The Union Magdalena Herald
The dugout24 Jan 2028
Christian Huérfano: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Union Magdalena have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market24 Jan 2028
Santiago Asprilla has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Union Magdalena they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Match22 Jan 2028
The wait goes on for Union Magdalena
4 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.
Match22 Jan 2028
Whatever happens, Union Magdalena do not lose
7 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Match22 Jan 2028
The goals have deserted Union Magdalena
4 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Union Magdalena can tell you which week it ends in.
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
Nobody could get near Joel Contreras
Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
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.
Market24 Jan 2028
Camilo Hurtado steps up from the Union Magdalena academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Camilo Hurtado 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Victor Rodriguez joins the Union Magdalena first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Victor Rodriguez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Daniel Santos steps up from the Union Magdalena academy
- Squad Tempers go at Union Magdalena
- The dugout When it matters, Christian Huérfano plays