Maradona, a fallen idol?

OK, maybe the title of this post is a little exaggerated. Diego Maradona will remain a symbol for Argentina and for all Latin America, his gestures on a football field will remain in all memories and he will probably remain as one of the best, if not the best player of history. OK. But these days, not only his image and his extra football behavior, but also his football capacities have been put into question.

Couldn’t we send Cristiano Ronaldo to El Salvador ?

El Salvador has been hit by hurricane Ida. More than 130 people have been killed, thousands of bridges and roads have been destroyed, houses must be built again and 10.000 people would need an emergency food supply… Experts evaluate the cost of reconstruction about 80 million dollars. It could seem not so much if we compare to other natural disasters like the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia.

Latin football turns smoothly

I was late: here is the first 100% football post. The opportunity is worth: never Latin America had been so represented that during the next World Cup in South Africa. The 2002 record will be matched with seven nations: Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Costa Rica or Uruguay. I will refrain from making an analysis on the issue, but the passion for sport throughout the region,

What if Mexico didn’t win ?

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On Saturday, Mexico validated its ticket for the World Cup 2010, beating El Salvador 4-1 in the Azteca Stadium. A great joy for a team that was nearly eliminated a few months ago. Saturday night in Mexico City, 10.30 pm : the police begins an operation in order to take control of all the offices of Luz y Fuerza del Centro

Incentives

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The case is engulfing South America. The conflict pits Argentina against Peru, Colombia and Uruguay. The reason of this state affair ? The qualification for the World Cup. I sum up : one of the biggest nations of the football world, Argentina, is in danger.

Brazil’s turn

World Cup 2014, Olympic Games 2016… All the sports fans around the world now dream to go to Brazil in the next few years. But of course the designation of Rio as the host of the Olympic Games goes beyond sport.