The 2014 CONCACAF Women's championship is underway. With Costa Rica already clinching a spot, Jamaica and Mexico both need a win Tuesday if they want to play in the 2015 FIFA World Cup.
Central American earthquake kills 1, damages 12 homes Monday night One person is dead and damage has been reported in El Salvador after a 7. 4 magnitude earthquake shook regions off the coast of the country and neighboring Nicaragua.
With a declaration by Central American Criollos on Sept. 15, 1821, five countries announced their independence from Spain. The date would later signify the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S.
Costa Rica native, founder of the Costa Rica Networking Group NYC and President & Executive Director at Coral Communications & Design Carol Guzowski shares how she incorporated her love for marine life, Costa Rica and its people to create an innovative business and networking model.
The first FIFA World Cup rankings have been released since the tournament ended. Latin Post.com provides the rankings and sorts out the biggest disappointments and surprises of World Cup rankings.
The month-long tournament that is the 2014 FIFA World Cup is finally over. As soccer fans across the world try to adjust to life without the "the beautiful game" in their life after Sunday's finale at Estádio Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Latin Post.com takes a look back at the fan experience throughout the World Cup that saw Latinos and people of different backgrounds come together as one to watch the biggest soccer tournament in the world.
The Netherlands managed a dramatic penalty win over Costa Rica on Saturday and will now face Argentina in an interesting semifinal. Here are some observations from arguably the most thrilling quarterfinals match to date.
The Netherlands and Costa Rica will be playing each other for the opportunity to play in the semifinals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Latin Post breaks down the teams and predicts a winner in this must-watch game.
Just eight teams remain in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. With four games being played in the quarter-finals round, Latinpost.com previews and predicts every game. Which team will move on and which teams will be eliminated?
The 2014 FIFA World Cup's round of 16 brought about a number of memorable moments in this tournament that will be relived throughout history. Latin Post.com now ranks and analyzes the remaining teams left in the tournament as the quarterfinals approach July 4
While Uruguay's Luis Suarez finally apologized for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during their Group Stage game, the punishment does seem to fit the crime despite what Suarez's supporters - including Chiellini - may think of the nine-game and 4-month suspension of the polarizing 2013-2014 English Premier League (EPL) Player of the Year.
And then there were 16. The Group Stage of the World Cup has come to an end and the knockouts begin on Saturday. Prior to the tournament, pundits had their list of favorites, but if the start of the tournament showed the world anything, it is that certain teams are far better than many expected while some favorites have not lived up to top billing. Here is a ranking of the 16 remaining teams.
Every World Cup brings its share of surprises and disappointments and the 2014 edition was no exception. If anything, it was one of the most surprising of all time with a plethora of major story lines dominating headlines.Here are the most shocking stories from the group round.
Soccer has always been the most popular sport in Latin America and the 2014 World Cup is the best place to showcase that. As we head into the round of 16 this weekend, we are able to see that no area of the world has been more successful in this year's tournament than Latin America.
The president passes decree banning his name from plaques at public-works projects Costa Rica's president on Wednesday passed a measure that would seem foreign to many world leaders who seek to have their names associated with their country's greatest works.
With Costa Rica already clinching the Group D No. 1 seed, there is only one spot remaining. Both Italy and Uruguay will play each other to see who advances to the knockout round and who stays home.
Recently elected Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis in on a five-day trip in the United States, and he's looking to improve foreign direct investments and trade from big-name companies to his country. He also addressed concerns about taking employment opportunities away from Americans.
Group D is the undoubted Group of Death in the 2014 World Cup as it includes three former World Cup champions as well as the runner-up to the 2012 Euro Cup and the current Copa American champion. Three of the four teams can get to the knockout round, while the lone outlier will probably settle for scoring a goal or playing for a draw. Here is an analysis of Group D at this year's World Cup.
Kelly Rowland is a married woman, yawl! The former Destiny's Child singer is official married to her manager, Tim Witherspoon, who she got engaged to back in December 2013. The southern beauty and her fiancé were married on May 9 in Costa Rica in a simple intimate wedding, sources confirm to Us Weekly.
The World Cup is a major showpiece for some of the biggest soccer teams around the globe. However, one of the highlights of the tournament is watching how some of the relative "unknowns" fare against the bigger powers. Costa Rica enters this tournament as one of this lesser-known soccer nations and actually fits the aforementioned description of a small country taking on big powers as it will face Italy, England and Uruguay in the group stage. Can the underdog seize the spotlight from the aforementioned World Cup champion nations?
