On Wednesday I managed to get along to the Atahaulpa Stadium for the Quito derby: Deportivo Quito vs Liga. Unfortunately it was a fairly drab game with neither team really creating a lot of chances. The game was not a total loss however as I managed to scoop a fair few beers and see […]
Liga de Loja 2 – 2 E Nacional Deportivo Cuenca 2 – 1 Independiente Deportivo Quito 0 – 1 Manta F.C LDU Quito (Liga) 0 – 0 Olmedo Barcelona 4 – 0 Macara Technico Univ 1 – 1 Emelec Barcelona moved clear of the pack to take the lead in this term’s 2nd game. The […]
The IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) have rated the top 25 leagues in the world today (I deliberately picked the top 25 as this includes Scotland). 1. España 761,0 2. Argentina 613,0 3. Brasil 590,0 4. England 470,0 5. Italia 469,0 6. Deutschland 445,0 7. Chile 411,5 8. Paraguay 384,0 9. France 372,0 […]
All the club crests of the Ecuadorian Serie A clubs. (Deportivo Quito) […]
The second half (Segunda Etapa) of the Ecuadorian Serie A kicked off at the weekend with more than a couple of surprises. Many of the teams have invested in new players and none more so than Deportivo Quito who brought in: Argentine midfielder Sebastian Rusculleda and Chilean forward, Gonzalo Lorca from Santiago Wanderers, Uruguayan defender […]
Deportivo Quito 3 – 0 Macará Técnico Universitario 1 – 2 El Nacional Liga de Quito 2 – 0 Manta F.C. Deportivo Cuenca 1 – 0 Barcelona […]
Pantomime villain Joey Barton recently received a 12 match ban for his behaviour on the last day of EPL season. The severity of the punishment has been debated at length but what is not in doubt is the recidivist nature of this repeat offender and his apparent refusal to learn from his mistakes. From stubbing […]
DEPORTIVO VS MACARA Someone, in their wisdom decided to have this week’s game on Friday afternoon at 12pm. The result was a crowd of barely 2,000 even with tickets slashed to encourage attendance. Luckily I finished my classes at 11.40 so I walked 5 minutes over to the stadium to take in the matinee performance. […]
