Caribbean Football summary

<p>Many things happened in the world of Caribbean Football. To begin Cuba started the Caribbean Cup loosing to the likes of Martinique which was due in part to the many dessertions the team had when they traveled to Canada to face their national team. Later they licked their wounds, got their heads together and ended their campaign by defeating the likes of Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago which was no small feat. The Dominican Republic had their best year in Soccer history and reached the eights of the Caribbean Cup to then fall to Haiti 2_1 and Trinidad and Tobago 2_1. It is now being said that their star player Jonathan Fana is leaving the Puerto Rican Islander and his new team will be anounced soon. It has also being rumored that other players from the Dominican football team, will be heading to Panama for tryouts, good luck to them. Haiti had a great year which is proved by the fact that they ended up being third in the whole of Concacaf according to Fifa, after their stelar participation in the Caribbean Cup.

Haiti beats the Dominican Republic 2-1

The DR was defeated 2-1 by Haiti, in a game in which the DR had the possession of the ball most of the time specially after the Dominican equalizer. Even tough the DR had possession of the ball and tried many times to tie the game, they were unable to at the game held at St John, Antigua and Barbuda. Haiti now leads the group A of the Caribbean Cup with 4 points, the DR and Antigua and Barbuda have 3 points each and Trinidad and Tobago has 1 point.

Dominican Republic beats Antigua and Barbuda 2-1

The Dominican Republic suffered more than necessa, but in the final 20 minutes scored the decisive two goals. The DR had control of the ball, throughout the second half. If the DR defeats Haiti on Sunday the 9th, it would gain an almost guaranteed place to the Concacaf Gold Cup.

Dominican Republic VS Antigua & Barbuda

The DR. has faced and defeated the “Benna Boyz” twice in 01 and 06 according to FIFA.com, though that was a while a go and the DR. should be careful with this team, which was recently in the qualification stages of the world, cup and lost to teams like the USA and Jamaica not by large margins. The match will be held at ST. John, ATG at 8:00 PM EST.

Dominicans must beat Trinidad

In order for the DR to advance to the next round of the Caribbean Cup, they must beat Antigua and Barbuda which should not be difficult, but must also beat trinidad and Tobago in order to at least reach the second place in its group, which will enable them to advance to the finals. The game against Haiti is a classic, and will be a very difficult one for the DR but the DR will bring a very talented team of players, some of whom play in Europe's second tier leagues

Caribbean finals closing in

The Dominican Republic is closer han ever to reaching the finals of the Caribbean Cup, which if it does it will enable them to reach the Concacaf Gold Cup for the first time in their history. On December 7th, the DR. Will face Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti on the 9th and trinidad and Tobago on the 11th. Good luck to the Quisqueyanos.

The Dominican Republic ranked 92nd

Due to the Dominican Republic having achieved new heights, in their campaign to reach the Caribbean Cup finals and finally the Concacaf Gold Cup, the Bachata Boys are ranked at 92nd in the FiFa ranking, which is a ranking higher than El Salvador.

Dominican Republic reaches top ten in Concacaf

Due to the Dominican Republic's recent achievements in the Caribbean Cup at which they reached the last round, the DR will reach the top ten spot in the Concacaf Fifa ranking. The 10th spot is currently held by El Salvador, which will go down to the 11th spot below the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic ties with Martinique 1-1

In the second round game of the Caribbean Cup, the DR tied 1-1 with Martinique with a goal by Peralta and Germany for Martinique, in a very contested match. Due to this results the DR must now defeat Puerto Rico, in order to keep its lead in the group. It benefits the DR if Guadeloupe defeats Martinique.

Dominican Republic beats Guadeloupe 2-0

Against all odds the DR beat Guadeloupe 2-0, in game where the DR controlled the ball and had a strong defense. The striker Jonathan Fana scored the two goals that filled the Dominicans with dreams and strengthens their hopes of reaching the Concacaf Gold Cup for the first time. The Bachata boys will face Martinique tomorrow, in a game that will not be as easy for the Dominicans. To go to the Concacaf Gold Cup, a team in the Caribbean must at least reach the 4th place at the CFU Caribbean Cup.

Dominican Republic VS Guadeloupe

Today the DR Football team  will face its biggest challenge, since their match against El Salvador last year. The match which will not be televised due to fears of lower stadium attendan, will be held at Les Abysme Football stadium in Guadeloupe at 8PM EST. The match is part of the second round of the CFU Caribbean Cup, being held in Guadeloupe. Puerto Rico and Martinique are also part of this group from, which two teams will quialify for the next round which will be held at Antigua and Barbuda in December.

Birmis Adames at Spain's Spocs center

The 2011 MLS dream winner is currently at the Football training  center in Spain, in order improve his game and his chances of landing a contract With the MLS or NASL. The Dominican player might even have a chance representing the DR.

El Salvador VS Costa Rica

This will be a David VS Goliath match indeed due to the fact that according to FIFA Costa Rica has won 43 matches against El Salvador, and has lost only 12. This time though El Salvador has the upper hand, by playing this game which will decide whether they have a chance at Brazil 2014 at their mighty own Cuscatlán stadium in the capital of San Salvador, which by the way has almost all seats sold.

Dominican Republic reaches new heights

The Dominican republic which stands undefeated for the year in part due to lack of friendly matches, has reached new heights by qualifying to the second round of the Caribbean Cup formerly know as the Digicel Cup. As stated before it’s a first for the island nation’s national Football team to defeat the likes of Dominica which eliminated them from the previous Caribbean Cup in 2010. The Dominican Republic defeated the host Barbados 2-1, tied with Aruba 2-2 and got its much awaited match against Dominica in which the Puerto Rico’s Islanders forward Jonathan Fana scored twice in one of his best performances yet to propel the DR. to the second round of the competition. These acomplishments are expected to to bring the DR. withing the group of FIFA/ Coca Cola's 100 footballing nations ranking. In the second round the DR. is to face the likes of Guadalupe, Martinique and an energized

 Puerto Rico.

Dominican Republic beats Barbados 1-0

The Dominican Republic defeated Barbados 1-0 and will have to face the island of Dominica to consolidate its place as leader of group 4 which will give them a guaranteed pass to the next round of the Caribbean Cup. The match was a much contested one which had fans on both sides in desperation. In the end it was at the 85^th minute when the Dominican player Pedro Nunez scored the sole goal of the match to secure the supremacy of the Dominican team in its group. The best 4 teams in this tournament qualify to the Concacaf Gold Cup.

We won’t forget nor forgive

The day is almost upon us when the Dominican Republic finally gets to face Dominica in the field of battle, to avenge their elimination at the previous Digicel Caribbean cup. For reasons we can only speculate about, the schedule for the group 4 matches were revised so that the “Bachata boys” will face Dominica on Sunday September the 23^rd of which there is no doubt that the Dominicans are very happy about. The Digicel Caribbean cup is a preliminary competition to the Concacaf Gold Cup, for which there are four places available for the Caribbean Islands.

Real Madrid’s woes

Besides the rumors about Cristiano Ronaldo not being happy at the team Real Madrid which at the moment stands at the 9^th place of La Liga, may have a hard time catching with Barcelona, which is at the top of the table. It seems like the act of bringing Modric to Real Madrid may be to alleviate the pressure on Mourinho to do something about the sleepy team.

Dominican Republic reaches new heights

The small nation has been making strides in the world of Football thanks to their talented Footballers the pressure being put on the Dominican federation on the part of Dominican football fans whom are becoming ever demanding. The recent surge is also due to the better than usual outcomes like the great job done by the Dominican U20 team in their past qualification matches in which they were undefeated but eliminated to not gaining the needed points. Also it should be noted that the national team did a great job in the World Cup qualification matches which in the end they were again unable to make enough points. ! Keep up the good work, and good luck in the Digicel Caribbean Cup!

Caribbean Cup 2012

More details concerning the Dominican Republic's group placement in the CFU Digicel Caribbean Cup have surfaced calming the nerves of Dominican fans whom thought  that the DR was not going to participate  just as this humble servant did. The DR will be in the same group as Barbados, Dominica, and Aruba. The DR which will bring a strong team of international players, will have the chance to get even with Dominica, whose team eliminated them at the last Caribbean Cup.

Spain beats puerto rico 2-1

In a game where the puerto ricans played very defensively, and spain was expected to sweep puerto rico, the spaniards were miraculously held back .  Cazorla and Cesc scored for spain and Cintron will go down in puerto rican football history as the first Puerto Rican to score against spain. Puerto Rico's goal keeper Gaudette did an impressive job defending his colors against the world champions.

Dominican Republic to miss Digicel cup

There is a posibility that the DR has dropped out of the most important competition in the caribbean. If this is true then the next time dominican fans will see their national team play may be in the far future. This acts only shows the ineptitude of the dominican football federation. 

Honduras VS Japan

This great clash of Titans will take place on the first of August at Coventry stadium, in a game where Japan is the favorite, against an energized Honduran team which sent “La Rojita” or Little Red Spanish team packing on Sunday.

Japan beats Spain 1-0

The rising sun team is in a great position for the 2012 Olympics, due to the fact that they recently defeated Mexico in a friendly game and today defeated a powerless Spain. Now Spain is under pressure to beat Honduras when they meet on Sunday the 29^th.

Honduras 2-2 Morocco in the Olympics

Honduras was unable to beat the Moroccans even with a numerical disadvantage in a game in which the Moroccans played very aggressively, and lost Bergdich due to a red card. The Hondurans, whom had control of the ball throughout the game, were able to tie the game 2-2 thanks to Bengtson scoring twice for the Catrachos.

International football player Mario Suriel injured

Dominican football player Mario Suriel was injured while practicing with the Dominican U20 team. It was stated by his representative that the bad state of the field was the direct culprit, in which the international player injured his ankle and his leg muscle. Suriel will therefore be unable to participate in the U20 tournament on behalf of the Dominican Republic. The FIFA delegation currently doing an analysis in the Dominican Republic should take note of the lack of maintenance of football fields in the Dominican Republic.

PSG bought Ibrahimovic and Silva

Berlusconi himself confirmed the news which will make things even more interesting at Paris Saint Germain and the Ligue 1. It seems like the goal of Milan is to be on a better economic state.

Haiti; lord of the Caribbean

Haiti which stands at the 4^th place of the Concacaf rating scale decisively defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 in a U17 qualification game at Silvio Cator Stadium. The Dominican U17 team which did not play friendly matches against any significant international opponent was ill prepared to face the well trained Haitian team. With few exceptions, the Dominicans whom did not have a good control of the ball, were not comfortable passing the ball to their team mates either, and therefore were no match to the playing style of the Haitians. It is up to the Dominican fans to demand of the federation a better established a serious training before they send teams to face other international teams.

Olimpia Vs. AC Milan

The Honduran Football team Olimpia will face AC Milan in a friendly game on August the 4^th at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Olimpia will also be facing New England Revolution in a series of games to celebrate the 100 anniversary of their creation.

Dominican Republic VS. Haiti

Today is do or die day for the Dominican U17 Football team which will be facing the Haitian U17 team. The DR. has gained 4 points by defeating Curacao Saint Lucia 3-2, and tying with Curacao 1-1 during the qualifying matches for the U17 World Cup.

Goal line technology approved

The implementation of the goal line technology for Football games will make the game fairer and will rid once and for all, of the so called ghost goal that has plagued Football for decades. As soon as a goal is made, the system will automatically send a message to the referee about the goal in writing, through a device that referees will wear and also through sound.

Spain wins euro 2012

Spain convincingly beat the italians 4-0, in a game where Spaniard player Torres showed that he can not only score but assist too. At the end od the game an angry balotellI after having been neutralized by the spanish defence, left the field showing his poor judgement.

!Finally some action for Dominican Football!

The Dominican Republic’s U17 team was placed on group 3 for the CFU U17 qualifications necessary for the 2013 U17 Championship. The D.R will be facing Curacao on July 5^th, Santa Lucia on the 7^th and finally they will face Haiti on July 9^th.The group winners and the best second-place team will advance to a final round of qualifying August 19-30 at a venue to be determined later to decide the Caribbean's five berths in the CONCACAF finals, set for April 6-19 in Panama.

On another note, the national team will be playing in group B of the Digicel Cup qualification rounds which will be held in the Dominican Republic from the 25^th to the 29^th of August at which the D.R will face Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands and the U.S Virgin islands.

http://www.concacaf.com/page/Under17s/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2822160,00.html

Dominican players in Concacaf Champions League

The Dominican Republic which is seen a growth  in the number of Football players playing abroad, can be consoled by the fact that even though they have no Football teams representing the nation at the ConcaChampions, at least they will be able to watch three Dominican Football players in the competition. Those players are Jonathan Fana and Cesar Garcia “Danco” with the Puerto Rican Islanders, and Victor “El Mambo Nunez” with Costa Rica’s Herediano Sport Club.

Messi and Latin American football stars versus Mexican football stars

Messi even declined to play at other friendly tournaments in order to play at the Mayan tournament in Cancun against other Latin American international players. The Mexican team will be made up of many South American players for an event which is intended to help families in need.

Erick “El Topo” Ozuna on trials with Haiti’s Tempete FC

Yet another talented Dominican football player might join the ranks of the Haitian football team Tempete FC. This time it will be Erick Ozuna, whom will soon travel to Haiti for his tryouts. Best of luck to him, and we hope to see him play at the Concacaf Champions league.

Atletico Madrid wins Eurocup

Atletico Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in a game in which the Colombian Falcao gave it his all from the beginning, and scored twice for the Madrid team. The Madrid team which was on a winning streak, proved to be too much for the Bilbao team to handle in a game where the Basque team had a little bit of more possession of the ball, and more shots at the arch which meant nothing in the end.

Mexico VS Brazil

Mexico should have no issues defeating Wales on the 27^th of May and Bosnia on the 31^st, the match that fans will be counting the days for, will be Mexico’s match against Brazil in Arlington, Virginia, USA. Mexico returns from very successful campaigns in the Gold Cup, the pre Olympics and much more and “El Chepo” is looking to keep the winning streak going for the Aztecs.

Brazil Vs Denmark

This match will be watched by millions of fans around the world of which of course Brazil will be the favorite with Neymar at the front, but appearances can be deceiving because Denmark is no team to belittle. Denmark has only lost to Russia in the last six months and is ranked 9^th in the world as far as Football goes. Brazil is up ahead in the 6^th place.

England VS Norway

In this match in which England is considered a stronger team, the Norwegians will have the advantage of playing at home in Oslo. The English team is under pressure to win this match, due to the fact that they lost their match in February against the Netherlands while Norway has won their two last games at the beginning of the year, against Northern Ireland and Thailand. Good luck to both.

Germany VS Switzerland

The match for Switzerland against Germany which will take place in Basel, will be a tough one due to the fact that the German national team is in great shape, so good actually that it is ranked 2^nd in the world and Switzerland is ranked 18^th which is still nevertheless a good position.

Spain VS Serbia

The Spanish national team will be facing Serbia on the 26^th of this month of May in ST. Gall. As we all know Spain which is the reigning world champion is the world favorite to win this match and the pressure is on them to show how much superior they are to a Serbian team that is ranked 32^nd in the FIFA world ranking.

No Football club from the DR at the CFU Champions league

It’s hard to believe that there is no Football club representing the Dominican Republic at the Caribbean Football Union Champions league, when two teams from Guyana were entered into the competition just as an example. Guyana happened to have had no Football league matches during 2011. Whether it was the fault of the club owners, or the fault of the Dominican Football Federation it is a regrettable mishap that should not continue to happen. The only consolation will be that a greater number of Dominican Football players have signed up with teams in Puerto Rico, as is the case with forward Jonathan Fana and defender Cesar Garcia with the PR Islanders. Other Dominican players have signed up with teams in Panama as Lloyd did with Arabe United FC and Haiti which will mean that they will gain more experience in regional tournaments.

Real Madrid wins La Liga

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to finally take their place as the kings of Spanish football. Bilbao which will be playing at Europa League next week seemed to have given more importance to reserving their energy for that tournament which seems like a better idea anyways. Barcelona on the other hand has a fiesta with Malaga by defeating them 4-1.

Barcelona licks its wounds

Barcelona gets a get well party by defeating Rayo Vallecano 7-1 in a game of total domination. Lass scored for Rayo's honor goal but that was all they could do. Thiago led the cule team, in a game which was witnessed by a great number of people.

New Mexican league

The format is said to be similar to the format followed by Spain's La Liga by giving the second division teams face the first division teams which will add lots of excitement and new airs to the Mexican Football or Soccer. The change is meant to bring more expectators to the stadiums, and also add more revenue due to bigger sponsorships.

Guardiola quits

The Cule coach will finish this season with the Blaugrana team this, summer and look for a new start after a much needed break somewhere else. His assistant Tito Vilanova will take over after he leaves after the end of Copa Del Rey tournament. Guardiola has helped the team win thirteen titles in four seasons.

Real Madrid eliminated

The Spanish team which kept the flame going for the Spaniards was defeated through penalties at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Real Madrid had dominance of every aspect of the game but eventually begins loosing control and started focusing instead on individual plays and kickbacks. Kaka, Ramos and Ronaldo were the culprits of this great mishap by missing their kicks, but Mourinho also carries some fault, by not making changes after the half time. Schweinsteiger made the penalty kick that define the game in favor of Bayern Munich.

Barcelona defeated, now what?

With the defeat that Barcelona suffered at the hands of the mighty Chelsea all that is left for the Blaugrana team is to console themselves with having won the Clubs world Cup and winning the Copa Del Rey. Guardiola speaks highly of his team and specially Messi and recognizes that “they can’t win it all”. Now its all in the hands of Real Madrid to win the Champions for Spain.

Barcelona VS Chelsea, !Lets try it again!

Today Barcelona will prove once and for all whether they are truly the best club on earth. This game may also help Guardiola whether he should stay or leave the Blaugrana team. The odds are against Barsa and fans all over the world are nervous awating for the game that may end it all.

"El Mambo Nunez's" El Herediano reaches semifinals

El Herediano, the team with which the Dominican born Football player Victor El Mambo Nunez plays made it to the finals of the local Costa Rican league by defeating Saprissa 3-1. Victor Nunez is considered the Dominican Player that has reached the highest levels with a first division team of a foreign country and the most successful. Nunez Holds the title of being the Dominican born Football player that has played at the highest level at the FIFA world cup due to the fact that the Dominican Republic has never made it to the world cup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez

http://futbol.univision.com

Barcelona Under Great Pressure

Barcelona is under great pressure and this could be one of the reasons as to why they lost to Real Madrid. Another reason and this is one that’s been going around, is that using Tello and Thiago whom have little experience facing teams of this caliber under so much pressure was not a wise idea, but then to be fair Valdes failed when needed the most. The entire team did awful, with the exception of Alexis Sanchez whose goal gave some hope to the team. Hopefully for them they’ll get their issues solved before the game against Chelsea and Guardiola won’t try weird player combinations.

http://futbol.univision.com/europa/espana/article/2012-04-21/asi-jugo-el-barcelona-vs-real-madrid#axzz1srSgKaOi

The Devil's work

The president of the Dominican Football Federation Osiris Gusman continues doing his devilish work, this time by not signing the paperwork necessary for Cesar Garcia popularly known as Danco to be able to play with the Puerto Rico Islanders. The certificate of international transfer or CIT must be released in order for a player to play in another FIFA league.

Barcelona VS. Real Madrid Super Classic

The great world classic between Barcelona and real Madrid will be tomorrow at Camp Nou for La Liga, and the whole world will be watching. After Barcelona’s loss to Chelsea and Real Madrid’s loss to Munich both teams have shown that they have much soul searching to do, if they are to entertain and perform for the thousands of fans that will gather at Camp Nou. The match will be shown at 14:00 or 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time or 20:00 Spain.

Las Chivas looses 4-0 to Deportivo Quito

It could not be worse for Las Chivas whom have had a bad season at home, and now lost miserably at Copa Libertadores and was eliminated.

Hugo Hernandez had a very busy day defending his arch, from the relentless Ecuadorean attacks and to make matters worse they even had Jorge Henriquez kicked out of the game.

Real Madrid lost 2-1

It was expected to be a tough game for Real Madrid but no one could have seen this coming. The Merengue team was defeated 2-1 right at the end of the game therefore giving them no chance to recover. Ribery scored at minute 17 for Munich and Ozil for real Madrid at minute 53. Between the mistakes made by Ramos and the explosive offensive by Ribery and Robben, it was a matter of time for Madrid to fall once again at the Allianz. In the end it was Mario Gomez whom annihilated Madrid for the 2-1.

Chelsea dreams of defeating Barcelona

Tomorrow the “Cule” team will be facing Chelsea in the Euro Cup Finals, in a game in which the Blues believe that they have what it takes to defeat the Azulgrana team according to Frank Lampard. The Blues will need all that they have to face Barcelona, because despite defeating the Spurs they have not had a very good season in their league, at which they stand at sixth place.

Real Madrid VS. Bayern Munich

Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the much awaited classic, in the semifinal games for the Euro Cup title at the Allianz Arena. Real Madrid will try to bury their past failures, in their past attempts at the Euro Cup in which they were vanquished eight times. Mounrinho has all the firepower at his disposal and this fact strengthens his already high confidence that he can defeat Bayern Munich.

The independence cup

It is the hope of the Dominican Football fans that it will be a better organized tournament than the failed Coca Cola Liga Mayor, which can’t even be compared to the closing season or “ Torneo Clausura  as it is known in other Football playing nations of America. The failure of the Coca Cola Liga Mayor is due to many reasons; one of those reasons is the fact that due to the lack of coordination, the majority of provincial and private football teams refused to play under such conditions as; bad state of the football fields, lack of support for the provincial teams and a lack of public recognition for last years Tournament champions Moca F.C, which still has not received from the federation their trophy. Hopefully the independence cup will be the start of a new way of managing Football tournaments in the Dominican Republic.

Real Madrid is king

Even though Atletico Madrid gave it their all, and at the begining even seemed as if they were going to be able to at least maintain a tie, they were beaten 4-1. This outcome makes the possibility that Barcelona may win La Liga, a bit more difficult.

Real Madrid's greatest fear

Who would have thought that Barcelona would be this close behind Real Madrid during this season? Not even Guardiola whom thought that it was almost impossible. Today Barcelona could get even closer, if for some reason Real Madrid ties and hey; why not they could even lose. All the pressure is on Real Madrid, which will make for a juicy match.

Barcelona sweeps Zaragosa 4-1

The begining of the game saw Zaragosa playing well against a Barcelona, in which Messi was not doing much. Zaragosa is close to relegation therefore they played with heart at the begining, specially the first half.Barcelona found their groove and took a hold of the game specially, when  Zaragoza lost a player
Due to two yellow cards and their first goal. Messi found himself and scored two goals, one of them by way of a penalty commited against Alexis Sanchez.

Little support

Although Dominican Football players have proved to be talented, they receive little or no support from the Dominican Football Federation, which does not even arrange for friendly matches.  The last and most recent friendly match was played against the island of Curacao.The federation does not even arrange for the national team, nor Football Clubs to participate in regional competitions. 

UEFA Champions league semifinals

Enthusiasm builds up as the teams that will dispute the UEFA Champions league fill up the ranks. Real Madrid whose Mourinho claims that he does not concern about Barsa, but about Bayern Munich whom they will face after defeating Apoel 5-2 now twice without complications. Chelsea defeated Benfica 2-1 and also dreams of defeating the Cule team at the Champions League, but of course what most fans would like to see is a final between the eternal rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Mexico beats Honduras 2-1

It was a much contested game which had to go into extra time, in order for the game to be untied. Honduras was the first team to score at minute 47, and Mexico tied at minute 75 and what followed was a fierce game. Honduras saw two red cards against them. The Mexican team scored at minute 115 of extra time to be crowned as Champions of the Pre Olympics. Honduras made many changes to their team in order to face Mexico, as in the introduction of Andy Najar whom was a great addition to the team, and whom did not play against El Salvador.

Honduras beats El Salvador 3-2

It was a grueling yet exciting game in which Honduras thanks to Gerson Rodas, gave his country a pass to London Olympic games. El Salvador never gave up but this was not enough to beat the Catrachos.

Mexico VS El Salvador

This is the game that most fans want to see, due to the fact that these have been the teams that have shown their “garras” or claws in the field, by staying away from mostly individual plays and by exercising good handling of the ball. If Honduras plays the same way they played against Mexico then Los Cuscatlecos should have no issues beating the Catrachos.

Canada VS Mexico

After their 0-0 draw with El Salvador and 1-1 draw with Cuba, it seems that Canada does not have much to offer in the match against a better prepared Mexican team, that is a favorite and will surely send the Canadians packing. This game will be more of a warm up for the Mexicans before they face stronger teams like El Salvador, or who knows maybe even Honduras if they get their act straight.

Honduras VS El Salvador in the Olympics

El Salvador’s fans could not be happier right now due to having defeated the mighty USA team and therefore increasing their chances of going to the Olympics. Honduras on the other hand has not been playing that well and the best example is their past game against Mexico where they started the game by completely dominating the game at first later to loose their enthusiasm after Mexico’s first goal. Hopefully in this next match Honduras will let star their player Andy Najar do his magic in the field which should make for a better match.

Honduras humiliated by 3-0 loss

Alan Pulido of Mexico was the man of the match, with his triple and with his command of the field. At the beginning of the match Honduras was pressing hard for an early score, but after the first Mexican goal they lost all hope and Mexico ran the show.

Cesar Garcia in tryouts with PR Islanders

There are a lot of Bachateros rooting for Cesar Garcia that's for sure, because this could mean that the Puerto Rico Islanders could be the ticket to Cesar Garcia to play in the Copa de Oro and Concacaf Champions ligue. Fana already played in most Concacaf tournaments but this could be the year when the D.R could have the most number of players at Gold Cup and Concachampions. Let's not forget about Lloyd whom plays with Arabe Unido of Panama, whose team might clasify to those tournaments too.

Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico Classic

The Dominican Republic will have a tough qualification for the Caribbean Cup wich will be played next August 25 to the 29, due to the fact that not only will they have to face a PuertoRican team that have at their disposal experienced players from mainland USA, and if the DR make it to the next stage they will have to face an even stronger Hatian team. The adventages that the DR has are that the matches will be played at home and that they have at their disposal European players, the same they called upon to face El Salvador.

USA defeats Cuba 6-0 in pre Olympic

Joe Corona in his first game with the USA team, performed a hat trick against an inofensive  Cuba that offered little in the match. Cuba saw the expulsion of their player Dairo macias therefore making it easier for the Stars and Stripes team to do as they pleased. Agudelo, Adu and last Cuban player Arturo Diz scored with the last Cuban player performing an autogoal. USA will play against Canada at the same field on Saturday.

Neymar will play for Barcelona in 2014

Barcelona was able to block Real Madrid from getting Neymar, whose father prefered Barcelona anyway. The Brazilian star is rumored to be joining Barcelona in 2014
Whom paid part of the 59 million Euros for the change.

Real Madrid 1 Villa Real 1

Real Madrid draws again in a game where two Real Madrid players got kicked out. Now Barcelona regains the dream of taking the Liga from Real Madrid since they are 6 points behind them. In the previous game they got a draw against Malaga of 1-1.

Marathon defeats Olimpia 1-0

The Honduran team Marathon known localy as the green monsters, defeated the current leaders and previously undefeated champions Olimpia, by a marging of 1-0 on Sunday at the Rosenthal Stadium in San Pedro Sula.

Honduras VS El Salvador

This great Football classic will be held at the Robert F. Kennedy. Stadium, in Washington DC. On June 2. As many may know, this two Football countries went to war back in the 80's due to a football game so it can be a heated match, but don't worry no war will be waged due to this match. Honduran expatriate Andy Najar will be focusing on the preolimpic games, therefore he's not likely to play in this anything but friendlymatch.

Dominican Republic in Digicel Cup group 2

The Dominican Republic will be facing Puerto Rico, British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands for a spot in the Concacaf Gold Cup. Puerto Rico is the strongest rival, due to the fact that American citizens from the mainland can represent Puerto Rico as in the 1998 Digicel Caribbean Cup.

Metapan beat Pumas 2-1

Salvadorean team Isidro Metapan beat Mexican team Pumas 2-1in El Salvador, even though they played with their best players. Lester Blanco from Metapan, scored twice to send Pumas packing.

Guatemalan veterans beat Real Madrid veterans 1-0

The game which was held in order to gather funds for needy children in Guatemala, saw the veteran players from Guatemala defeat the former Real Madrid players 2-1 for the Copa Federico Revuelto. Federico Revuelto was the only Guatemalan player to have played for Real Madrid, and whom was also later its interim president.

El Messi Campeador

Campeador means expert of the field and that's exactly what Messi has proven to be in the match against Leverkusen. Many news papers struggle to find new ways to define the crack whom broke the reccord of scores at the Champions at Camp Nou.

Puerto Rico looses ranking

Puerto Rico which was ranked at 113 in the FIFA world ranking, went down to place 134, right above the Dominican Republic. Puerto Rico recently lost two matches against Nicaragua by scores of 1-0 and 3-1 played in Nicaragua.

El Salvador looses FIFA ranking

The loss of ranking is due to their loss against Estonia, in a game which was played in California. El Salvador stands to go down four spaces from fifty four to fifty eight, which is still respectable. It seems Estonia is not as easy to beat as Caribbean teams, as the local news papers in El Salvador stated.

Spain VS Puerto Rico?

That's right my friends, Spain declined to play a friendly against Bolivia and will instead play a friendly match against Puerto Rico in August of this year. The game will not be held at the Loubriel Stadium because the Spanish players prefer to play at natural grass fields.
Addendum: It was confirmed that the game will be played at the Loubriel stadium after all.

Barcelona beats Gijon 2-1

Gijon made an espectacular goal to tie the game 1-1, After Pique getting kicked out it for a fault, it seemed that Barsa was going to end up with a tide game, but with a spectacular long shot goal and his first goal in la Liga, Keita was able to help Barcelona win. In the last minutes of the game, Xavi scored after a well executed pass for the 3-1.

The Great Central American Classic

In April the national teams from Honduras and Costa Rica will face each other in a friendly match that will be everything but friendly. As we all may know Honduras has a lot to prove due to the fact that they went down 8 places in the FIFA ranking and recently lost a game against Ecuador in Guayaquil 2-0 which puts tremendous pressure on them to save face by wining a few matches. This will be a difficult task for Honduras because Costa Rica not only tied with Spain the current world champions but also just recently defeated Wales at their home stadium.

Costa Rica beats Wales

All Concacaf Latin nations lost their friendlies yesterday with the exception of Guatemala and Costa Rica. Guatemala had a tough time beating Guiana. Costa Rica had no issues beating Wales at their home stadium. A goal from Campbell was enough to seal the win over Wales.  

Guardiola with Las Chivas De Guadalajara?

That’s right folks, at least that’s what the owner of the struggling Mexican team stated, that there is a possibility that the talented Spaniard Could be brought to Mexico, that is if he decides to leave Barcelona of course and if Johan Cruyff solicits it.

USA VS Italy

Italy will face the stars and stripes team without their star players due to injuries, nevertheless the Italians are a force to reckon with. In this game the Italians will face a stronger American team than the one seen during the previous years.

Costa Rica VS Wales

The friendly match in honor of Gary Speed will be an oportunity for Costa Rica to show that their tie with Spain was not by chance. Joe Cambell, Keylor Navas, Bryan Ruiz, are the best players that Costa Rica will bring. Wales will miss Aaron Ramsey due to an injury.

Spain VS Venezuela

Spain faces a stronger Venezuela with defenders like Vizcarrondo. Spain must prove their strength due to their fiasco versus Costa Rica which was a game that they almost lost. Due to their weak performances against Argentina, Portugal and Costa Rica they have to show a better performance.

Panama VS Paraguay

The Panamanian team will face Paraguay with mostly an under 23 team, nevertheless Panama is a country that has achieved an inmense growth, making this game worthy of watching.

Honduras VS Ecuador

The game which will take place in Guayaquil, Ecuador will be a challenge for Honduras not only due to the elevation of more than 2K Meters but also due to the fact that Honduras has not been performing well lately and even went down 8 places in the FIFA world ranking. Honduras is pressed to win this friendly match also because they lost their previous match against Ecuador last year in Honduran soil.

Mexico VS Colombia

Mexico is the favorite to win this frienfly match, but nevertheless this is the first game that can be considered a challenge for Mexico since their game against the USA. Colombia also has a great number of followers and the presence of Falcao should make for a great match.

Friendly between Haiti and the Dominican Republic

The friendly match between Petion Ville FC and Dominican 2010 Liga Mayor champions Moca FC, was a contested one which in the end came to a close with a score of 1-1. Jean Carlos Lopez scored at at minute 37 for Moca FC and Etienne Yveson at minute 69 for Petion Ville FC for the 1-1.

USA VS Italy

Klinsmann calls on the best of the American veterans like Cherundolo, Bocanegra and Howard to face Italy on February the 29th in Italy.

Coca Cola Football tournament

The new edition of the tournament in which 52 teams at the collegiate level will take place, will be one in which all the regions of the Dominican Republic will be represented. The winner will participate in the International Coca Cola Football Cup which will take place this year in Bogota, Colombia.

Arabe Unido second in Panama

The Panamenian team defeated Atletico Chiriqui on Sunday to reach the second position in the national league.

Pep Guardiola still not decided

Guardiola asks for more time to think it over and if "people can not respect that, then tough luck for them" The fans and the higher ups would love for him to stay but we'll see what the outcome will be.

Real Madrid easily defeats Santander 4-0

Even thougth CR7's aim was not the best, Real Madrid dominated the game in which the only thing that Racing was able to offer was their use of their hands to stop the Madrid offensive which got one of their players kicked off the game.

El Salvador reaches highest ranking

El Salvador reached a new all time high Fifa ranking of 54 and is ahead of Honduras which went down 8 points and Costa Rica which are usually ranked higher.

Jack Warner stole $750 k

The former head of Concacaf is reported to be under investigation for having stolen $750k dollars which were a donation fron the South Korean Football delegation to aid the empoverished Haiti but in Haiti they claim that they only received $60k from Mr. Warner whom deposited the initial amount in his own bank account. The funds of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation were frozen until the investigation is complete.

Barcelona defeats Bayer Leverkusen 3-1

Barcelona defeats Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 in a match completely controlled by the Catalans. Alexis Sanchez was the man of the day by scoring two goals and Messi with the help of Alves scored once to liquidate the weakened German team. The German team only upped the offensive when scored against for the most part, and had few clear chances of scoring like at the 64^th minute.

Life after the loss of La Liga

After the mishaps which shook FC Barcelona during the weekend all that is left for the Cule team, is to raise their heads with pride and realize that due to all the injuries and the demands of the past few months they did what best they could, and can still hold on to a respectable second position in La Liga.  Being ten points behind Real Madrid makes it almost impossible for Barcelona to take La Liga, and there are other competitions which they can conquer like La Copa Del Rey, Champions League. Next the Catalans must put all their force and concentration in their first game of the Champions League to defeat Bayer Leverkusen in Munich’s Allianz Arena.

Argentina bought their way to the 1978 World Cup

During this time Argentina was going through an unpopular dictatorial regime which was becoming more and more unpopular. This was one of the reasons as to why Argentina paid the Peruvian government with 14,000 tons of grain and other loans in order to have the Peruvian National Football team sell themselves out and let themselves be defeated 6-0 in a game that left many doubtful. The Peruvian government through the “Condor Plan” was also was given help in getting rid of the opposition, thirteen of which were sent to secret prisons in Argentina whom were eventually freed with the help of the relatives and the international community. The government of France paid for the tickets to have the prisoners flown out of Argentina whom eventually came back to Peru at the end of the Peruvian dictatorship of Francisco Morales Bermudez.

Coach Clemente Hernandez's reccord

Not much credit is given to the Dominican national team football coach Clemente Hernandez, but given that his record with the national team has been the best in at least a decade there are grounds for his accomplishments to be mentioned, given the fact that the resources given to train a decent national team are meager to say the least. The Football coach whom is of Cuban nationality, together with the great effort of the National team players specially the goalkeeper Miguel Lloyd whom currently plays with the Arab United FC in Panama, were able to stop a massacre of the Dominican team at the colossal Cuscatlán stadium in El Salvador. This was to the dismay of the Salvadorian fans that expected the Salvadorian squad, to soundly beat the less experienced Dominican National Soccer team. The coach currently has a record with the Dominican Football team of 7-3-2.

Olimpia VS Motagua 0-0

The classic was not as exciting as expected, with both teams not proposing much and not giving the goal keepers  much to do whom must have been bored throughout the game. In the end the fans had to not only cope with the idea that they had overpaid for their tickets, which were valued at more than 15 dollars which is very expensive for most Hondurans, but also the fact that both teams were happy with the boring game and outcome. 

Arabe Unido beats Chepo FC 2-1

Dominican goal keeper Miguel Lloyd's Panamenian team Arabe Unido beat Chepo FC 2-1 for their first victory of the year after one loss and two draws in the Panamenian ligue. Miguel Lloyd became the second Dominican Football player to earn a transfer to a foreign Football playing nation after having played previously in Trinidad and Tobago's ligue. Lloyd later defended the Dominican colors in the FIFA qualification matches performing many spectacular saves, and finally visiting Panama for tryouts and finally being contracted by Arabe United.

Real Madrid VS Getafe

Getafe played a very good game for the first part of the first half, but Sergio Ramos scored like he usually does, with a header for a score of 1-0. Like usual Real Madrid kept control of the game and Getafe only had a few chances to score which they did not take advantage of.

Barcelona VS Real Sociedad

The game was mostly controlled by the Cule team in which Messi showed his usual magic and Tello on his first official game with the first team scored for the 1-0. Messi scored at the minute 72 for the 2-0 which would not last for too long due to Vela scoring for Real Sociedad for the honor goal and a score of 2-1 at minute 74. In the last minutes of the game Barcelona lost their steam and seemed to be satisfied by the 2-1 score, but Real Sociedad would not give up and made for an more lively end of the game.

Real Madrid VS Guatemala?

An event organizing company in Guatemala, is in talks with Real Madrid in order to have them play against the Guatemalan National Football team, and next are the Real Madrid requirements in order for them to accept playing on Central American soil:

Two million Euros tax-free

 Five players on the press conference before the game

 Presence of its four main brands on billboards (Adidas, Bwin, Emirates and Audi)

 Both the stadium and the training camp must have natural grass and fitness center.

 Total Madrid personnel: 75 people

Charter flight, nonstop, with 50 seats in first class and 25 second, paid by the organizer

 5 stars Hotel

 Two air-conditioned buses

Three Audi limousines with driver

 Two vans with a minimum capacity of six squares

A large vehicle to transport the sports material

Private security

Athletic of Bilbao VS CD Mirandes

Athletic of Bilbao may be the team to destroy the dreams of the Cinderela like Football team CD Mirandes. Mirandes is a Football team from the Spanish third division which has reached great heights by defeating first division Football teams like Spanyol, and their big dreams keep them thirsty for more. These are great news because Mirandes is only the second team from third division in ten years, which has been able to make it this far in the Spanish Copa del Rey. Athletic of Bilbao defeated Mirandes 2-1 and now Mirandes must defeat them by a marging of 2 points to be able to stay in the tournament.

Dominican Republic begins formation of U20 team

The Dominican Football Federation has called upon 32 U20 Football athletes from the different provincial associations, for the integration of the team which will represent the country in the upcoming U20 preliminary Football matches, for the U20 tournament which will be held in Turkey in 2013. It is hoped that the male U20 team will perform better than the female U17 and regular female teams, which left much to be desired due to their lack of training which was shown during the tournament in their qualification matches.

!!Hasta la Vista Mourinho!!

It looks like Mourinho got tired of the Real Madrid Fans and the Spanish press because he wants to quit the helms of the Spanish team and go to the Premier League the playing style of which he claims to like better. He claims that the team management cares too much about what the press says, and the fact that the press has published so much bad publicity about him is not helping one bit in my opinion.

USA beats Panamá 1-0

The game was controlled by the local Panamanian team but this did not changed the fact the USA would score at the 8th minute of the game for a score of 1-0. Both teams played well but Panama as the team playing locally had the advantage, nevertheless the USA was able to get the upper hand and maintain the 1-0 advantage over the Canaleros throughout the rest of the game.

Unexpected Barcelona Real Madrid tie

The classic between Barca and Real Madrid left much to be desired, due to the fact that even after Barcelona was wining by a 2-0 margin, they were unable to stop  Ronaldo and Benzema from tying up the game. Real Madrid on the other hand lost all hope and gave up throughout the second half, until finally Ronaldo scored to bring some life into the game for the 1-2 which later was tied by a crafty Benzema. 

Mexico VS Venezuela

Even though the two squads will be made up of non international figures, nonetheless it will be an interesting match due to the fact that Venezuela will be looking to better the number of matches which they have won against Mexico, due to the fact that Mexico has beaten the Venezuelan teams throughout the decades. Mexico has their own reasons which are the fact that the last matches against the Vinotinto, has not been to their advantage which shows the growth of the South American team.

The Barcelona VS Real Madrid Classic

Get the Popcorn, soda and other finger foods of your liking ready for the best game of the month. Now why do I consider the 2^nd game between Barcelona and Real Madrid the best game of the month? Well my friends this is due to the fact that CR7 must prove once and for all that Barcelona and Messi have nothing for him to fear and the allegations that he cant play against Barca are unfounded. Today’s game will indeed be a redeemer not only for Ronaldo but also Mourino whom must prove that he has what it takes to make a wining team even if it means to make changes that are painful for him but necessary like taking out Pepe whom has been useless lately and is doing a better job at eroding the image of Real Madrid than helping the team..

Will Ronaldo get his groove back?

Many Football followers are asking themselves about what is wrong with Ronaldo, due to the fact that he seems to loose his groove if we may say whenever real Madrid must face Messi and the almighty Barcelona . It has been mentioned that similar circumstances had occurred, when Cristiano Ronaldo or CR7 had to face Barca when he was at Manchester. Whether it is true or not, all Followers of the beautiful game expect more from him and hopefully he’ll do a better job at getting his groove back, for the next game against Barcelona.

Football coach Raul Hector Cocherari will be working with Bauger Football School

The experimented Argentine Football coach Raul Hector Cocherari  will be working with Bauger Football School in the Dominican Republic until the end of the Football season. Mr. Cocherari, a former midfielder in Argentina’s Racing Avellaneda brings with him the experience from having played not only in Argentina but throughout South America and Europe and also has had a long  coaching career in South America, El Salvador, Guatemala and now the Dominican Republic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_H%C3%A9ctor_Cocherari

Dominican Republic VS the USA

Today is the chance for the Dominican female Football team to show the world how much growth it has accomplished if any by giving the almighty U.S female Football team a run for their money today in Vancouver, Canada when they face each other. The American team is the favorite of the match therefore the pressure is on them to easily defeat the minnows of Caribbean Football. Good luck to both.

Barcelona beats real Madrid 2-1

Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 in the first round of the Spanish classic between these two giants of Spanish Football, in which Puyol and Abidal annihilated a stupefied Real Madrid which was unable to give an adequate response to the Barca players, therefore loosing the first part of the classic to the surprise of millions whom expected Real Madrid to get back at Barca for the defeat which they inflicted upon them, by the end of the year. Now the preasure is on real Madrid to save face by defeating Barca in the second round.

Real Madrid Vs Barcelona Classic

Barcelona beat Osasuna 2-1 at Reyno de Navarra Stadium to seal the deal for the much anticipated classic against Real Madrid, which still would like a chance to set things straight after their last loss against the Catalans. Barcelona for the most part did not use their Football stars as Osasuna did the same, which instead would like to focus on the La Liga games.

Dominican goal keeper Miguel Lloyd is in Panama for tryouts.

Dominican goal keeper Miguel Lloyd is in Panama, and may permanently play with the Panamanian Football team Arabe United A.C, which plays in the first division of Panama. It is hoped that after the Football matches held between the Dominican Republic and El Salvador for a spot in the World Cup competition, more opportunities to play abroad will be possible for the talented Dominican players due to more international recognition of Dominican Football.

Haiti Beats Dominican Republic 4-0

The Dominican female U20 team lost 4-0 to a Haitian team, which had more control of the ball throughout the game celebrated at the Pan American Football stadium in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.

Bad State of Football Venues

It was reported by Jorge Rolando Bauger, Director of the Bauger Football School whom is an Argentinean whom is one of the most experienced Football figures in Dominican Football, that the state in which the Football stadiums and fields in the Dominican Republic which were built for such important competitions as the Pan American and Caribbean Games are in total abandonment. Not only are the fields themselves in need of maintenance, but also the athletic facilities which form part of the venues. Decades have gone by, in which the state of these venues have been ignored. The stadiums in San Pedro De Macoris, La Romana, and even the alternate field next to the National Stadium in Santo Domingo just to name a few.

New year full of surprises

It’s a new year and with it come very exciting events like the Copa Libertadores in South America, and the Concacaf female eliminatory rounds for countries like the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico and Jamaica just to name a few which will make for a very interesting round of matches. Also many of the countries which will be hosted in the 2014 Brazil world cup will be playing their friendly matches for the due preparations. Last but not least are the matches for Copa Del Rey which has shown that even the 2^nd and 3^rd tier teams can give worthy performances against better funded teams like for Example in the matches between Albacete and Athletic Bilbao and matches involving teams like Santander, Atletico Madrid and others. Yesterday Barcelona beat Osasuna 4-0 in a game in which Messi did not intend to play due to catching the flu, but which he joined later in the game to score twice for the team.