The Frontera Rivera Herald
Boardroom12 Feb 2029
Frontera Rivera part company with Matias Barrios
The statement thanked him for his efforts and wished him well, in that order and in about that many words. The search begins immediately.
Boardroom12 Feb 2029
Kevin Fernandez minds the shop at Frontera Rivera
“I am not thinking past Saturday, and I would advise nobody else to.” The caretaker’s first rule is to pretend the job is small; Kevin Fernandez recited it perfectly.
The dugout12 Feb 2029
Tomás Frank keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Frontera Rivera may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad12 Feb 2029
Tempers go at Frontera Rivera
Francisco Ibáñez 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.
Boardroom12 Feb 2029
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Frontera Rivera
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market12 Feb 2029
Frontera Rivera promote Lucas Morales from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lucas Morales 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.
Market12 Feb 2029
One of our own: Thiago Gomez joins the Frontera Rivera first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thiago Gomez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market12 Feb 2029
One of our own: Gonzalo Jimenez joins the Frontera Rivera first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gonzalo Jimenez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market12 Feb 2029
Ignacio Rivera steps up from the Frontera Rivera academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ignacio Rivera 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.
In brief
- Match Alto Peru take the points off Frontera Rivera
- Boardroom Frontera Rivera pay $20.1K to end Matias Barrios's contract
- The dugout No hiding place for Iván Rojas