A difficult one to call, this. Wigan are an unpredictable bunch. Since arriving at the DW in
June- with the gait of a man still owning two good hips- Roberto Martinez has laboured somewhat in
coaxing momentum into a side who, twelve months ago, were brimming with the stuff.
via Yahoo!UK/Eurosport:Wigan defender Maynor Figueroa is facing several weeks on the sidelines
after damaging knee ligaments during the 3-1 win at Burnley on Saturday.Figueroa had to leave the
field after only 28 minutes at Turf Moor having sustained the injury, while team-mate Paul Scharner
required 10 stitches stitches in a facial wound he picked up creating the Latics' third goal for
Emmerson Click to continue reading...
Jogaram pelas eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo, em San Pedro Sula, no Estádio Olimpico, para um
público de 37.000 pessoas, as seleções de Honduras (35º no Mundial Sub-20) e Estados Unidos
(11º no ranking da FIFA). Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram: Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo: 6 jogos, 1 vitória de Honduras, 1 empate, 4 vitórias dos
Estados Unidos, 8 gols de Honduras e 11 gols dos Estados Unidos. Click to continue reading...
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano has been a bastion for the Catrachos
If representation in the world leagues were a criterion for winning, the Hondurans would be a
strong match for the US. Unlike Jozy Altidore, Jonathan Spector, and Oguchi Onyewu, these players
also get to make the starting squad.
The Honduran National Team is set for the October 10th World Cup Qualifier against the United
States at Estadio Olimpico. GOALKEEPERS: Noel Valladares, Donis Escober, Ricardo Canales DEFENDERS:
Victor Bernardez, Osman Chavez, Maynor Figueroa, Boniek Garcia, Emilio Izaguirre, Erick Norales,
Carlos Palacios, Mauricio Sabillon MIDFIELDERS: Edgard Alvarez, Julio Cesar Leon, Ramón Nunez,
Amado Guevara, Wilson Palacios, Hendry Thomas, Danilo Turcios, Melvin Valladares FORWARDS: Carlos
Pavon, Carlo Costly, Walter Martinez, Jerry Palacios, David Suazo Click to continue reading...
The 26th round of Brasileirao smiled to Palmeiras again. The side headed by Muricy Ramalho
increased the lead to 5 points over the second team, and sees the title getting closer. Besides the
great victory, Sao Paulo and Inter did not win again.
A 2-1 victory over strugglers Atlético Paranaense plus São Paulo's and Internacional's
failures to win their games has left Palmeiras in a commanding position in the Campeonato
Brasileiro.
Chile international Figueroa made the best of his first start for Palmeiras scoring the Green's
opener in the Palestra Itália.
Guarantees just aren't what they used to be. Back in the day a guarantee was something
extraordinarily, spectacular: A sacred declaration of one team's predicted dominance over
another. It was something that got fans to pay close attention to an event even if the game
didn't fascinate them.
Having lost their last two Premiership games, Arsenal will be looking to take full advantage of
the Emirates support to get back on winning terms. Standing on their way are Roberto Martínez's
Wigan, who, according to their manager, are ready to cause an upset against one of the so-called
"Top Four".
Having lost their last two Premiership games, Arsenal will be looking to take full advantage of
the Emirates support to get back on winning terms. Standing on their way are Roberto Martínez's
Wigan, who, according to their manager, are ready to cause an upset against one of the so-called
"Top Four".
Mexico took a step closer to FIFA World Cup 2010 last night with a hard-earned 1-0 win over a
tenacious Honduras at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Mexico's game winner came from a 75th
minute penalty from Chicago Fire player and Mexican legend Cuauhtémoc Blanco following Maynor
Figueroa's foul on Giovanni Dos Santos in the box. Click to continue reading...
Unlike last year, when summer transfer deadline day saw some records broken and millions upon
millions of pounds change hands, things were a lot quieter this time around.
But as always, it's just as much about who didn't move as it is about who did move, and there
were plenty of misses to go with the hits.
Hendry Thomas is an unfamiliar name to many English Football fans. But from the vantage point of
the CONCACAF region, he's becoming a giant, an emerging titan in the relatively weak word of
Central American football.
Thomas, is Honduran, like his current Wigan team mate Maynor Figueroa and former Wigan man
Wilson Palacios.
Roberto Martinez's Wigan will actually play football, not rugby this season They play in a rugby stadium (no longer called the JJB by the way), and over the past few years
they've played some pretty no-nonsense, direct football. Some pretty boring stuff. Very boring in
fact. I'm a football addict but even I look to avoid Wigan matches on the tele at all costs. Click to continue reading...
Los Xolos de Tijuana están haciendo todo lo posible por hacer una buena pre temporada ya que el
siguiente torneo sera realmente difícil. MEXICALI, BAJA CALIFORNIA.- Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente anunció este viernes al
mediodía su "segunda parada" de la Gira Bajacaliforniana que tendrá por el Estado para el cierre
de su pretemporada rumbo al torneo de Apertura 2009 de la Liga de Ascenso. Click to continue reading...
Autor: Juan Figueroa. El Tottenham es un equipo que posee una de las plantillas más completas de la Premier League, con
recambio en casi todas las posiciones, fácil dos jugadores competitivos por puesto. Pero si bien
no posee ningún jugador de talla mundial se puede dar el lujo de tener jugadores que se podrían
hacer hueco en prácticamente cualquier equipo de primer nivel, se está dando el lujo de tener a
dos de los mejores interiores derechos de la Premier en la misma plantilla como lo son Aaron Lennon
(Hoy en día el jugador más desequilibrante del equipo y algo infravalorado por la explosión de
Theo Walcott) y David Bentley, pero sin embargo el problema hace mucho tiempo está en la banda
izquierda, banda que aún no ha podido encontrar un dueño que cumpla a cabalidad con desbordar esa
banda, nombres como Steed Malbranque (natural centrocampista de salida y posteriormente acomodado a
la banda) Luka Modric, natural volante de creación que fue por un tiempo acomodado a la banda sin
buenos resultado, Jamie O'Hara (centrocampista de corte de pierna zurda de buen despliegue físico
pero con limitaciones técnicas) los mismos Aaron Lennon y David Bentley que no se acomodan a jugar
con el perfil cambiado, el prometedor Gareth Bale, lateral por naturaleza adelantado para
desbordar, son demasiados nombres para una posición en tanto tiempo, quizá el único que logró
ser un jugador cumplidor en aquella posición fue el francés Malbranque, pero al ser declarado
prescindible por Juande Ramos se fue al Sunderland donde hoy en día es uno de los líderes en
asistencias de la Premier League. Click to continue reading...
OTP offers up some football curses that even your granny can say under her breath! 1. Zoran Tošić
Example: You're the biggest Tošić I've ever met. 2. John Utaka Example: Shove that up Utaka. 3.
Chris Gunter Example: You are such a Gunter. 4. Maynor Figueroa Example: I don't give a Figueroa...
5. Click to continue reading...
Por Paul Tanner Desde Santiago de Chile Ninguneado por los hinchas, mal recibido por la prensa, a Manuel Pellegrini-Ripamonti no se le
perdonó el descenso con la Universidad de Chile recién iniciada su carrera de entrenador. Y eso
que antes había sido central del célebre Ballet Azul (ver fotografía) Dio igual: fue la primera
(y hasta el momento única) salida del club de la serie de honor. Click to continue reading...
Hugo Rodallega Martinez, the subject of a £4.5 million transfer in January, arrived at Wigan
Athletic as then-manager Steve Bruce's newest recruit from Central and South America, joining the
existing ensemble of Antonio Valencia, Maynor Figueroa and Wilson Palacios. Originating from his native club of Deportivo Quindio, Rodallega departed Columbia to enlist in the
squad of Mexico's Monterrey in 2006 having merited the richly-deserved status as the all-time top
goalscorer of the South American U20 Championship. Click to continue reading...
TSB's 'I didn't know he was that good' Team of the Season: Schwarzer - how Boro must be regretting letting him go. Johnson - a fine season has led to a regular England spot and may yet lead to Liverpool. Turner - the only Hull player to excel all season . Jagielka - Just like teammate Lescott, proof that a player from the Championship can do well in the
EPL. Click to continue reading...
Goalkeepers: Noel Valladares, Júnior Morales, Ricardo Canales Defenders: Mario Beata, Víctor
Bernárdez, Erick Norales, Osman Chávez, Maynor Figueroa, Oscar Bonieck, Emilio Izaguirre,
Mauricio Sabillón Midfielders: Amado Guevara, Ramón Núñez, Roger Espinoza, Wilson Palacios,
Hendry Thomas, Julio de León, Danilo Turcios Forwards: Georgie Welcome, Allan Lalín, Carlo
Costly, Carlos Pavón, Walter Martínez. Click to continue reading...
The Honduran team has assembled in what has become their preferred training camp venue for
national team preparations - Sunrise, Fla. Head coach Reinaldo Rueda has enlisted 23 players to get
ready for the June 6 match in Chicago, including Toronto FC midfielder Amado Guevara. The Hondurans
are in third place in the group on four points, which includes a 3-1 win against Mexico.
It's not too often I write one of these covering midweek matches, but Wednesday 13th May was a bit
of a high watermark for Argentine representatives in foreign football this season. The Copa
Libertadores and CONCACAF Champions League, as well as the national cup finals in both Spain and
Italy, all had important contributions from [. Click to continue reading...
Carlos Tevez came off the bench to help inspire Manchester United to victory after going
a goal down and the win means the Red Devils are one point away from being crowned
Champions.
Wigan had United on the back foot as early as the second minute as Valencia burst clear of
Nemanja Vidic but shot wide.
Our managers and players were not too impressed with the performance of referee Rob Styles in
tonight's 2-1 victory over Wigan.
Nemanja Vidic spent the first half entirely unimpressed with the ref for not awarding a foul
against Hugo Rodallega for what he believed to be a foul in the lead up to the goal.
Uno de los temas que más ha estado en boca de los hinchas del Liverpool, en estas semanas, es
la renovación del central danés Daniel Agger. El defensor finalizaba contrato a mediados del 2010
y lograron renovarle tras arduas negociaciones.
Lanús exited the Copa Libertadores a couple of weeks ago with a draw away to Chivas in
Guadalajara, but on the day CONMEBOL announced Mexican clubs won't be playing in their own country
in this season's competition from now on due to the swine flu epidemic, they said good bye
formally, with their final group [. Click to continue reading...
[Insert your own keepy uppies pun here] A Bolivian physio has revealed he gave players the sex drug
Viagra without the knowledge to improve their, erm, performance at altitude. Rodrigo Figueroa has
revealed he crushed the drug into the fruit drinks of at least nine players from Blooming because
it oxygenates the blood. Click to continue reading...
50 Years of Passion is what the 50th Anniversary Copa Libertadores is all about. The tournament
is 2 weeks away from finalizing the seedings for the knockout stage. There is still a lot of
maneuvering as teams look to finish in the top 2 slots in their groups.
Group 6 is setting up for some massive drama on the final day after Venezuelan side FC Caracas
pulled an important 3 points at home versus Chilean side Everton.
50 Years of Passion is what the 50th Anniversary Copa Libertadores is all about. The tournament is
2 weeks away from finalizing the seedings for the knockout stage. There is still a lot of
maneuvering as teams look to finish in the top 2 slots in their groups.
Group 6 is setting up for some massive drama on the final day after Venezuelan side FC Caracas
pulled an important 3 points at home versus Chilean side Everton.
Atlante beat Santos 3-1 on Wednesday and joined Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League
final. The match was fairly exciting and intense but seemed to unravel at the end. The match was decided
by Rafael Marquez Lugo, who converted a penalty in stoppage time to give Atlante the
series-clinching goal. Click to continue reading...
El presente se podría convertir en uno de los torneos más emocionantes de la historia del
fútbol argentino. Boca, San Lorenzo y Tigre, que llegaban empatados a la última jornada,
consiguieron resolver sus encuentros y terminaron el campeonato con 39 puntos. Como es norma en
Argentina, tendrá lugar un desempate, que, en este caso, al [. Click to continue reading...
Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo and - who'd have thunk it? - Tigre will have to play a three-team playoff
to decide the 2008 Primera A Torneo Apertura title, after all three won their last matches of the
campaign on Sunday to finish on 39 points. Lanús, who beat San Martín de Tucumán,
are out of [...] Click to continue reading...
