So, we no longer have to worry about Luis Suárez losing the plot in Rio, we have Forlán, dammit! Yes, thank the lord almighty, a nut-job rumor making the rounds, is that Forlán will get transferred to a Brazilian team. Why if this turns out to be true, we can officially start dreaming out loud that we’ll reach the World Cup finals in 2014, because we’re Uruguayans dammit and it’s a known scientific fact that Forlán ages backwards, in 2014 he won’t be 35, he’ll be 17 so he’ll be able to play for either Uruguay’s Under-20 side or the senior side… it’s a win-win. Continue reading »

Time for what will most likely be my second-to-last edition of Euroguayans before the summer break kicks in for most of Europe’s football leagues. Even leagues running a spring-to-autumn schedule (looking at you, Sweden) will take a short break during the Euro 2012 tournament that starts next month in Poland and the Ukraine, with reigning champions Spain having a big challenge ahead of themselves with both David Villa and Carles Puyol missing in action after various injuries. Many questions will be answered, like “Who will win Group B, the group of death?”, or “Will any of the host nations survive the group stage?”, or perhaps “Will Patrice Evra ruin another big tournament for France?” Continue reading »

May 12 thru May 13 • Racing 0-1 Bella Vista; Cerrito 1-1 Fénix; Nacional 1-1 Rampla Jrs.; River Plate 1-1 Danubio; Wanderers 1-5 Peñarol; Defensor Sporting 2-1 Cerro Largo; Cerro 1-0 El Tanque Sisley; Liverpool 2-1 Rentistas. Continue reading »

Off the field incidents along with horrible refereeing are jeopardizing this Torneo Clausura & Uruguay’s domestic football. The biggest casualty has been Cerrito’s decision to withdraw from the Clausura, following a Police directive which temporarily forbade the use of Cerrito’s “Parque Maracaná” pitch following off the field incidents that involved a police man who was shot in a face two weeks ago while standing guard near one of the entrances to the Maracaná pitch. Continue reading »

No surprises who got capped for the May 25th Friendly Match with Russia… Victorino returns to the national team as does La Joya Hernández, and for those who were ready to jump off a ledge if Sebastián Fernández did not get a call-up, you can go ahead and come down from the ledge… Seba’s going to Moscow!  Continue reading »

Alright, this will be my biggest article to date. And there is sure a lot of excitement and action involving our Euroguayans – including recently-crowned league champions Nicolás Lodeiro of Ajax Amsterdam and Martín Cáceres of Juventus! But how did they get there? Let’s turn back the clock all the way to Monday, with some really good news right off the bat. Continue reading »