After watching the Dutch side at the 1974 World Cup, Sergio Markarián gave up his well-paid job to become one of the great journeymen coaches of his time
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Arsenio Erico, Paraguay’s greatest footballer and the highest-scoring player in Primera División history, deserves his place in legend
Illustration by Federico Manasse “Get out of the way, I’m going to whack it!” With the pent-up intensity of a solid six foot two inch frame sporting a snarling bulldog behind those words,…
ANÍBAL RUIZ COULD sense something special within the Paraguay camp. Days before the 2006 World Cup was set to begin, Ruiz, a Uruguay-born tactician who took over the Paraguay reigns, was convinced…
SMALL LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES TEND NOT TO GET INVOLVED WITH INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT, and Paraguay is no different. During the Second World War, the league system continued virtually unaffected as Higinio Moríñigo’s government officially remained…