Articles tagged with "Ecuador"
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 10th, 2006
Footballers and nicknames go together like sportsmen and sobriquets. Or something. Anyway, the pantheon of football history is jam-packed with great nicknames (apodos)—every ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 9th, 2006
The regular league wide breakdown is still in the works, but I thought I'd give our Emelec fans and commenters an early head start on ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 9th, 2006
The Vinicio Luna visa scandal continues unabated in Ecuador. For those who don't know, former team captain and current national team administrator Vinicio Luna ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 9th, 2006
Ecuadorian international striker Roberto Mina helped FC Dallas to their second-straight win to start the MLS season. The "Raging Bull" did not score this ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 9th, 2006
I know what you're thinking--that those who follow the Baby World Cup fall into two categories: the parents of the 12-year-old participants, and me. ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 8th, 2006
As noted by Bob, the list of accomodations being used by the 32 World Cup teams is floating around the interwebs. Ecuador will be ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Apr 8th, 2006
Far be it from us to ever encourage anyone to tell a lie, but if you do feel the need to tell a fib, please ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 8th, 2006
Ecuador Coach Luis Suarez has stated that he will release the final team roster on May 10. (Unlike some apple-polishers we know.) At ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 8th, 2006
Okay, so Ecuadorian striker Ivan Kaviedes went briefly AWOL from his club, Argentinos Juniors. He eventually showed up back in Argentina, after travelling to ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 8th, 2006
Who are these Aussies picking to win Group A? Germany of course. But they also note that "[i]f there is to be a ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 7th, 2006
It looks as if Ecuador will be trying to beat Jens Lehmann instead of Oliver Kahn when they face Germany this summer in World Cup ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 7th, 2006
Well, despite the earlier hysteria out of Germany, Ecuadorian international striker Franklin Salas may yet don the yellow jersey this summer. German doctors ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 6th, 2006
LDU Quito beat Universitario 4-0 in Copa Libertadores action tonight in Quito. If Velez beats Rocha, Liga will sail through to the next round ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 6th, 2006
Taking a cue from the Netherlands blog, a look at the current World Cup betting odds. Ecuador are a whopping 251 to 1 win ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 6th, 2006
At halftime, LDU Quito 2-0 Universitario. Goals by El Tin (28') and Enrique Vera (40'). More later.
And oh yeah: you can follow along ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 6th, 2006
Music and passion are always in fashion at the Coooopa, Copa Libertadooooores. Ecuadorian club LDU Quito (or "Liga" if you prefer) resumes Copa Libertadores ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Apr 6th, 2006
In my obsessive quest to find all things Warrior-related on the Web, I came across the Pop World Cup.
Compelling concept, wittily executed. The premise ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 6th, 2006
Here is a brief look at this weekend's matches in Ecuador's top domestic league.
El Nacional v. D. Quito, Saturday at the Atahualpa. A good ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 5th, 2006
Ecuadorian international striker Ivan Kaviedes will get a fresh start at club side Argentinos Juniors as they have a new gaffer. Both Coach Domenech ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 5th, 2006
This is not good news. Franklin Salas, known as El Mago (The Magician), has been in Bad Kissingen, Germany, recuperating from his knee injury. ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 5th, 2006
Emelec fans (and Bob) rejoice--the FEF have restored the four points recently taken away as punishment for using a disqualified player on its bench. ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 5th, 2006
Wow, we're All-Suarez, All-the-Time around here these days. Ecuador Coach Luis Suarez now says that the on-going Vinicio Luna human-trafficking scandal will not be ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 5th, 2006
So, what's happenin' with Ecuador's fellow Group A foes these days? A brief look after the jump.
GERMANY: The German army will deploy 7,000 soldiers ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 4th, 2006
Ecuadorian Coach Luis Suarez joins the chorus against sexual exploitation associated with the World Cup. In an article entited "Red Card to Sexual Exploitation" ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 4th, 2006
El Nine has been found! Ecuadorian international Ivan Kaviedes is back practicing with his club side Argentinos Juniors. This story says that El ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 4th, 2006
Ecuadorian coach Luis Suarez has said that it's now or never for La Tri: they must qualify for the knockout stages of this summer's World ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 4th, 2006
FC Dallas and Ecuadorian international striker Roberto Mina wants to grab the attention of Coach Luis Suarez as the final-roster deadline approaches. Mina, ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 3rd, 2006
Ecuadorian international Carlos Tenorio netted a brace for Al Sadd as his club won the Qatar top flight title over Al Arabi. (Ecuadorian Ivan ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 3rd, 2006
Really? Will I be signing for Ajax next week? That would be sweet, and nearly as foreseeable. It appears that young Ecuadorian ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 3rd, 2006
Ecuadorian international Ivan Kaviedes didn't start for his club side Argentinos Juniors this past weekend in the 2-0 win over Racing Club de Avellaneda. ...
