Lawrence Cohen

Enner Valencia’s goal against Honduras this past Saturday made the small town of Ricaurte in the north of Ecuador go into a frenzy. This small town is closer to Colombia (11 miles from the border, to be exact) than it is from Guayaquil, but his success made that the epicenter of Ecuadorian soccer. His goal […]

BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL — Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero was one of the heroes for the Albiceleste on Saturday against Iran. Yet when he addressed the media, all his plaudits went in the direction of his captain. “The little guy rubbed the genie lamp once more,” said Romero in reference to Lionel Messi. What Romero said was […]

SETE LAGOAS, BRAZIL – Since Monday, there was a great deal of tension at the Uruguayan national team camp at the JN Resort in Sete Lagoas. It was tension that was intoxicating. Oscar Washington Tabárez was very short with his answers and was very standoffish with the domestic media. The international media was shuttled off […]

BELO HORIZONTE – The Uruguayan FA released a video to intensify their country's support as the squad continues to prepare for the world cup in Brazil. "We know the World Cup is going to be difficult. Some say that it is going to be impossible. They talk about the group of death, faraway matches and […]

Rumors swirled over Argentine camp this week after PSG forward Ezequiel Lavezzi was given permission to leave  for “personal reasons” at the same time that FIFA decided to do a surprise drug testing at the Argentine training complex in Ezeiza. When Lavezzi was excluded from the testing, the rumors were rampant as to why this […]