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Gabriel Jesus expressing my opinion of VAR perfectly.
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Luis Díaz is a remarkable player who will do great things at Liverpool.
His story is also incredible & despite all the talent, it’s a miracle he was able to have a professional career.
At 17 he was severely underweight, unknown & playing on a dusty pitch in his remote village.
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Colombia, this is the UK right now.
“Covid Friday” was incredibly stupid but this puts that into a little perspective.
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A taxi driver in Medellín just spent 30 minutes trying to convince me that there is in fact no violence and zero poverty in Colombia & that this is 100% thanks to Alvaro Uribe who killed all the guerillas (and only the guerillas)
This ignorance is the problem
Dios fucking mío
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I now have residency for 5 more years & at that point I will be able to become a Colombian citizen
Feel so lucky to live in the best place I have ever been, surrounded by the most amazing people
Once I am a Colombian citizen you are no longer legally allowed to call me gringo
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‘Colombianos de bien’ discussing football in my fancy Medellín gym:
“DIM have too many negros”
“They go to Quibdo & shout ‘who wants to play for DIM?’”
“This negro hijueputa Caicedo is so bad”
“The negros are so stupid”
People then tell me there is no racism in this country.
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Incredible that Peru are in the World Cup playoffs ahead of Chile because Guerrero mistakenly shot directly from an indirect freekick and Ospina mistakenly tried to save it.
Football!
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In 2005 Hugo Rodallega claimed he was better than Lionel Messi.
In 2020 Hugo Rodallega proved he was better than Lionel Messi.
Que golazo! Jaja
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🇻🇪Wuilker Faríñez
VS.
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
🇦🇷 Mauro Icardi
🇦🇷 Angel Di María
🇦🇷 Paulo Dybala
🇦🇷 Lautaro Acosta
Faríñez winning so far.
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A very subjective ranking of my personal experiences in Latin American cities:
1 Medellín🇨🇴
2 Río de Janeiro🇧🇷
3 Havana🇨🇺
4 Buenos Aires🇦🇷
5 Ciudad de México🇲🇽
6 Salvador🇧🇷
7 Cusco🇵🇪
8 São Paulo🇧🇷
9 Cartagena🇨🇴
10 Lima🇵🇪
11 Cali🇨🇴
12 Santiago🇨🇱
13 Bogota🇨🇴
14 Quito🇪🇨
15 Panama🇵🇦
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Wuilker Faríñez with this incredible triple save in the Colombian clásico.
Millonarios’ 21 year old Venezuelan international is destined for a big European move.
Can be truly unstoppable on his day, amazing reflexes and a really top shot-stopper.
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Twitter can sometimes be a a horrible, hateful place.
However, if you are Alfredo Morelos it is where thousands of Scottish men tell you they are in love with you & sexually aroused by the way you kick a football every week.
Have a look at the comments, very passionate haha👇🏻🇨🇴
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Dear Colombia,
I love you but you are really bad at politics
Please try NOT to vote for any convicted war criminals, drug traffickers, money launderers, extortionists, thieves, rapists, homophobes, religious zealots or anyone who’s entire campaign is “Uribe likes me”
Thanks xx
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How did he celebrate this incredible achievement?
He went back to his village in La Guajira to have a kick about with his friends and family.
After being the revelation of the Copa America, picked into the best XI, amid transfer rumors to the biggest clubs in Europe...
Luis Díaz plays pickup with his friends in his hometown of Barrancas, La Guajira! 😍💫
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Davinson Sánchez is still just 22 and he has had quite the career:
Colombian League 🏆 🏆 🏆
Colombian Cup 🏆
Colombian Superliga 🏆
Copa Libertadores 🏆
Copa Sudamericana 🥈
Eredivisie 🥈
Europa League 🥈
22 national team caps 🇨🇴
He is now also a Champions League finalist.
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Matheus Uribe bicycle kick, Wuilker Faríñez wonder save.
South American football at it’s finest.
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Luis Díaz grew up close to a mining settlement, he ate goat for almost every meal, he didn’t have a television and in the evenings he would listen to his grandma tell stories.
He is from an indigenous Wayuu family and he played football in the village team run by his family.
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The Yerry Mina Foundation in Guachené, Cauca has unveiled 31 computers that will be used by 300 children aged between six and sixteen who attend the institution.
Yerry Mina's father runs the foundation with ten members of staff, most of whom are members of the Mina family.
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A reminder amidst the ignorant cocaine jokes that the English have the 4th highest % of cocaine users in the world, behind Scotland in 2nd - 3 times higher than Colombia, where it is cheaper & more accessible.
The English are the cocaine addicts, Colombia suffers for your vice.
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Possibly my favourite South American stadium.
The distinctive stands behind the goals and when it is full of fans in bright yellow it is incredible.
👋🇪🇨 ¡Bienvenidos a Guayaquil, bienvenidos al estadio Monumental!
🟡⚫ Aquí está la casa de
@BarcelonaSC
, que esta noche se vestirá de CONMEBOL
#Libertadores
para los octavos y en 2022 será el escenario de la gran final.
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Do Colombians agree with this criticism of Morelos?
I thought he was one of the better performers in a very poor Colombia side yesterday.
Had a couple of chances he failed to convert but they all came from him winning something from nothing.
Worked hard but got zero service.
'A failed experiment' Rangers star Alfredo Morelos endures Colombia frustration as critics are left unimpressed
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There is no way a player should be shooting from there.
Unless it is Juan Fernando Quintero of course, Juanfer can do what he wants when he wants.
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This is the worst translation I have ever seen in my life
They have taken a few general themes & then completely invented the actual words
The last sentence for example "No, as I told you one has to take care with everything"
Complete misrepresentation of everything he says
Alfredo Morelos talking about the racist abuse he’s received in an exclusive interview with
@SkySports
What a sad indictment on Scottish football this is.
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My brother and his friends are coming to visit Medellin next week...
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Davinson Sanchez sends Neymar head first into the advertising boards.
Big Dave absolutely loves to flatten a forward and given Neymar’s history with Colombia, clearly enjoyed this one.
A bit reckless though and a decent penalty shout.
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Soy inglés pero elegí vivir en este maravilloso país hace 10 años porque me encanta Colombia.
Quería que los dos progresaran pero en fin no será así, entonces ....
Vamos Colombia!!!
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Colombian training sessions look as you would imagine 🕺🏾🕺🏿
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This may be the greatest South American dog on a pitch in history.
Quite an accolade given we seem to get about 3 a week. 👏🏻🐕⚽️
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He impressed at Barranquilla & was brought across to Junior in 2017
By 2019 he was off to Europe with Porto where he has scored some spectacular goals & showcased his incredible dribbling ability
In 2021 he finished joint top scorer at the Copa America alongside Lionel Messi
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2019 Top Goal Scorers
49 🇲🇦 A. Hambdallah (Al Nassr)
48 🇵🇱 R. Lewandowaki (Bayern)
45 🇦🇷 G. Cano (DIM)
45 🇦🇷 L. Messi (Barca)
38 🇲🇽 C. Vela (LAFC)
37 🇷🇸 D. Tadic (Ajax)
36 🇻🇪 J. Martinez (Atlanta)
34 🇨🇴 A. Morelos (Rangers)
33 🇨🇴 D. Zapata (Atalanta)
33 🇫🇷 B. Gomes (Al Hilal)
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I understand security concerns but it was so unfair that the visiting Tolima fans were removed on 85 mins before they drew level & won the title.
Traveling away for one of the biggest moments in your club’s history & you get kicked out before you see your team lift the trophy.
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Yerry Mina set up this local sports charity with 13 employees to benefit 250 children from 7 to 17 in Guachené, the town where he grew up in Colombia
So many Colombian players overcome huge barriers & then dedicate their lives to making things easier for kids in their community
El defensa colombiano Jerry Mina, inaugura su fundación deportiva en su natal Guachené.
La Fundación 13 empleos directos y beneficia a 250 niños entre los 7 y 17 años, de zonas rural y urbana de Guachené, el joven municipio que tiene cerca de 20.000 habitantes.
@Caracol_Cali
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Miguel Almiron runs the length of the pitch to set up Sanchez to give Paraguay the lead over Argentina.
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Colombia was looking to put together a team for the Copa America of Indigenous People in Chile
Luis Díaz’ family was invited to send some players from the club to Bogota for a trial
Luis went but was initially written off as too skinny but in training he impressed & was picked
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River Plate 0
Boca Juniors 1
The pass from Nandez to set up Benedetto is one of the best you will see this year at the Bernabéu and the finish is incredibly composed.
Superb goal.
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Liverpool have agreed terms to sign 18 year old Anderson Arroyo.
The Colombia U20 international made his debut for Fortaleza at 15.
He had trials with Liverpool in 2016 & Mallorca in 2017.
The quick, left footed Arroyo is an attacking fullback who can also play on either wing.
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@Drcarlosalvarez
Promedio de asistencia de Junior en 2017:
6,467
Promedio de asistencia de Bayern Munich en 2017:
75,000
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Santa Fe fans from the La Guardia Albi-Roja Sur barra organized and delivered food packs for workers and vulnerable communities on the streets of Bogotá this week.
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He impressed in Chile & caught the eye of Colombian legend Carlos Valderrama.
‘El Pibe’ took him to his former club Junior for a trial, they liked him & sent him to their second division affiliate Barranquilla FC.
They said he needed to add 10kg & was on a high protein diet.
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Copa America 2020 🇨🇴🇦🇷
🏟 Estadio Metropolitano
🇨🇴 Barranquilla, Colombia
🚻 60,000
🏟 Atanasio Giradot
🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia
🚻 46,000
🏟 El Campin
🇨🇴 Bogota, Colombia
🚻 40,000
🏟 Pascual Guerrero
🇨🇴 Cali, Colombia
🚻 36,000
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The FARC killed around 5000 civilians in 32 years
Alvaro Uribe’s government murdered over 10000 civilians in 8 years to spread the lie he was winning a war against the FARC
Uribe committed genocide & tricked you into thinking he was stopping mass murder
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Ecuador U20 defensive midfielder has claimed that he is in advanced talks to sign for Celtic this week
Quintero played every game in the U20 World Cup when Ecuador finished third
Quintero has a great engine, is a confident, tidy passer & scored this goal
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Amazing the role media plays in shaping opinion
In Colombia millions are fuming at the appalling referee display and how England cheated to progress
In England, these incidents were never shown in replays and millions are calling Colombians animals for hurting their brave boys
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Wilmar Barrios not a fan of the Russian winter.
The Colombian midfielder needed a minute to prepare himself for -7 degrees.
You don’t get winter like that in Cartagena!
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18 year old Luis Sánchez scores one of the goals of the season to win the game for America de Cali.
Picks it up in his own half, beats half the team and nonchalantly dinks it over the keeper.
Golazo.
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Love you Colombia!
Traveling halfway around the world with the cost, comparably lower average wages, language issues, exchange rates & the time off work needed to go pack the stadiums & support the team in Russia.
Incredible commitment.
Colombian fans are the best.
World Cup tickets sales by country...
Russian fans 871,797🇷🇺
USA 88,825🇺🇸
Brazil 72,512🇧🇷
Colombia 65,234🇨🇴
Germany 62,541🇩🇪
Mexico 60,302🇲🇽
Argentina 54,031🇦🇷
Peru 43,583🇵🇪
China 40,251🇨🇳
Australia 36,359🇦🇺
England 32,362🏴
#Russia2018
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Real Madrid spent €50m on Rodrygo, €45m on Vinicius & €30m on Reinier.
Moisés Caicedo is better than all of them & was perhaps the best midfielder playing in South America at 18.
Brighton could sign Moises for €6m rather than €60m because he is Ecuadorian & not Brazilian.
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Luis Suarez appealing for a handball against the goalkeeper in the penalty area?!?
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Good news for Zidane is that now he won't get 10,000+ tweets from Colombia calling him a "calvo hijueputa" each time he doesn't start James.
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Deportivo Cali’s Carlos Rodriguez pulling off a Riquelme nutmeg this weekend in Colombia.
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A Korean advert for some Colombian coffee product.
Does that mean we are even for the whole Cardona thing? Haha
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Look what just arrived...
Carlos Valderrama’s shirt from the 2000 season he played with Tampa Bay Mutiny in MLS.
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Search “Columbia” on twitter right now....
So many nice things said about this country today and yet still nobody can spell it’s name correctly!
If we all work together we can reply “it’s Colombia” on every post haha.
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🇨🇴 Colombia Scouting Thread
I am going to briefly profile one Colombian future star per day who has exceptional talent & incredible upside.
All players will provide significant return on investment for any European club & have the potential to play in the world’s top leagues.
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Moises Caicedo is ridiculous
Most completed passes, ball recoveries, duels won, tackles and interceptions of all U21 players in the premier league
Second most touches
Brighton reportedly looking for £85 million for him
Really can do everything, world class complete midfielder
🇪🇨 Moisés Caicedo entre todos los jugadores u-21 de la Premier League desde su debut:
• 1° en pases precisos [762]
• 1° en recuperaciones [202]
• 1° en duelos ganados [107]
• 1° en quites [49]
• 1° en intercepciones [26]
• 2° en toques [1160]
• 2° en Nota Sofascore [7.09]
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@danbroncos
@eduargaleano1
@cradleyuz
@JUANSANCHES61
@Carito1929
Colombian tweets this week about Morelos
"Good pressure & mobility from Morelos"
@cradleyuz
"The only one with the strength to battle is Morelos"
@juanoterocas
"The best for me was Morelos"
@dromero29
"Morelos interesting at least, the rest an embarassment"
@Andres09006981
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Everyone is talking about Luís Suarez’ ridiculous appeal for a handball against the goalkeeper in the box but this is his true act of Copa shithousery.
Running straight over to the referee to try to get Jara sent off for tripping up a pitch invader.
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Ronaldinho rolling back the years with a perfect no-look through ball for Caicedo to score past Rene Higuita in a game tonight in Bogota.
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Neymar mate, that’s Wilmar Barrios.
That’s not a good idea.
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Nacional Departures since 2016
Miguel Borja €9.85m
Marlos Moreno €5.5m
Matheus Uribe €5.05m
Davinson Sanchez €5m
Andres Ibarguen €3.3m
Orlando Berro €3.25m
Franco Armani €3.15m
Alejandro Guerra €2.9m
Sebastian Perez €2.5m
Jonathan Copete €1.3m
Farid Diaz
Elkin Blanco
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While this disgusting Xenophobic nonsense from The Sun is depressing, the thousands of Brazilians expressing their repulsion and support for Colombia in the face of these repeated ignorant insults is a beautiful thing.
Have a look at the comments.
Eu te amo vizinhos! 🇨🇴🇧🇷
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🇨🇴 Yerson Mosquera (20)
Mosquera is on the verge of finalizing a move to Wolves in the Premier League.
Mosquera is a tall, strong, quick right-sided, right-footed central defender.
Often called “Yerry” by his teammates, he is a confident, assured, upbeat and smiley young man.
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If it’s already sold out, why did you make the banner? 🤷🏼♂️
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What Morelos actually says in this interview:
"There have been a lot of racist gestures towards me. Including in Aberdeen with my mum, she was with me & they threw coins, threw everything. Sometimes when I celebrate goals in away games"
Alfredo Morelos talking about the racist abuse he’s received in an exclusive interview with
@SkySports
What a sad indictment on Scottish football this is.
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Yerry Mina
Details are being finalized, but it now looks inevitable Mina will join Barcelona in the coming weeks.
I am a huge fan, in this thread I will give some background & explain why I think at Barca he could become the best central defender be world football (1)
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My work focuses on South American football & I organize big international events so the coronavius means an 80%+ drop in my earnings & a lot of unplanned free time
I've been considering writing a book on Colombian football for a while & I wanted to judge interest in the project
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I don’t think football has ever made me more stressed or more relieved.
Vamos Colombia!!
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Anderson Diaz scored this ridiculous goal for Norte de Santander in the Colombian national U21 tournament.
He beats the entire team plus the goalkeeper and walks it into the open net.
Incredible.
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He could have been the new Maradona at Napoli but instead he is going to be the old James at Real Madrid.
Zidane, prepare to be called a malparido calvo hijueputa every week by angry Colombians when you leave Jamesito on the bench.
¡ATENCIÓN! James se queda en el Real Madrid. Esa es la decisión del club a estas horas.
@elchiringuitotv
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Alfredo Morelos dug out two decent attempts on goal from nothing, playing as the only striker with an off-form, selfish Muriel tasked with creating openings.
He came off in 70 minutes & for the last 20 Colombia had four forwards on the field yet they created fewer shots on goal.
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Big Yerry is unbeatable!
Yerry Mina has played 8 games since the end of last season & conceded 0 goals.
Colombia 2-0 Argentina
Colombia 1-0 Qatar
Colombia 1-0 Paraguay
Colombia 0-0 Chile
Everton 0-0 Wigan
Everton 0-0 Werder Bremen
Everton 0-0 Crystal Palace
Everton 1-0 Watford
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South African football is so full of disrespect haha
Imagine doing this against an already eliminated Peñarol side - it would spark an international incident
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One of the best freekicks I have ever seen.
Dorlan Pabon for Atletico Nacional agaisnt Peñarol in 2012.
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Exciting Colombian youngster Luís Diaz scored this golazo to put Porto ahead in the Europa League.
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Juan Fernando Quintero wins the ‘Juan Quintero Fernando Final’ with a stunning strike.
An incredible player who has won this game for River Plate.
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My most telenovela Colombian experience:
Taken to a house party in Manrique
Turned up and turns out it was a party to celebrate a sicario coming out of prison
The sicario realized during the party his girlfriend was pregnant
Party cancelled, sicario went out to find the dad
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Any team of the tournament that doesn’t include both Wilmar Barrios and Luis Díaz is objectively wrong.
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Duvan Zapata with the 95th minute winner for Atalanta.
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14 year old Linda Caicedo scores this goal on her professional debut for America de Cali in the Colombian women’s league.
The way she leaves two desperate defenders on the ground and calmly finishes is like something straight out of a movie!
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Football discussions on Colombian TV take place with the pundits sat round a giant fried egg.
Each time they make a good point, they get to take a bite.
Still scoreless so far on this episode.
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90% of twitter discussing Yerry Mina:
“Mina? <insert cocaine joke>, he is the new <insert any tall black player>. He’s Columbian so Escobar kill him if he play bad LoL”
If anyone you follow tweets like this, calmly inform them they are a piece of shit & immediately block them.
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According to the UK commentary European sides are smart, competitive, calculating and “doing what they need to do” when they cheat while South Americans are dubbed uncontrollable animals and thieves.
So transparent.
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Colombia treats women's football with respect & value
The result?
33,056 paying fans for a Saturday league game months after league launch
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Never criticize a footballer from a poor background for putting financial motivations ahead of prestige or legacy for a period during their career.
Jackson Martinez had an underwhelming spell playing in China but those years have transformed the lives of thousands of Colombians.
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Colombian winger Lady Andrade taking the piss against England a few years back.
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My 3 year old niece rocking her new Yerry Mina shirt.
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Let me propose something...
If Wilmar Barrios completely dominates the most expensive player in the history of football, can a Premier League club go and sign him please?
Deal?
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Vladimir Hernandez with the smart run and 21 year old midfielder Jorman Campuzano with the perfectly measured through ball.
Hernández coolly rounds the keeper and tucks it away to make it Nacional 1-0 Colo-Colo.
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International friendlies
🇨🇴 Colombia vs Venezuela 🇻🇪
7 September 2018
Miami
🇨🇴 Colombia vs Argentina 🇦🇷
11 September 2018
New Jersey
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Franco Armani is ridiculous.
By far the best goalkeeper on the continent and has been for five or six years.
Insane that part time footballer Segio Romero has almost 100 caps for Argentina, while Armani has 3.
Another big Libertadores night, another match winning performance.
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Exciting Colombian international winger Luís Diaz with a golazo for his new side Porto.
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