It may seem hard to believe that Colombia used to be football minnows. Nowadays, we…
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El Dorado – Origin Story of Colombian Football: Part 2
From 1949-1953, Colombia may have had the strongest football league in the world. But was…
‘The Only Thing That Unites Us’ – Origin Story of Colombian Football: Part 1
The formative years of Colombian football have seen the national sport leap through some of…
Diaries from the streets of Bogota: Tickets, Taxis and Millonarios
Santokie Nagulendran roams through the streets of Bogota, talking race, lineage and rivalries before entering…
Medellin Adventures – The shadow of Pablo Escobar over Colombian football
Atlético Nacional, once financially backed by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, is the biggest club in…
Hope, tragedy and blood: Colombia at World Cup 1994
The story of Colombia’s colourful and tumultous footballing journey as a nation, with the 1994…