Hernan Medford, Saprissa’s extoverted and hot tempered manager is steaming mad at the Costa Rican referee Luis Roman for disregarding an “obvious offside”, which led to the goal which allowed Toluca to cut the lead to 2-1 and ultimately to deprive his team from a chance in the finals. In fact three of the four [...]

The greatest ever Costa Rican player Paolo Wanchope reached his 100th club goal as his present team Heredia beat Santos 2-0. His illustrious career has seen him score in Derby County, West Ham, Manchester City, Malaga, and Al Gharrafa of Qatar. His beginnings were in his present Heredia where he apparently is slumming [...]

Much worlwide national sides friendlies this March 1st as FIFA tries to coordinates dates of international competitions. The controversial Iran-Costa Rica was played at the Teheran’s Azadi (Freedom) stadium before some 70,000+ fans, and it was a thriller. The hosts were ahead 3-0 by the 35th minute but the rout was not to be [...]

The ticos brazilian coach Alexandre Guimaraes in a recent interview with british daily likes England or Holland to win the cup… Being brazilian himself that is a little odd. One thing brazilians are not shy about is their country’s football prowess, always. May be since it was an interview with a british [...]

The March 1 Costa Rica friendly with Iran is very close to being cancelled due to political pressures arising from Iran’s controversial stands on nukes and Israel. The Costa Rica Football Federation is itself torn by the debate, the president in favor, others against. The decision should be made soon, not too [...]

Paolo Wanchope, perhaps the greatest costa rican to ever play the game, is back home playing for local club Heredia, and not too spectacularly… After years abroad playing for the likes of Derby County, Manchester City, and Malaga of Spain, Wanchope is obviously winding down his spectacular career, slumming. Three games and counting, [...]

How does it look for the ticos this year in Germany 2006? That depends on who asks the question. For the rabid fans in the country of “pura vida” or pure life, and there is no shortage of those, the sky is the limit! Even so, few of those not absolutely deranged would [...]

The british betting houses obviously unimpressed by the ticos latest win give them chances of winning the cup between 251 to 1, and 751 to 1… Not too unreasonable, considering. Still, not a bet I’ d take at ANY odds. Wanchope’s odds to be the ultimate goleador? 151 to 1. Brazil and [...]

If you are anything like me, in major sports tournaments where there are a bunch of competing teams as in the World Cup, you have your favorite which is usually your home country but beyond that there are the teams you love to hate. So if you love Argentina, you hate Brazil, if you love [...]

Costa Rica will take on fellow World Cup qualifier South Korea on Saturday in a friendly that will be played Oakland, California. The Ticos have played South Korea five times. South Korea has a slight edge with two wins, one loss and two draws. Many of Costa Rica’s squad come from club [...]