What should have been the start of the Tabarez era (Mach 3) this week, never materialized  ––– The month long lambada between Oscar Tabarez & La AUF is now entering its second month. Questions need to be asked? What the hell is going on? Wasn’t everyone in love with El Maestro anyway? What’s the holdup? Continue reading »

After a successful World Cup, several Uruguayans decided to bank on that success and try their luck in Spanish Football. Yorugua already covered the La Liga transfers in a separate post, so I am going to jump right into how the Celeste boys played in Week 1 of La Liga.

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Francisco Varallo, the world’s biggest sore-loser has passed away. Why is this important? Varallo was the  last survivor of the 1930 World Cup Final ––– The first World Cup that was won by Uruguay. Until his death, Varallo true to his Argentinean nature exhibited that “pendenciero” je ne sais quoi attitude, Argentineans are famous for. Continue reading »

Sometime today, Inter Milan will challenge Atletico Madrid for UEFA’s Super Cup to decide who is Europe’s best. A lot has changed since Jose Mourinho won the Champions League… Inter are now coached by former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez, if Inter win yet another Scudetto this season, it’ll be a notable achievement since they’re working on their third coach in the last 5 years. Continue reading »

La Liga kicks in full swing on August 28 — while fellow LCB scribe, Elisa, will surely provide a week-by-week coverage, I still have doubts about the league and what is it about La Liga that continues to attract Uruguayans to it? Continue reading »

Real Madrid 2-0 Peñarol ––– The Manyas didn’t embarrass themselves (1), while Damiani extended an invitation for Real Madrid to play in Montevideo on an unknown date. (2) I didn’t see the game so I won’t pontificate or annoy anyone with my drab comments about the game, for those who did see the game, maybe you can enlighten the rest of us as to the quality of the game. Continue reading »