Michael Umana, hero of Costa Rica in Brazil 2014, signing with the team Alajuelense.

By : Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

The hero for Costa Rica in the World Cup 2014 Brazil central defender Michael Umana who scored the last penalty kick against Greece and made history for the small country of america center to make the quarter-finals and finish among the top eight teams in the world, to signed a contract with his new team sport clube Alajuelense of his country for a period of two tournaments.

Final results CONCACAF qualifiers way to Russia 2018

By : Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

The last date of the group stage in the CONCACAF qualifying with the following final scores juice today.

 Guatemala 9-3 Saint Vincent

United States 4-0 Trinidad and Tobago

Costa Rica 3 -1 Panama

Jamaica. 0-2, Haiti

Canada, 3-1, El Salvador

Mexico 0-0 Honduras

   

Oscar Granados able to play in any league player in the world

By: Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

When we had experience as a player and later as an observer and columnist in this medium for over 25 years, it is very difficult that someone or something will surprise us in the football world, with clear eseptions of Leonel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, who players are one step above any other player on the planet.

For some time I've watched players from Costa Rica, after the success of Team American Center in last year's World Championship Brazil 2014 and I can assure you and seen an incredible level of exquisite technical, tactical and mental order tico player.

 Players like Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) Bryan Ruiz (Sporting Club Portugal) Joel Campbell (Sporting Clube de Portugal) Cristian Gamboa (Celtic Scotland) Celso Borges (Deportivo La Coruna) Oscar Duarte (Espanyol Barcelona) Jean Carlo Gonzalez (Palermo Italy) just to name a few that took the step and were observed by these great teams;

 There are some more of the professional league of Costa Rica that are very interesting and a level to play in any league professional football world, this is the case of the player Clube Sport Herediano Óscar Granados, powerful, technical, with a incredible physical condition, recovery wheel of his team and the largest selection of Costa Rica in several eliminatory processes, including Russia's current heading 2018.

 Esteban is a boy born on October 25, 1985 in Cartago province located about 20 km from the capital San Jose, in the country of 51,100 square kilometers of Central America, called the happiest in the world. ( Costa Rica )

He began his career in the lower divisions of Carthaginian Sport Club, equipment with which debuted in the First Division in 2008. Later it would be linked to Orion FC in 2011

. For 2012 the Club Sport Herediano, team with which militates until today it is integrated. With Fiore champion Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2015, Summer 2016 is proclaimed and runner-Winter 2012, Winter 2013 and Winter 2014.

A national team levels debuted on July 10, 2009, at a meeting of the Canada men's national soccer team. He participated in the UNCAF Cup 2009 in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the qualifying to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the Copa Centroamericana 2014. He has also participated in other friendly matches, for a total of 11 appearances. On 12 May 2014 the coach of the Costa Rican team, Jorge Luis Pinto, (now coach of Honduras) included it in the preliminary call-up for the World Cup 2014. Finally, Granados was included in the final list of 23 players on May 30, is one meter eighty three feet tall (1. 83) is married and has a daughter who is currently serving three years of age, named Dariella.

It is quite possible that soon we see in football in Europe for its great football and technical level shown in each game where a road and devoted to the cause of his team ninety minutes in each game.

Spain 8 x 0 Liechtenstein in the first official game coach Julen Lopetegui.

By : Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

The selection of Spain thrashed Russia today way to 2018 to the selection of Liechtenstein in qualifying game that marks the official start as coach of the red, Julen Lopetegui. The goals were scored by David Silva (2), Morata (2) Diego Costa (2) Sergi Roberto and Vitolo with a goal each.

Change in Perez Zeledon team. Enter: Jose Giacone. Out: Mauricio Wright

By : Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

A few minutes ago in the League of professional football in Costa Rica, the team of the city of Perez Zeledon to announced the dismissal of coach and former player of AEK Athens Greek, Mauricio Wright team for poor performance of the team in the southern zone of Costa Rica and announced as a replacement who until three weeks ago was back Alajuelense coach the Argentine Jose Giacone who comes for a period of two short tournaments. Perez Zeledon up at number 11 in the football league of the Central American country, with just one point more than the last place that is San Carlos FC.

The former German soccer star Franz Beckenbauer has been operated Sunday open heart.

By : Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

The former German soccer star Franz Beckenbauer has been operated Sunday open heart. The operation was not urgent and would have placed a bypass. Beckenbauer had left the first public line since left the presidency in 2009 Bayern Munich club where he developed his career as a player and then as coach. It is expected by the type of operation you performed the former captain of the German team, meets its 71 years being in full recovery still hospitalized since the day of his birthday is this coming September 11. Speedy recovery for one of the best players in store that the world of professional football world.

So goes the CONCACAF qualifying route to Russia 2018

By : Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

In the absence of a game for all teams will be played next Tuesday September 6 at different times, so are the statistics of the 2018 CONCACAF way to Russia

This is the point standings in the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) way to Russia 2018

By : Jose  Alvarado ( dj malanga )

After playing seven dates this is the CONMEBOL standings until today.

Way to Russia 2018. Argentina with a goal from Messi beats Uruguay

By : Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

In a tough game, the selection of Argentina defeated Uruguay to 1 x 0 with goals from Lionel Messi in the baptism of duck coach Bauza. The first part was ejected Dybala so Argentines were left with 10 players for more than 50 minutes but that did not stop at the end to take out the three points and reached first place in the standings in the CONMEBOL game.

Ecuador 0 Brazil 3 (way to Russia 2018)

By : Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

With goals from Neymar (72 ') Ayovi own goal (87') and Gabriel (90 ') Brazil defeated Ecuador 3-0 in Quito by the CONMEBOL qualifiers toward the 2018 World Russia.

Colombia scores two goals and two penalties fails 2 x 0 victory over Venezuela

By : Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

In the course knockout World Russia 2018 CONMEBOL the selection of Colombia with goals from James Rodrigues and Machelly Torres defeated Venezuela 2 x 0 in game held in Barranquilla with a stadium bursting with fans who never tired of encouraging his team. With this win Colombiia reaches 13 points t third is placed in the table, the next game will be against Brazil on September 6 and Venezuela will play against Argentina their next game, in the game today Carlos Bacca and James Rodrigues missed a penalty each one being arrested by the Venezuelan goalkeeper Danny Hernandez.