The Metropolitanos Sentinel
Match22 Jan 2028
No end in sight to Metropolitanos's wait for a win
12 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Metropolitanos has to find a result from somewhere.
The dugout24 Jan 2028
Saimon Ramírez: 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.” Metropolitanos have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Andrés Ferro 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 Metropolitanos this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Metropolitanos
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.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Yhonatann Yustiz 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
Sergio Gonzalez steps up from the Metropolitanos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergio Gonzalez 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
Richard Rondon steps up from the Metropolitanos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Richard Rondon 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
Daniel Rosales steps up from the Metropolitanos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Rosales 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
Metropolitanos promote Darwin Rincon from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Darwin Rincon 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
- Match A bad afternoon for Metropolitanos against Deportivo La Guaira
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Sneider Navarro is still being punished for one mistake