Dominican Republic VS Indonesia

2/29/12

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.

2/28/12

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.

2/24/12

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.

2/23/12

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.

2/21/12

Arabe Unido second in Panama

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

2/19/12

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.

2/18/12

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.

2/17/12

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.

2/15/12

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 64th minute.

2/14/12

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.

2/7/12

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.

2/6/12

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.

2/5/12

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. 

2/4/12

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.

2/3/12

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.

2/2/12

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.