 2 - Angel falls to the ever mysterious "Hamstring" injury Can their injuries be any ...
The Big Altitude Problem
By Mauro | April 8th, 2008Pictured below, Estadio Hernando Siles de La Paz, site of many an uphill battle. Apparently, FIFA recently "recommended" that official matches should not be staged ...
Evo Morales Uses Bolivian Presidency to Lauch Football Career
By Daryl | March 28th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIvimsP97sk[/youtube] One of the great things about being President of Bolivia is that you get to play a lot of football. Just ask Evo Morales. Seems ...
Venezuela v Bolivia: Good Thing That Didn't Count
By chris | March 28th, 2008There were a few international stragglers who didn't get the memo that all the games were actually Wednesday, not Thursday. Bolivia and Venezuela: guilty. Game's ...
Oxford Study Says Altitude A Factor, FIFA Rejoices
By chris | December 21st, 2007I think anyone who has ever laced up any type of shoes for any sport will agree with the fact that altitude has an impact ...
Not even Spider-Man is immune from Red Cards
By Bob | August 13th, 2007As far a goal celebrations go, I've always thought the old pull a mask from your shorts and run around like a super hero ranks ...
Evo Morales is my hero
By Isaiah | June 13th, 2007This has nothing to do with Barcelona, but it warms the cockles of my cold, cold, second-place heart anyway. [From BBC] Evo Morales, president of Bolivia, has ...
TIME OFF TO REFLECT, RECRUIT!
By Nando | May 14th, 2007Soehn and Kasper are in Poland in pursuit of Polish central Defender Bortosz Bosacki, more on this story. Edwin Twesigomwe is another Fulham reserve on trial ...
Stripping Naked at a Bolivian Football Press Conference will get you Sacked
By Bob | February 16th, 2007When you take classes on how to deal with the media you are usually given advice like "look directly into the camera", "speak in short ...
Into Thin Air: Flamengo wants no more High Altitude Matches
By Bob | February 15th, 2007No, Flamengo's Luizinho (R), Jailton (C) and Leandro Salino are not reading People magazine while waiting to get their hair cut. The three players ...
It is always a Good Idea to Let the President's Team Win
By Bob | October 5th, 2006With a lot of leagues on international break this week, political leaders have been left to fill the football void. Today's photo-op features Bolivia's ...
The Old Unplugging-the-Fax-so-a-Suspended-Player-Can-Play Trick Works Again
By Bob | September 18th, 2006It is always a heated affair when Bolivar meets The Strongest in the La Paz derby in the Bolivian league. The two teams squared ...
No Place like Home: Loud Announcers, Concrete Tossing Fans, Kill the Ref
By Bob | September 11th, 2006It was an action packed weekend on and off the pitch as coaches complained, players got smacked and referees were threatened. We begin in ...
Fan for a Match: The Strongest
By Bob | August 10th, 2006Last week's Fan for a Match selection didn't work out so well. We adopted an amateur team from Texas and, well, they played like ...
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