It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Valledupar this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Words at Valledupar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daniel Vargas is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Alfredo Quintero 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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Daniel Vargas falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Francisco Giraldo and Valledupar agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Valledupar this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad5 Oct 2026
Words at Valledupar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daniel Vargas is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Daniel Vargas falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
A manager forgives a bad Saturday far more readily than a bad Tuesday, because one of them he can explain and the other one he chose. The reports this week have not been good.
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Victor Cuadrado plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 17 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Words at Valledupar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daniel Vargas is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Jose Lopez 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.
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 24 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Valledupar this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Words at Valledupar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daniel Vargas is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Valledupar this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.