Marked for Anthwan Díaz
From our football correspondent
Upbeat
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Matías Orihuela: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Deportivo La Guaira have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market16 Nov 2026
Anthwan Díaz has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Deportivo La Guaira they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Carlos Rivero and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Rommell Ibarra
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Juan Sebastián Herrera has written the date down.
Squad16 Nov 2026
A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Deportivo La Guaira that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.
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Market9 Nov 2026
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Deportivo La Guaira is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Carlos Rivero and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Juan Perdomo, and the manager let it.
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Market19 Oct 2026
Only the photograph left for Anthwan Díaz
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Anthwan Díaz will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Deportivo La Guaira the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Juan Sebastián Herrera was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Rommell Ibarra, and the manager let it.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Deportivo La Guaira, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
Squad19 Oct 2026
“I have done everything asked of me in training and it has not changed a thing on a Saturday.” The most familiar complaint in football, and one Deportivo La Guaira will have to answer with minutes or with a transfer.
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Market21 Sep 2026
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Deportivo La Guaira is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Carlos Rivero and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Matías Orihuela trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Enmanuel Meléndez, and the manager let it.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
Squad21 Sep 2026
“I have done everything asked of me in training and it has not changed a thing on a Saturday.” The most familiar complaint in football, and one Deportivo La Guaira will have to answer with minutes or with a transfer.
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Market14 Sep 2026
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Deportivo La Guaira they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom14 Sep 2026
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Anthwan Díaz has agreed terms with Zulia for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Market14 Sep 2026
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafael Arango is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market14 Sep 2026
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Savarino is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
José Alí Meza asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.