Colombia

COLOMBIA a lot more “FIRME”

Today Lara made his final decisions concerning the friendly match against Venezuela. The final list of players come from two groups. In other words, Lara’s plan was to see which players seemed more promising on the national squad and I have to say that this new squad looks pretty solid. We have ... [read]

OFFICIAL LIST OF COLOMBIAN PLAYERS AGAINST VENEZUELA

COLOMBIA vs VENEZUELA, AUGUST 12TH NEW YORK
GOALKEEPERS
• DAVID OSPINA – NIZA (FRA)
DEFENDERS
• LUIS AMARANTO PEREA – ATL. MADRID (ESP)
• IVAN RAMIRO CORDOBA – INTER DE MILAN (ITA)
• MARIO ALBERTO YEPES – CHIEVO VERONA (ITA)
• PABLO ARMERO – PALMEIRAS (BRA)
• CAMILO ZUÑIGA – NAPOLES (ITA)
MIDFIELDERS
• FABIAN VARGAS – ALMERIA (ESP)
• FREDY ALEJANDRO GUARIN – PORTO (POR)
• JUAN PABLO PINO – MONACO (FRA)
• ABEL AGUILAR – ZARAGOZA (ESP) 
STRIKERS
• RADAMEL FALCAO GARCIA – PORTO (POR)
• HUGO ... [read]

OFFICIAL LIST OF COLOMBIAN PLAYERS AGAINST EL SALVADOR

COLOMBIA vs EL SALVADOR, AUGUST 7TH HOUSTON, TX
GOALKEEPERS
• AGUSTIN JULIO – SANTA FE (COL)
• HECTOR FABIO LANDAZURY – ONCE CALDAS (COL)
DEFENDERS
• ALEXIS HENRIQUEZ – ONCE CALDAS (COL)
• HUMBERTO MENDOZA – ATLETICO NACIONAL (COL)
• IVAN VELEZ – AMERICA DE CALI (COL)
• LUIS NUÑEZ – ONCE CALDAS (COL)
• FARID DIAZ – ENVIGADO F. C. (COL)
MIDFIELDERS
• JHON VIAFARA – ONCE CALDAS (COL)
• JAIRO PALOMINO – ATLETICO ... [read]

TEOFIO GUTIEREZ: THE ANSWER TO COLOMBIA’S PROBLEMS

 After proving himself as Colombia’s top goal scorer with Atletico Junior, Teofilo Gutierez was finally placed on the starting line-up to face El Salvador in Houston, Texas. With no surprise at all, Teo scored  a goal 14 minutes into the game and answered any doubts that concerned him. Colombia ended up winning ... [read]

Colombia vs. Venezuela “The real Test of time”

Colombia vs. Venezuela (tonight)  
Alright, so the line up for tonight’s game is as follows:  1-4-2-3-1

                                                                            David Ospina
                                Camilo Zúñiga – Cristian Zapata – Mario Yepes – Luis Núñez
                                                              Abel Aguilar-  Gerardo Bedoya
                                          Darwin Quintero – Macnelly Torres – Vladimir Marín
                                                                          Falcao García
Are there any flaws with this line-up? Yes I believe so. ... [read]

The Era of Colombian Soccer has Returned! The new jersey has brought Glory back!

A decade ago, the Colombian national team was considered to be one of the dark horses of the South American continent. A dream squad with hardcore defenders and lightning rapid attackers who during that time were ... [read]

winningless and goalless

6 games in a row without winning and 5 without scoring goals… at least we didn’t lose tonight against Brazil. I couldn’t be happier with Pinto being fired a month ago, but that was just one part of the problem. We still fail to generate goal chances and when we finally get near the goal area, we fail to score…
The ... [read]

What could be say about the draw?

I can’t deny that after the game with Peru I felt disappointed in some way, and also pissed off with Pinto. I don’t get why he had to defend a draw when we could have won the game in the first half?? why are playing Rodallega and Perea together since both of them play alike and didn’t get along well ... [read]

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

There are some exciting news for Colombia today. FIFA Executive Committee designated Colombia as the host country for the U-20 World Cup in 2011. It was reported that Colombia were chosen over Venezuela (the other bidder) due his football tradition.
The tournament will be played in eight cities, Bogotá (El Campín), Medellín (Atanasio Girardot), Cali (Estadio del Deportivo Cali), Pereira (Hernan ... [read]