The Zulia Chronicle
Boardroom26 Jan 2032
Graduation day at Zulia
11 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad26 Jan 2032
Words at Zulia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Salomon Castillo 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.
Match24 Jan 2032
Zulia cannot find the net
3 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Squad26 Jan 2032
Francisco Cordova 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 Zulia this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market26 Jan 2032
Zulia promote Cristian Castillo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cristian Castillo 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.
Market26 Jan 2032
One of our own: Francisco Cordova joins the Zulia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Francisco Cordova is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Jan 2032
One of our own: Victor Machis joins the Zulia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Victor Machis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Jan 2032
One of our own: Andres Murillo joins the Zulia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andres Murillo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match24 Jan 2032
Deportivo Tachira take the points off Zulia
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- Squad Gonzalo Antoine signs on for more
- Boardroom Zulia board go back on their word
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Zulia