In 2017, Peru fielded a young crop of players who were exciting to watch as they ended up writing their names in history books. One of those exciting players is talented midfielder, Renato Tapia. Tapia was part of a young exciting side that defied the odds as they took their nation Peru to the […]
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Peruvian players test positive ahead of World Cup qualifier with Brazil
Peru’s match against Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers has been thrown into a lot of doubt as a result of key players like Alex Valera and Raul Ruidiaz testing positive for corona virus. The World Cup qualification campaign for Peru recently began with a 2-2 draw with Paraguay. This was a significant […]
Ricardo Gareca Reveals Offer from Costa Rica in 2015
Ricardo Gareca has revealed that Costa Rica football Association tried to get him as the manager before he decided to go with Peru. After having been in charge of several clubs like Universitario and Palmeiras in a very long manager career that started in 1996,Gareca took over as the manager of Peru in 2015. […]
Ricardo Gareca pleased with postponement of World Cup qualifiers
Peru national team coach Ricardo Gareca has said that it is a major relief that the World Cup qualifiers have been postponed and it would significantly help the South American team. The delay to the start of the qualifiers would have been a disaster for the national team in other conditions, as they were […]
Vidal insists he is happy Barcelona despite the regular speculation
Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal has insisted that he is very happy at the club despite the regular speculation over his future. The Chile international has been with the Blaugrana since the summer of 2018 and he has bagged nine goals and 10 assists from 84 appearances across all competitions. He has another 13 months remaining […]
FIFA POSTPONES MARCH QUALIFIERS AMID CONVID19 FEARS
The World football governing body FIFA have postponed the match between Paraguay and Peru. The world cup qualifier was slated for March, but the match has been postponed till further notice. Alongside the match between Paraguay and Peru, all qualifiers slated for the month of March have also been shifted to later dates. This is […]
Peru’s Friendly with Chile Stands Cancelled
Peru’s national team coach Ricardo Gareca claims that there are no issues surrounding the cancellation of a friendly match with Chile. It was expected that Peru would conclude 2019 with a friendly match against Chile at home. This was supposed to take place just a few days after the friendly against Colombia. However, a unanimous […]
CHILE PULL OUT OF PERU FRIENDLY
Chile have pulled out of their friendly game against Peru due to the current unrest facing the country. The countries football federation made an announcement on its website revealing that the team had decided not to play the friendly match in Peru. It is understood that a team meeting was held in which the decision […]
Tite Expects Feeling of Revenge from Peru
Brazil manager Tite has revealed that he will not hold discussions with Neymar about the latter’s career. Neymar’s career has had a turbulent period with the striker failing to secure a return back to Barcelona. As a result, he has the difficult job of staying at PSG, a club where he has lost a number […]
Peru head coach optimistic about the country’s footballing progress
Peru head coach Ricardo Gareca has said that there are plenty of positives for the South American nation after their strong performance in the recent Copa America tournament. Peru were ranked outsiders to secure continental glory for the summer but they managed to surprise many as they reached up to the final, where they suffered […]