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Román Rubilio Castillo
Román Rubilio Castillo Álvarez (born 26 November 1991) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Categoría Primera A club Deportivo Pereira and the Honduras national team. Club career Castillo made his debut for Vida in the top flight of Honduran football on 27 September 2008. He scored his side's only goal in a 1–1 draw with Hispano. On 22 June 2012, Castillo joined Deportes Savio on loan until the end of the year. He made his debut on 30 July, starting in the opening match of the Apertura tournament in a 3–1 loss to Olimpia. He would score his first goal the following 12 August in a 4–2 away defeat to Platense. On 12 August 2018, Castillo scored the winning goal in the F.C. Motagua's 1–0 victory over Real C.D. España. With this goal, he became the club's all-time scorer with 77 goals. This also represented his 100th goal in Liga Nacional. After his performance at the 2018 CONCACAF League, he was nominated for Player of the Year an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ceiba
La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With an estimated population of 232,696 living in approximately 170 residential areas (called ''colonias'' or ''barrios''), it is the fourth most populous municipality in the country. It was also one of several important ports during colonial times for exporting goods like sugar and gold to Spain and importing enslaved Africans to Honduras. La Ceiba was officially founded on 23 August 1877. The city was named after a giant ceiba tree that grew near the old dock. The city has been officially proclaimed the "Eco-Tourism Capital of Honduras," as well as the "Entertainment Capital of Honduras". Every year, on the third or fourth Saturday of May, the city holds its La Ceiba Carnival, famous carnival to commemorate Isidore the Laborer (Spanish ''San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Prensa (Honduras)
''La Prensa'' () is a Honduran newspaper founded on 26 October 1964, by Organización Publicitaria, S.A., whose publications also include ''El Heraldo'' and ''Diario Deportivo Diez''. In 2008, La Prensa reported its audited circulation as 61,000 units. It has full color and tabloid-sized pages. Although it is distributed all across the country, it is in the north area of Honduras where its presence is more important. Family business Jorge Canahuati Larach is the president of Organización Publicitaria. His grandfather, the founder of the company, Jorge J. Larach, died in 1985.''New York Times, 15 April 1985Jorge J. Larach/ref> Canahuati has been a member of the Inter American Press Association The Inter American Press Association (IAPA; Spanish: ''Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa'', SIP) is a press advocacy group representing major media organizations in North America, South America and the Caribbean. It is made up of more than 1,300 ... Executive Committee. Notable people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Copa Centroamericana
The 2017 Copa Centroamericana () was the 14th and last edition of the Copa Centroamericana, the biennial international men's football championship of the Central American region organized by the Central American Football Union (UNCAF). The tournament was hosted in Panama between 13–22 January 2017. The top four teams qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, while the fifth-placed team advanced to a play-off against the fifth-placed team from the 2017 Caribbean Cup for the final Gold Cup berth. The tournament was played in round-robin format as a result of Guatemala not being able to participate due to FIFA's suspension of the National Football Federation of Guatemala. Entrants Six of the seven UNCAF members were eligible to participate in the tournament. On 28 October 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Until the suspension is lifted, Guatemalan teams are not permitted to participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama City
Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific Ocean, Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the Panamá Province, province of Panama. The city is the political and administrative center of the country, as well as a hub for banking and commerce. The city of Panama was founded on 15 August 1519, by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias Dávila. The city was the starting point for expeditions that conquered the Inca Empire of Peru. It was a stopover point on one of the most important trade routes in the American continent, leading to the fairs of Nombre de Dios, Colón, Nombre de Dios and Portobelo, Colón, Portobelo, through which passed most of the gold and silver that Spain mined from the Americas. On 28 January 1671, Panamá Viejo, the original city was destroyed by a fire when the privateer Henry Morgan sacked and set fire to it. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Rommel Fernández
The Estadio Olímpico Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, named after the Panamanian football star Rommel Fernández (1966–1993), is a multi-purpose stadium in Panama City. It is used for different sports, but mainly football (soccer) games. It was inaugurated February 6, 1970, and was designed to accommodate the XI Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970. Through further reforms, the stadium reached its current capacity of 32,000 spectators all seated, the largest stadium in Panama. It is part of Sports City Irving Saladino. History Early history On April 4, 1976, it marked the debut of the Panama national team to make the run to the 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names, quadrennial international Association football, football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It wa ... in Argentina. In Estadio Revolución, they took on Costa Rica and won su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciudad Guayana
Ciudad Guayana () (English: Guayana City) is a city in Bolívar State (Venezuela), Bolívar State, Venezuela. It stretches 40 kilometers along the south bank of the Orinoco, Orinoco river, at the point where it is joined by its main tributary, the Caroni River (Venezuela), Caroní river. The Caroní flows through the city from south to north, dividing it into its predominant halves — the old town of San Félix, to the east, and the newer area of Puerto Ordaz (), to the west. Ciudad Guayana was officially founded in 1961 by the unification of two former settlements, but the modern history of San Félix can be traced back to the eighteenth century. Located within the city limits are Cachamay Falls (part of Parque Cachamay) and Llovizna Falls.Dydyński, Krzysztof, & Beech, Charlotte (2004). ''Venezuela'', p. 293. Lonely Planet. There are three bridges across the Caroní, and another crossing over the Orinoco, the Orinoquia Bridge, which was inaugurated in 2006. With approxima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polideportivo Cachamay
The Estadio Cachamay is part of the Centro Total de Entretenimiento Cachamay (English: The Total Entertainment Center of Cachamay). It is a multipurpose stadium located on Avenida Guayana in Puerto Ordaz (Part of Ciudad Guayana) Bolivar State, Venezuela. The old stadium was opened in 1980 and subjected to an expansion, modernization and remodeling over the years 1990 and 2006–2007, which involved the demolition of some parts and redesign of its structure to point to double its capacity before 2006, being one of the 9 host stadiums of the 2007 Copa América, when it reopened as Cachamay CTE. It is set in grounds with beautiful natural landscapes, surrounded by the mighty river Caroni and waterfalls Cachamay Park. The sports center is managed by the Cachamay Foundation, with home court advantage for soccer teams AC Mineros de Guayana and AC Minervén FC Bolivar. The CTE is known popularly as Cachamay Stadium. History The stadium was initially inaugurated in 1980 under the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendly (association Football)
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. Exhibition games often serve as "warm-up matches", particularly in many team sports where these games help coaches and managers select and condition players, before the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asunción
Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and from Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department. Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America and the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities#South America, longest continually inhabited area in the Río de la Plata Basin; for this reason it is known as "the Mother of Cities". From Asunción, Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonial expeditions departed to found other cities, including the second foundation of Buenos Aires, that of other important cities such as Villarrica, Paraguay, Villarrica, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Santa Cruz de la Sie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Defensores Del Chaco
Defensores del Chaco Stadium (, ; , named after the Paraguayan Chaco soldiers in the Chaco War) is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. Located in the Sajonia neighbourhood, it is the owned by the Paraguayan Football Association. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium once had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling, dropping the capacity to 42,354. It underwent renovations during 1939, 1996 and 2007. The stadium was again renovated in 2015. It has more than 100 years as a stadium. It is one of the places with most history in Paraguayan football. In 1960, the stadium was the venue of the first final of the Copa Libertadores. The stadium receives visits from the public from Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:00 with free access. History 1910s In February 1916, the construction of the stadium began. In November 1917, its inauguration came as the name Stadium de Sajonia, with a game betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Super League (), commonly known as the Chinese Super League or the CSL (), also known as the China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in China and the highest level of the Chinese football league system. Governed by the Chinese Football Association and operated by the Chinese Professional Football League (CFL), the league was established in 2004 by the rebranding of the former top division, Chinese Jia-A League. Initially contested by 12 teams in its inaugural year, the league has since expanded, with 16 teams competing in the 2025 season. A total of 40 teams have competed in the CSL since its inception, with 9 of them winning the title: Guangzhou (eight), Shandong Taishan (four), Shanghai Port (three), Shenzhen, Dalian Shide, Changchun Yatai, Beijing Guoan, Jiangsu, and Wuhan Three Towns (one title each). The current Super League champions are Shanghai Port, who won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 CONCACAF Awards ...
The shortlists for the 2018 CONCACAF Awards were announced on 11 December 2018. The awards are for performances between 1 January and 10 December 2018. The results were announced on 15 January 2019. Women's football awards Player of the Year Women's Football Coach of the Year Referee of the Year Goalkeeper of the Year Best XI Men's football awards Player of the Year Men's Football Coach of the Year Referee of the Year Goalkeeper of the Year Best XI Mixed-sex Goal of the Year Outstanding Performance Award * Notes References {{Use dmy dates, date=August 2019 CONCACAF trophies and awards Awards CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
