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Valverde is among the big names included in the initial list. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Uruguay coach Diego Forlan has named a 46-man provisional squad for the team’s Asia tour in September-October, which includes a friendly against India at the Salt Lake Stadium on October 6. The match will be played three days after…
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Stellar show: Cape Verde enters the knockouts unbeaten. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The script was written long ago — small island nation, eliminated at the group stage, goes home with a good story. Cape Verde has not read it. Three games in at the 2026 World Cup, it is unbeaten, through to the knockouts, and nobody…
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Senators vote in favour of a bill to legalize euthanasia, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Uruguay’s senate has passed a law decriminalising euthanasia, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can legally obtain help to end their lives. The move made…
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FIFA will confirm the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 World Cups on Wednesday, with a joint bid led by Morocco, Spain and Portugal set to be awarded the former, and the latter being handed to Saudi Arabia. The awarding of hosting rights for both tournaments will go to a vote during a…
Montevideo: Uruguay’s new president-elect Yamandu Orsi, whose political ambitions were galvanized by his experience growing up in a dictatorship, was the pollsters’ narrow favorite to win the second round of the South American nation’s presidential election on Sunday for the center-left. The 57-year-old former history teacher and local mayor managed to unseat the ruling conservative…
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Uruguay’s presidential candidate for the Frente Amplio party, Yamandú Orsi, greets supporters after casting his vote during the presidential runoff on November 24, 2024 in Canelones, Uruguay. Yamandú Orsi candidate for the Frente Amplio and Alvaro Delgado candidate for the Partido Nacional run for the presidency in a tight runoff. The winner will run the…
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Montevideo: Voters in South America’s laid-back Uruguay, known for its beaches, legalized marijuana and stability, will head to the polls on Sunday in a second-round presidential race between moderates that closes out a bumper year of elections. The vote in the small nation of 3.4 million people sees opposition center-left candidate Yamandu Orsi take on continuity…
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File image of Luis Suarez.© AFP Luis Suarez bade a frustrating farewell to international football on Friday as Uruguay were held to a 0-0 draw by Paraguay in South American 2026 World Cup qualifying. Suarez, 37, announced on Monday he was stepping down from international duty after a glittering 17-year career for Uruguay…
Darwin Nunez exchanged punches with fighting fans during a chaotic end to the game.© AFP Liverpool’s Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez has been banned for five matches and fined by South American confederation CONMEBOL after his role in a mass brawl in the Copa America semi-final. Four other players have been suspended, with 11…
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Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez unleashed a flurry of punches at Colombian supporters.© X (Twitter) Liverpool star Darwin Nunez and other Uruguay players were involved in a brawl with Colombian fans which erupted after their 1-0 Copa America semi-final defeat on Wednesday. Television footage showed Uruguay striker Nunez unleashing a flurry of punches at…
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