(Prensa.com) Panama defeated 2 to 1 Nicaragua, in an intense match for the Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier, performed Tuesday night in the new national football stadium in Managua. Panama scored the first goal eight minutes into the match with a header from Luis Tejada could not stop the Nicaraguan goalkeeper Denis "The Octopus" Espinoza. The draw came after 14 minutes … [Read more...]
Panama advanced to the regional qualifiers of the World Women’s Under 20
(Prensa.com) The Under-20 women's team was ranked Panama on Sunday, to tie in Trinidad and Tobago of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) for the category World Uzbekistan 2012. The Panamanian team got his pass to win last Wednesday in the regional phase on Nicaragua (3-1) and tie today 2-2 against El Salvador in a … [Read more...]
Real Madrid to maintain school in Panama
(Prensa.com) Spanish soccer team Real Madrid has renewed its agreement with the Fundación Mapfre,which operates a school in Panama as well as several other countries in Latin America. The agreement will allow schools in El Salvador, Panama and Brazil to continue operating. It also calls for the opening of schools in Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and the Philippines. These … [Read more...]
U.S. beats Panama in Gold Cup rematch
(Yahoo) Clint Dempsey struck again to give the United States a 1-0 win over Panama on Wednesday and a berth in its fourth straight Gold Cup final. Fulham forward Dempsey scored in the 77th minute, set up by Landon Donovan, as the Americans avenged a shock loss to Panama in the group stage, and set up a final against either Honduras or old rival Mexico, who were playing in … [Read more...]
Panama beats El Salvador – rematch with US on Wednesday
(Washington Post) The scene at RFK Stadium went from festive to temporarily chaotic on Sunday evening, as Panama downed El Salvador, 5-3 on penalty kicks, following a controversial tying goal in the final minute of regulation in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal. The tens of thousands of blue-and-white-clad Salvadoran supporters among the sellout crowd of 45,423 … [Read more...]