Bichi

Striker - Defensores Unidos
16 Apr 2036
Wednesday
Process

Marked for Bichi

492 Edition

The Defensores Unidos Herald

31 Dec 2035
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Ko Maeda breaks a bone — 27 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 27 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Squad

Words exchanged at Defensores Unidos

Francisco Macri and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Transfer targets

Door shut on Sergio Ramírez

Defensores Unidos asked and Boca Juniors said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Squad

Ko Maeda signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ko Maeda and Defensores Unidos agree another 3 years.

The dugout

Sebastián Luna gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

The dugout

Francisco Macri asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

Back issues
430 Edition

The Defensores Unidos Herald

23 Oct 2034
From our football correspondent Crisis

The dugout

Tomás Herrera says Defensores Unidos went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

A row about effort at Defensores Unidos

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Luis Olivera was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Market

Defensores Unidos promote Felipe Pereyra from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Felipe Pereyra 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.

Market

Iván Correa steps up from the Defensores Unidos academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Iván Correa 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.

Market

Bichi steps up from the Defensores Unidos academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bichi 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.

Market

Defensores Unidos promote Miguel Ángel Sánchez from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Miguel Ángel Sánchez 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