New Zealand Football Board has denied that their Chief Executive Officer Andy Martin has resigned. Reports were rife in the media that the New Zealand football boss resigned but it was apparently the work of hackers who appeared to have made the post on the governing body’s website. The bogus articles claimed: “Andy Martin has …
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Football in Peru
When the word “sport” is mentioned in Peru, the most popular that will come to people’s mind is football. Football in Peru was introduced by British immigrants, the Peruvians returning from Great Britain, as well by English sailors in the middle of 19th century during their frequent stops at the port of Callao. In reference …
VETERAN PERU WINGER RECALLED TO NATIONAL TEAM
Jefferson Farfan has been recalled back to the national team of Peru, according to reports. The Veteran winger is expected to help out the South American side in their World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Ecuador. The national team manager Ricardo Gareca named Farfanand forward Ivan Bulos in the team. Bulos would play in place …
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PERU DEFEAT PARAGUAY, ECUADOR PLAY DRAW WITH VENEZUELA
South American sides Ecuador and Venezuela played a draw on Thursday night when they clashed. Mikel Villanueva had an own goal in the 29th minute while Junior Moreno scored through a powerful shot from the centre of the box after receiving an assist from ArquimedesFiguera. The teams played a 1-1 draw at half time and …
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POLICE UNCOVER COCAINE WITH LIONEL MESSI PACKAGING
Police in Peru have seized a shipment that contains 1.4 kilogram of cocaine, with packaging material branded with Lionel Messi’s face. The seized shipment has areported street worth of £73million. The haul had Barcelona’s ‘M’ logo printed on it, with Messi’s name and face. The shipment even had the royal seal of the King of …
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Peru football must improve
Peru football association said that they are looking for ways to improve the level of their football. The national team is currently ranked 8th in the CONMEBOL ranking for the World Cup qualification, and the federation wants the team to improve. Indeed the level of Peruvian football has steadily declined in recent years due to …
SANCHEZ SCORES TWICE IN 3-1 URUGUAY WIN
Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez scored twice as Chile defeated Uruguay 3-1 in a crucial CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier. The forward only just returned from a hamstring injury with the club warning Chile not to risk him. Sanchez played anyway, and he was heavily strapped yet he scored two times in 16 minutes. He received an …
Sebastian Vignolo is of view that Paolo Guerrero hasnt got Recognition in Football World
Sebastian Vignolo, the presenter of a famous Football show on Argentinean TV, is of the opinion that Paolo Guerrero, the skipper of the Peruvian national Football Team, hasn’t got his due recognition in the Football world because of his nationality. As per Vignolo, if Guerrero had been hailing from a country that is in Europe …
BRAZIL HOPE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WILL SOLVE SENIOR TEAM FOOTBALL PROBLEMS
Brazil showed the world the power of determination when they won their first ever gold medal in the men’s event in a football tournament at an Olympic Games. The story is very inspiring, and a nice fairly tale especially with the initial stumbles. The country is now hoping this will translate to a better fate …
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PERU MOVE UP IN LATEST FIFA RANKING
The Peru national team moved up several places in the just released FIFA ranking of countries. The country climbed up 14 spots, likely following from their victory over Brazil at the recently concluded Copa America Centenario at the United States. In the group stage, Peru were not given a chance ahead of the continental tournament …