Manuel López

Striker - Llaneros
28 Aug 2027
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The Llaneros Herald

16 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

A knee injury of the worst kind for Kelvin Osorio

100 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Llaneros lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

The dugout

Kelvin Osorio says Llaneros went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

A falling-out at Llaneros

Francisco Meza and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Market

Alfredo Gomez steps up from the Llaneros academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alfredo Gomez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market

One of our own: Nicolas Cardona joins the Llaneros first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nicolas Cardona is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market

Santiago Gonzalez steps up from the Llaneros academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Santiago Gonzalez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market

One of our own: Hugo Restrepo joins the Llaneros first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hugo Restrepo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Jhildrey Lasso

“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.

Boardroom

94% of the income goes out in wages at Llaneros

Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.

In brief