The Union Magdalena Herald
Match23 Jan 2027
The wait goes on for Union Magdalena
12 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Match23 Jan 2027
7 matches without a goal for Union Magdalena
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 7 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Market25 Jan 2027
Nagoya Grampus come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Union Magdalena did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Market25 Jan 2027
RB Leipzig join the queue for Cristian Iguarán
Add another name to the list: RB Leipzig have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Cristian Iguarán. The answer from Union Magdalena has not changed — yet.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Union Magdalena
Víctor Cabezas 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.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Union Magdalena
5 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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
No hiding place for José Mercado
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to José Mercado, and the manager let it.
Market25 Jan 2027
Union Magdalena promote Nicolas Caicedo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicolas Caicedo 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Union Magdalena promote David Sanchez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Sanchez 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.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Union Magdalena
- Match Point won or two lost for Union Magdalena?
- Squad When it matters, Juan Sebastián Sierra plays