Why Venezuelan Football Media Never Held Bocha Batista Accountable
Chavismo’s grip on the national team turned the road to the World Cup into yet another humiliating propaganda farce
Tag: Sports
Venezuela May Reach the World Cup, But There’s Little to be Proud of
La Vinotinto might just secure a spot in the 2026 World Cup’s pre-tournament playoffs. However, this has been a mediocre run in the easiest Conmebol campaign in history
A Venezuelan Soccer Final Tainted by a Champion of State Violence
A ruthless colonel backs the winner of a domestic tournament, where his 16-year-old son is a first team player. Twenty-nine fans of the rival team were stopped on the road and arrested
The State of Venezuelan Baseball is Strong
The 2024-2025 season is being played in nine stadiums with good attendance and global broadcasting through streaming. But it’s more than bread-and-circus
The Stifled Cry of La Vinotinto
Venezuela restarts its World Cup journey with fans and players impacted by politics. Many footballers have spoken out against Maduro's election fraud
The New, The Old and The Unbelievable: Watching Baseball in Caracas
When you move to the Venezuelan capital from a city like Maracaibo, or have spent some years abroad, you may be amazed by how affordable watching Ronald Acuña can be, and how spectacular is the new stadium
The Silent Demise of Venezuelan Baseball
Venezuela’s favorite sport keeps going, amid excruciating circumstances, sparse crowds and almost no reporters. A dispatch from the field of the Luis Aparicio El Grande Stadium
The Long Road to Tokyo of Venezuelan Paralympic Athletes
Practicing a Paralympic sport in Venezuela implies overcoming both the physical difficulties and the national crisis. Here are some of the stories of the athletes in the Venezuelan delegation
Numbers Are Forever: the Feats of Miguel Cabrera
With his 500 home runs in the MLB, the Detroit Tigers batter reached a set of records unmatched by any other Venezuelan baseball star
Government Blocks Independent Media From Olympian Presser
The ministries of Sports and Communications censored private media outlets and said they didn’t have the credentials to cover the arrival of the Olympian athletes from Tokyo. 600,000 Venezuelans are waiting to get the second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine.
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