Category: Interviews

What Will Young Paraguayans Rodney Redes & Erik López Bring To MLS?
Jerry Mancini spoke to Paraguayan-American football journalist Roberto Rojas about Rodney Redes joining Austin FC, Erik López playing for Atlanta Unit [...]

Phil Schoen On Working Alongside ‘The Artist’ Ray Hudson And Commentating On World Cups
Jerry Mancini spoke to one of beIN Sports lead commentators Phil Schoen for WFi. They discussed his time working alongside Ray Hudson, his work at Wor [...]

Manuel ‘Chente’ Molina On Football In Lara State, Deportivo Lara, And Moving To Caracas FC
By Dominic José Bisogno.
Venezuelan football is full of fallen and risen titans. Caracas FC’s decade long trophy drought only reaffirmed how succes [...]

The Making Of Josef Martinez: “I Noticed Him In A Matter Of Seconds”
By Chris Smith.
He might be sidelined with an ACL injury right now but there's no questioning Josef Martinez remains the most feared striker in Maj [...]

Floods, Faith, And Football: Yerliane Moreno’s Journey From The Brink To Spain’s Top Flight
By Jordan Florit.
In July 2015, 10-foot floods submerged the Venezuelan town of Guasdualito. It was the worst flooding in Apure State for over 20 y [...]

COVID And Football In Venezuela: How The Pandemic Showed The Emperors Were Never Clothed
By Jordan Florit.
Two days before President Nicolás Maduro announced a nationwide quarantine on 17 March, the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) [...]

Mohammedan SC’s Himanshu Jangra On Representing India & The Minerva Academy
By Vibudh Dixit.
Himanshu Jangra is considered one of the most exciting talents in Indian football. The striker, a product of the illustrious and h [...]

Football On The Rise In Gibraltar At Club And International Level
By Howard Green.
Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory located on the South of the Iberian Peninsula, is rarely spoken about in the footballing w [...]

Juan García Rivas: The South American Goal Machine You’ve Never Heard Of
By Jordan Florit.
Pelé and Romário of Brazil. Alfredo Di Stefano and Gabriel Batistuta of Argentina. Names from ages past -- the great goalscorers [...]

Marco Vanzini Of Stellar Group Uruguay & Paraguay: ‘Stars Like Suarez & Almiron Are Always Appearing’
By Louis Smith.
There are plenty of football hotbeds in South America that a sports management company could look to set up a base. Brazil and Arge [...]