Alejandro Caballero

It was fitting for Luis Diaz to score the goal that keeps Bayern within one goal of Paris Saint-Germain ahead of next week's second leg. The Colombian is in a special category. Technical, dynamic, and capable of spectacular moments, he also plays with a relentlessness that can be immensely valuable. He does not make the game look easy. Compared to Michael Olise, who glides across the grass and caresses the ball, Diaz plays with clenched fists and a thumping heart. What a pain he must be to face. What a nightmare for a defender, the way he comes back and back for more. But what a marvel of a player. And what a goal. 📝 @SebSB 🔗 nyti.ms/3R9iBg8

13 – Luis Díaz ist der erste Spieler des @FCBayern seit det. Datenerfassung 2004/05, der in einer Bundesliga-Saison jeweils mindestens 13 Tore und Assists sammelte (15T 13A), und der einzige Spieler aus Europas Top-5-Ligen, dem dies in dieser Saison gelang. Alleskönner.

An update regarding the health of James Rodríguez

A la prensa colombiana le fascina hablar de mentalidad cuando pierde la selección, pero estando a dos meses del mundial se la pasan inventando rumores, y esparciendo mala leche Y la gente se lo come todito…

@DeportColombia País del mundo donde les molesta q triunfe un colombiano, sin importar la disciplina que sea:

"I never imagined fulfilling my dream in my own country." 🇨🇴 After years of pushing for fair treatment, the last decade has seen Colombia make serious strides toward a sustainable domestic women's professional league that previously felt unimaginable. In the first of a new series taking you inside the women’s game in a different part of the world, @melanieanzidei writes about how strong national team performances have helped grow the game domestically in Colombia. Free to read: bit.ly/488r3lC

@lcvelez Conclusión: El error sería elegir por "jerarquía". Necesitamos autores que diseñen las bases para que, en unos años, la escuela colombiana sea la que mande en el continente. #SeleccionColombia #GestionDeportiva #BusinessOfSports #NestorLorenzo #AnalisisDeportivo #FCF

@lcvelez Convenios de Intercambio: Firmar alianzas con centros de Brasil y Alemania para compartir nuestra identidad e importar su rigor metodológico. Unificar metodología: Que las juveniles repliquen el estilo vertical de la mayor para que el salto sea natural.

Lorenzo, salve usted la patria. Un triunfo de la selección puede levantar el ánimo y el sentido de unidad; una derrota dolorosa, en cambio, puede exacerbar frustraciones y reducir la movilización ciudadana, lo que nos dejaría en manos de la maquinaria. Mil columna en @RevistaSemana semana.com/opinion/articu…

One of those 16 slots has gone to a country that failed to win a single game during normal qualifying. There are African teams who won four games in their groups and they haven't made it to the World Cup. Burkina Faso won 6 of their 10 games, and lost only one. No World Cup. Cameroon won 5 of their 10 and lost 1, they'll be watching from home. Gabon won 8 of their 10 games. A staggering 80% of their games and they are not going to the World Cup. They lost only one. One can even argue that Madagascar are more deserving of a place in the World Cup than Sweden because they won 60% of their qualifying games. If you prune it down to the mathematics of it, the 4 semi-finalists at the last World Cup comprised 2 European countries. That's 15% of the European countries who were there — 13. Africa had one semi-finalist out of the five representatives there. That's a 20% success rate in the semis for Africa. None of both continents won the World Cup. This is what a convenient analysis looks like. And that's what you're doing. Europe has a third of the World Cup slots. There are 5 confederations sharing the other thirty-two slots but Europe believes it's not enough. You call it ‘mere’ 16 places. They say it's unfair yet everything else says otherwise. UEFA should have 24 slots while the rest of the world can share the rest? That's not ‘fair’ representation. Europe has ‘just’ 16 of 55. Africa has ‘just’ 10 (read 9+1) of its 54. None of the European countries had to travel several miles to play an intercontinental fixture. The point on home advantage lends to logic. Neutrality would have been better in their selection of venues but on those countries calling for more slots when they have one-third already, it's everything but fair. My name is Rilwan, I love and write about football systems, memories and the depths behind the game. Follow me and repost if you want more of this.

🗣️"Ahora resulta que James es el cáncer de la Selección, cuando todos están jugando mal" 🎙️ @stevenarce y @cesaralo en el #ElPulsoDelFutbol en #ASColombia

@Andres25400 Yo creo que la mayoria se debe ir, los delanteros menos Suarez, Campaz, James (solo si el decide, que parece que si), Santi Arias, Ospina y Vargas como minimo, y todavia algunos en duda como Mojica, Machado, y Castaño.

🇨🇴 De la plantilla actual de Colombia, 9 futbolistas superan los 30 años🔵. 🔄 Pensando en la renovación post-Mundial: 🤔 ¿A cuáles mantendrías en el nuevo proceso y quiénes ya cumplieron su ciclo en la Selección?