La Seleccion in Washington Written on November 12, 2004, by Eddie.
The Bolivian National Team arrived in Washington, DC to play a friendly match against Guatemala. From DC the squad will travel to Colombia for their Wednesday match in Barranquilla.
The team almost chose not to board the flight because of the prize money that would be paid out. They claimed that the [...]
Bolivian National Team vs. Colombia Written on November 5, 2004, by Eddie.
Once again, the feud between the Bolivian Futbol Federation and the dirigentes of the Bolivian League has caused tension. Head coach Ramiro Blacutt has had to deal with threats of not ceding players because one club President has a problem with one of the players. Starting goalkeeper Leo Fernandez got into a bit [...]
DC United Wins on the Road Written on October 24, 2004, by Eddie.
My new adopted hometown team, DC United, finally won a game on the road. And when it counts the most: during the playoffs. The 2nd game of the home-and-home series will be the night I return back in the States on October 30th.
Bolivian Football Website Written on October 19, 2004, by Eddie.
Okay, so maybe Bolivian fútbol is not the most graceful or the most popular in the world, but it is mine dammit! There was once a website created by a Bolivian living in Europe that was a high priority bookmark. The way he scoured the newspapers and other sources for up to the minute [...]
Not Again Written on October 12, 2004, by Eddie.
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I place the blame 100% on head coach Ramiro Blacutt. Not only did he stubbornly insist on playing three players way past their prime (32-37 years old, Oscar Sanchez, Erwin Sanchez and Luis Cristaldo), but he also refused to call in players who had some past disciplinary problems. Players like Jose Alfredo Castillo stars [...]
Bolivia vs. Uruguay Written on October 12, 2004, by Eddie.
The second match in four days takes place this afternoon. Bolivia plays host to Uruguay in a match that is expected to attract more people to the stadium. All public employees will be dismissed at 3 p.m. in exchange of working through the noon hour. The good and bad news is that the [...]
Bo-bo-tero Written on October 10, 2004, by Eddie.
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The Team for Six Written on September 24, 2004, by Eddie.
..Six points, which would be the points accumulated for victories against Peru and Uruguay in the World Cup qualifiers on October 9 and 12. In order to have a flicker of hope to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Bolivia must win these two games.
I’m so excited to be in La Paz [...]
History of Bolivian Professional Futbol Written on September 14, 2004, by Eddie.
Periodically, I am going to take full advantage of the database feature of my webserver and Movable Type to store information. Whenever I want quick access to something, I can conduct a search on my site and find what I’m looking for.
List of Champions
Bolivia Bunkering Down Written on September 3, 2004, by Eddie.
It’s official.
Bolivia is playing to lose. Head coach Ramiro Blacutt announced that the Bolivian national team will line-up in a 5-4-1 formation. What that means is that the team will “bunker down”, wait for the Brasilian attack, and hope, I mean pray, that some miraculous counterattack can suprise the Brasilians.
The last two matches [...]
ESPN Visits Bolivia Written on August 17, 2004, by Eddie.
When the national sports channel ESPN began its five-part series on sports around the world, I wondered which country they would visit in South America. Coming up after the commercial break, ESPN would travel to Bolivia and visit the famed Tahuichi Academy in Santa Cruz. That was my answer.
Not often does Bolivia receive such [...]
Suspended for Drinking Tea? Written on June 22, 2004, by Eddie.
Results from a recent random drug test revealed that Jose Alfredo Castillo tested positive for cocaine. The 21-year-old forward from Club Bolivar adamantly declares that he is not a drug user. Instead he states that the two cups of mate de coca tea he drank prior to the match was the root cause of this [...]
The Air Up There Written on February 8, 2004, by Eddie.
In the Bolivian futbol world, the La Paz-based Club Bolivar may just be the equivalent of the “Evil Empire”. Okay, maybe that reference and comparison to the New York Yankees is a stretch, but nevertheless, the “Academia” is envied by all of the other clubs in the country. Their deep pockets and roster filled with [...]