Radamel Falcao says he will return to Manchester United with renewed confidence after moving another step closer to becoming Colombia's all-time record goalscorer. The 29-year-old has struggled to make the impact many expected of him at Old Trafford after joining on a season-long loan from Monaco, and whether he has a long-term future at United […]

Real Madrid were dealt a huge blow tonight when it was learned that Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez would be ruled out of action for two months with a broken right foot. James suffered the injury in the 26th minute of tonight's match against Sevilla – Madrid would go on to win the contest 2-1 and extend […]

Former Colombia striker Faustino Asprilla has revealed a criminal gang threatened to kill him and his family in an extortion plot. The 45-year-old, who spent two seasons at Newcastle, said he has been forced to leave his home town of Tulua because of fears for his safety. Asprilla was reportedly threatened by four men in […]

European clubs have been increasingly snatching up South American players over the past few seasons. This summer, some of the most expensive player transfers involved South American footballers: James Rodriguez to Real Madrid (£63.2m), Luis Suarez to Barcelona (£65m) and Angel Di Maria to Manchester United (£59.7m). Players from this region are typically suited for […]

Brazil and Colombia meet in Miami for a rematch of the World Cup game that took place almost exactly two months ago. After four yellow cards, one broken back and Colombia's World Cup finished the game ended 2-1 with goals from Thiago Silva, David Luiz and James Rodriguez, two of whom traveled to Miami to […]

Arsenal are close to a deal to sign Colombia national team goalkeeper David Ospina from French club Nice. The club president of the Nice team, Jean-Pierre Rivère, revealed, "There is still no agreement, but we are not far." But if and when a deal is reached, what can we expect from Ospina? When 17-year-old Ospina put […]

A photo has been published on Twitter (see below) showing Colombian star James Rodriguez getting ready to board a plane from Medellin to Madrid preparing to board a plane to Madrid on its website. Stories have surfaced out of Spain today that Rodriguez has told club officials at Monaco that he will practice with the […]

In arguably the greatest World Cup ever, the five week adventure that is the grand global tournament in Brazil has now concluded. Now in a fitting conclusion that saw a resilient and mentally strong German side win their fourth world championship (and first as a unified national side), we've put together a final team of […]

Brazil persevered in a challenging match against Colombia to come out 2-1 winners, and to book a place in the semi-final of the World Cup against Germany. Thiago Silva opened the scoring in the 7th minute after some poor defending in the box by Colombia. From then on, Brazil was in the ascendancy, but despite […]

Who will play Germany in the semi-final? Will it be Brazil or Colombia? This promises to be an entertaining game featuring might versus muscle. Take your pick. Where to watch – The 4 PM EST/12 PM PST kick-off can be watched at – • English language: ESPN and WatchESPN • Spanish language: Univision, Univision Deportes Network and Univision online […]

Brazil defender David Luiz scored the best free kick goal of the World Cup after his sensational shot swerved into the back of the net against Colombia on Friday night. With the goal, Luiz may have sealed victory for Brazil against Colombia, which would place them in the semi-final against Germany. Luiz, the PSG defender, […]

Brazil has been given a massive boost ahead of their quarter-final with Colombia with the news that star player Neymar has been declared fit. The poster boy of the tournament was a doubt after he picked up knee and thigh injuries in the brutal last-16 tie with Chile. But, after being wrapped up in cotton […]

The World Cup is well and truly into the business end of the competition. As the dust settles on the round of 16 there’s been no shortage of drama, controversy and talking points. The best South American side playing in yellow is not Brazil; Arjen Robben will be closely scrutinized after admitting his penchant […]