Articles tagged with "colombia"
10 Guys YOU could end up cheering for
By Lugo | May 9th, 2008Regardless of how slow or fast this process is, Colombia has become an exporting market in the world of football so here is a list of Colombian players whom after what they have showed this season, might as well end up at a stadium near you. Some of ...
Angel Is Clearly Hurting
By Dave Martinez | May 3rd, 2008For those watching Juan Pablo Angels early season performances, it has become painfully obvious that something terrible is going on. He looks slower, he didn't line up for the free kick against TFC (which was netted by Van Den Bergh), he was rarely ...
Pinto slams gays in football
By Lugo | April 25th, 2008According to this article, the Colombian NT coach has echoed recent statements by Juventus former sporting director Lucciano Moggi in saying that "In football, there is no space for gays". In Pinto's words (which i'm translating) he sayed that "They ...
Angel out for San Jose
By Dave Martinez | April 22nd, 2008Various reports coming out of New York that Angel is sitting out the Earthquakes game in Saturdays home fixture, claiming he has reaggravated his leg injury (some say hamstring, others say knee). Its really no suprise to me - he had a noticable ...
Ambassadors set to host Real Madrid
By Lugo | April 19th, 2008Or at least those are the news that as published yesterday, altough today Marca cites this El Tiempo interview where Millonarios' president Juan Carlos Lopez says it is "unlikely because of costs" but he says that the Madrid outfit has already schedu ...
Banned, Thrashed and Fired. It's Been a Bad Week for Mario Vanemerak
By Daryl | April 16th, 2008Don't make Millonarios coach Mario Vanemerak angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry. After a 2-0 defeat away to Pasto on April 6th, the Argentine threw a giant wobbly, kicked down the dressing room door and broke a water heater. Makes Fergie's ...
Picture of the Day: The yellow-haired guardian
By Lugo | April 12th, 2008Outside of his native Santa Marta's Eduardo Santos Stadium, the statue of former MLS and Colombian National Team Superstar Carlos Valderrama shines whith its bronze yellow hair. The picture is rather old as the statue was actually washed today, b ...
Colombian Guide to Nicknames (III)
By Lugo | April 9th, 2008Did you think I forgot about this? No way. It's just that I finally have some time to complete it. So here's what you've been waiting for. Envigado F.C. Known as "Los Naranjas" they were the first team ever to be promoted from the second divisi ...
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 more vague? Angel has been ordered out of this weeks practices, and any decision to play Dallas ...
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 at an altitude higher than 2,750 meters above sea level. The Brazilians got right ...
Violent Country of Origin = More Yellow Cards = More Violent in General?
By Laurie | April 8th, 2008I have to admit to being a sucker for academic studies. Seriously, I'll be reading the newspaper and see, "Study shows dogs with fleas are more likely to scratch," and I'll think: Wow. Really? What's the empirical evidence? And next thing I know ...
Rest of the World, meet the U-20 rule.
By Lugo | April 5th, 2008Colombia has an almost unique rule ("almost", because the Mexicans have already copied it) for it's league which mandates that every team has to start with a national player born after 1988 and that another one has to be on the bench to increase the ...
FPC Roundup: Ambassadors fry Red Devils while La Equidad flies high
By Lugo | April 4th, 2008After fixture 11th, The Insurance sellers continue to dominate the top of the standings after their 2-1 home win to Boyacá Chicó where Roberto Polo contributed with a marvelous strike to Equidad's cause. The checkereds were overplayed and could not ...
Oscar Echeverry Signed
By Dave Martinez | March 27th, 2008Osorio promise #1 of 2 Western Hemispherically Oriented signings? Check. Oscar Etchevarry is now a Red Bull. For reals. The Atletico Nacional vet has been with the Bulls most of the preseason, which answers the question "When will our signi ...
A farewell... (Not really)
By Lugo | March 23rd, 2008At the time i'm writing this, Junior is drawing 0-0 against Envigado. Hopefully the sharks can get a good result. In this case, trust me, this away draw would be a good result. But whatever this result is, i have to confess that I've had it with this team
Serie A is Classy ? Ingrid Betancourt Hommage
By Marco | February 7th, 2008This has nothing to do with Livorno, a part from the fact that our fans will be holding up banners; Ingrid Betancourt, The one time Colombian Presendential candidate was kidnapped on Febuary 23rd of 2002, 6 years ago by the FARC Rebels. On Feb
Sharks Start on the right foot (yeah... I know, but is a cool title)
By Lugo | February 4th, 2008Playing at the Jaime Morón stadium in Cartagena, because the Metropolitano is suspended and the city is in carnival frenzy, Junior had a good season start by getting a home victory against Once Caldas. At the 23rd minute, right wing Hayder Palacio,
Is this blog too local??
By Lugo | January 27th, 2008Due to the lack of comments and feedback I've been getting I am beginning to wonder if a blog on a specific Colombian team in English was indeed a good idea or if it would have been better to write about Colombian soccer in general which could be more app
"Feria del Sol" Wraps up. Spirits are high.
By Lugo | January 25th, 2008Despute losing 1-0 to Bucaramanga in the final game, The sharks prepare the return to Barranquilla (right in the middle of carnival, god help us...) to get ready for their first match agains Once Caldas in Cartagena. Why in Cartagena? Because the Metropol
Riep calls it quits plus starting XI at Maracaibo
By Lugo | January 13th, 2008Citing family reasons Rodrigo Riep has formally renounced his place at Junior but one wonders if the name of Giovanni Hernandez had too much to weigh in his decision as the first thing that the Colombian international did after arriving to Barranquilla wa
So the prince has arrived... and with quite a court
By Lugo | January 10th, 2008Well... seems the soap opera of the off-season is finally over. Giovanni Hernandez will be strutting his stuff at the Metropolitano and the best part of it is that he isn't by any means, coming alone. Gio arrived today to Barranquilla for his medi
Carnival and Soccer: A match made in hell?
By Lugo | January 9th, 2008As next Friday and the reading of el bando approaches fast, Barranquilla gets ready to almost a month of all out-wild partying, as if barranquilleros were ever short of partying. Such frenzy undoubtedly affects the life of the players at Junior. And havin
Gio Alone won’t soothe Junior’s woes.
By Lugo | January 9th, 2008So far, Junior has made some impressive moves toward improving the squad in adding Dumar Rueda and Alex Del Castillo solidifying their defensive midfield with a Mauricio Serna-esque player (Rueda) and a Freddy Rincón-esque player (Del Castillo). They pro
Gio Alone won’t soothe Junior’s woes.
By Lugo | January 9th, 2008So far, Junior has made some impressive moves toward improving the squad in adding Dumar Rueda and Alex Del Castillo solidifying their defensive midfield with a Mauricio Serna-esque player (Rueda) and a Freddy Rincón-esque player (Del Castillo). They pro
Osorio is the new Fire coach
By Tom | July 5th, 2007As predicted here some weeks ago, the Colombian Juan Carlos Osorio has been named the new Fire coach. Two weeks after firing head coach Dave Sarachan, the Chicago Fire have found his replacement. The Fire is set to announce the hiring of Colombian coac
Headgear ban apparently not applied to Copa América
By Ian Rose | June 29th, 2007As reported earlier in this blog, a FIFA regulation on uniforms and headgear has forced Scotland's first female Muslim football team to basically shut down, since many of the players will not make the choice to abandon their religious beliefs, including t
Colombia Coaches Brawl on the Sidelines
By Bob | August 7th, 2006The Clasura in Colombia might not have the greatest teams in the world, but pound-for-pound the league might just have the best fights. Last week we told you about a player who was ejected after he attacked the stretcher carrying an opposing player. T
Don't Mess with Peruvian Ball Boys
By Bob | August 1st, 2006As a young lad full of hope and ambition, I always wanted to be a ball boy at a football match. You get to wear a slick uniform, stand on the sideline close to players you immortalize and if you are really lucky you can help trigger a brawl. Such was
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