Marked for James Mina
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad14 Dec 2026
Ezequiel Palomeque damages knee ligaments — 67 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 67 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad14 Dec 2026
A fracture rules James Mina out for 104 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Valledupar will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad14 Dec 2026
José Pérez 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.
Squad14 Dec 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ezequiel Palomeque commits to Valledupar for another 1 years.
Market14 Dec 2026
Valledupar have made Jorge Medina available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Market14 Dec 2026
A season-long audition: Bogota still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Valledupar's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.
Back issues
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad7 Dec 2026
75 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Valledupar lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad7 Dec 2026
A fracture rules James Mina out for 111 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Valledupar will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad7 Dec 2026
José Pérez in a row with a teammate
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.
Squad7 Dec 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Mateo Gomez and Valledupar agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market7 Dec 2026
Valledupar have made Victor Hurtado available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Market7 Dec 2026
No place for James Mina in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” James Mina has his answer from Valledupar; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad30 Nov 2026
Ezequiel Palomeque damages knee ligaments — 83 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 83 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad30 Nov 2026
A fracture rules James Mina out for 118 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Valledupar will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad30 Nov 2026
José Pérez 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.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad23 Nov 2026
Ezequiel Palomeque damages knee ligaments — 90 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 90 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad23 Nov 2026
A fracture rules James Mina out for 125 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Valledupar will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Market23 Nov 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad23 Nov 2026
José Pérez in a row with a teammate
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.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Words at Valledupar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Yerry Moreno 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.
Market23 Nov 2026
Valledupar shop where it costs nothing
Kevin Rivas signs, and the fee column stays empty. Deals like this look small in July and clever by March — or they are never mentioned again.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad16 Nov 2026
Ezequiel Palomeque damages knee ligaments — 97 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 97 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad16 Nov 2026
A fracture rules James Mina out for 132 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Valledupar will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad16 Nov 2026
José Pérez 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.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad9 Nov 2026
Ezequiel Palomeque damages knee ligaments — 104 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 104 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad9 Nov 2026
A fracture rules James Mina out for 139 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Valledupar will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad9 Nov 2026
José Pérez in a row with a teammate
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.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad2 Nov 2026
Ezequiel Palomeque damages knee ligaments — 111 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 111 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad2 Nov 2026
A fracture rules James Mina out for 146 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Valledupar will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad2 Nov 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Steven Hernández and Valledupar agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.