Uruguay

Cáceres Part Of Barcelona Brilliance Against Aleti

The Spanish media once again are at his knees, but there were many others whose performance reconfirmed why Barcelona are the vedettes of world football at the moment.

Barcelona did not need Thierry Henry, Samuel Eto’o, Victor Valdés, Xavi, Alexander Hleb, Rafa Marquez or Carles Puyol against Atlético Madrid. Still with that ... [read]

Lugano And His Works For Children

After all of the negative news that Uruguayan football got in the tail end of 2008, it is quite refreshing to hear that some players are doing things that give hope. It is great to see that some athletes take on a greater responsibility with their ... [read]

El País Selects Verón As Player Of The Year

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Verón beat national team partner and former Villarreal playmaker Juan Román Riquelme by three votes. Riquelme comes off a very impressive second half of the year where his team won the Apertura tournament and the South American Recopa. He also won the Olympic gold medal with Argentina in Beijing.
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Lugano Being Looked At By River Plate- For A Day

Nestor Gorosito is starting to make his presence felt at River Plate and wholesale changes are ready to be made. One of the first ones that is being reported is that of trying to bring Diego Lugano to the Argentine club during the winter transfer window.
The Fenerbahce defender was under José María Aguilar’s radar but the transaction ... [read]

Down Memory Lane

Just found this online and wanted to share it with all of you.
One of the most yelled goals in Uruguayan football history courtesy of Daniel Fonseca.

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Glad To Be Back

After a couple of weeks on vacation…I am back and I have to highly recommend the Uruguayan Churrasco that I had at Las Culebrinas in Coconut Grove. To make it short and simple… I had an overload of River Plate cuisine.
I don’t know if that was the straw that broke the camel’s back, but it was yet ... [read]

Fernando Morena Interview- Pt. 2

La Liga Talk interviewed former Rayo Vallecano and Valencia star Fernando Morena about world football. In this second part he talks about his career, his experience in Spain, and how Uruguayan football seems not to be taking off.
http://www.laligatalk.com/audio/Morena2.mp3
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Uruguayan Apertura- Week 11 Scores And Standings

Saturday
Peñarol 3-2 Liverpool
PEN: Pacheco (13′, 87′), Asconeguy (48′)
LIV: Rodríguez (62′ og), Figueroa (89′)
Wanderers 3-0 Juventud
WAN: Quagliotti (15′), Charquero (38′), Laserda (60′)

Cerro Largo 2-0 Villa Española
CLA: De Souza (22′), Silvera (27′)
Cerro 1-0 River Plate
CER: Caballero (69′)
Sunday

Racing (U) 2-0 Defensor Sporting
RAC: Balsas (47′), Larrosa (90′)

Central Español 2-0 Bella Vista
CEN: Crossa (50′), Martínez (90′)

Rampla Juniors 3-1 Tacuarembó
RAM: Merlo (31′), Martinez ... [read]

Uruguay Get Ready To Play France Once Again

Uruguay haven’t beaten Les Bleues in over 42 years. The last time they did was in the 1966 World Cup where the Charrúas came out on top in Group A play 2-1 at White City in London. 36 years later, in the 2002 World Cup, these two teams would lock horns again but neither team pierced the other’s ... [read]