On June 22nd 1994, at approximately 5:10 pm (Pacific), at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the lanky Colombian defender Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga fatally attempted to block a cross from the American John Harkes towards Earnie Stewart. As the ball deflected off his right leg past his keeper, the…
It’s Time To Be Thinking Falcao
His feet are heavy, knees fragile, arms are hefty There are…
Football In Colombia Never Fails To Entertain
In a recent Colombian Clausura league game between leaders Millonarios and Sante Fe (13th in the table), Gerardo Bedoya of Santa Fe is clearly seen kicking an opponent on the face. He was not impressed watching defender Johnny Ramirez roll around after blatantly elbowing him in the Millonarios half, his…
Football In The Emirates: A Retrospect
On June 9th, 1990, at 5:00pm (Italy time), United Arab Emirates (UAE) made history by playing their first World Cup match against Columbia under Brazilian manager Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira in front of a crowd of approximately thirty thousand at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna. The same year…