– Where are you going, Anderson Nascimento?– To the stadium, Mr. Júlio.– What are you talking about, boy? During your lunch break? You won’t make it in time!– Don’t worry, boss. I won’t be long. The exchange above is fictional, but it could very well have happened in October 1988. To understand why, we need […]
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Imagine you’re sleeping peacefully at home. You’ve dozed off, relaxed and unaware of what’s coming. Then, in the middle of the night, your door is smashed in and a swarm of police officers storms inside—like a scene from a movie or a crime series. They arrest you without explanation, without even giving you time to […]
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There’s an old Greek saying: “Better to lose an eye than your reputation.” In the case of today’s protagonist, not only did he lose his reputation, but he almost caused others to lose an eye—or two. Gerardo Bedoya is infamous as “The Beast” or “The Monster.” And no, this nickname isn’t the “what a beast […]
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If you browse through the list of Primera A winners in Colombia and take a look at the champions for each year, you’ll spot something strange in 1989. Instead of a team’s name, there’s just a long blank space. No one won the league that year. Naturally, you’d wonder why. And if you know even […]
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Picture this: a group of friends has just finished their regular weekly 8-a-side game and is hanging out, drinking beers. Amid the banter and the satisfaction from how the match turned out, someone throws out an idea: “Why don’t we start a real team? We do pretty well in the tournaments we participate in. Who […]
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Nearly six months had passed since the outbreak of the Chaco War when the club we’re focusing on today was founded—a conflict between Paraguay and Bolivia. While this war might not be widely known in Europe, it was a brutal clash between two impoverished nations, both believing that the Chaco region and its oil reserves […]
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