The Estudiantes de Merida Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Estudiantes de Merida
Eddie Roberts 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rafael Otero steps up from the Estudiantes de Merida academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael Otero 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
One of our own: Alejandro Martinez joins the Estudiantes de Merida first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alejandro Martinez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Rafael Arango joins the Estudiantes de Merida first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafael Arango is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Francisco Rosales joins the Estudiantes de Merida first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Francisco Rosales is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kevin Quejada 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.
In brief
- Squad 15 new faces, and Estudiantes de Merida are still learning each other
- Squad The formation has left Santiago Rodríguez behind