The Ureña Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ronaldo Vera arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Ronaldo Vera has, at Ureña, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Joseph Moreno out for 19 days
The medical room confirms 19 days on the sidelines for Joseph Moreno, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Ureña
Jesús Lugo 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Ureña
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Carlos Ramírez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
Daniel Moreno steps up from the Ureña academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Moreno 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ureña promote Rafael Cordova from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rafael Cordova has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ureña promote Victor Cordova from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Victor Cordova has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rafael Castillo steps up from the Ureña academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael Castillo 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Carlos Ramírez dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
In brief
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Player ratings Jorge Páez runs at them all day
- The dugout No place in the plan for Kleyder Barreto