Godoy Cruz fans flocked to pay tribute to their idol, while the circumstances of his death opened up one of football s most sensitive debates: how the sport must care for its employees mental, as well as physical health.
Garcia grew up in the Barrio Colon neighbourhood on the impoverished fringes of Montevideo, and as a youngster was snapped up by Uruguayan giants Nacional, the same club that produced Luis Suarez.
In 2008, two years after Suarez had left Montevideo for the Netherlands, a 17-year-old Garcia marked his first-team debut with a goal against Defensor Sporting, and quickly became a prodigious scorer for his boyhood club.
A 1950s highway, bleached to sepia by the Caribbean sun, leads from Cuba’s Santa María beaches through palm and hibiscus. It passes close to the fishing village of Cojímar, crests a small rise and there is Havana, sweeping frontage wounded but upright against the turbulent waters of the Florida Straits. During Havana’s first centuries, its vast natural harbour was filled with Spanish treasure ships waiting to be shepherded home against British.
River s quest began in subdued fashion with a 3-0 defeat away to Liga de Quito in Group D, but Marcelo Gallardo s charges quickly rediscovered their best form.
Peru s Binacional were thrashed 8-0 and 6-0 while the Millonario also picked up four points against a Sao Paulo team featuring Dani Alves, pushing the Brazilians into third place and the Copa Sudamericana while River qualified in first.
In the last-16 stage River dominated over Athletic Paranaense, racking up 39 shots over two legs to their opponents 14. Goals proved hard to come by, though, and after tying the first leg 1-1 in Coritiba a single strike from Nicolas de la Cruz saw the Argentines over the line.
Guatemalans took to the streets for the fourth consecutive Saturday on December 12 to protest corruption and demand the president’s resignation. Days earlier, Indigenous, campesino, student, and religious movements in the Social and Popular Assembly (ASP) kicked off a National Strike (#ParoNacional) to call for a constitutional assembly (#AsambleaConstituyente). The ongoing protests come after discontent erupted on November 21 (#21N). Congress had passed a 2021 budget that slashed funds for food security and anti-corruption efforts and increased congressional perks amid a humanitarian catastrophe caused by two hurricanes and Covid-19. But the budget is just the tip of the iceberg.
The same week, Congress, dominated by a right-wing alliance commonly known as the Pact of the Corrupt (#PactoDeCorruptos), packed the Constitutional Court. Meanwhile, outrage over the lack of transparency in the distribution of relief funds in the wake of Hurricanes Eta and Iota reinforced similar concer
Iberostar extends COVID-19 insurance to Cuba hotels
Date: Dec 15 2020
PALMA DE MALLORCA Iberostar is extending its complimentary assurance package to its hotels in Cuba, two months after launching it in Mexico, Jamaica, the D.R. and Brazil.
In addition to Cuba, ‘Travel at Ease’ will also be rolled out across properties in Europe and North Africa. In all destinations, the package applies to stays until August 2021, for all reservations including those made through trusted partners such as tour operators, travel agencies and other distribution channels.
Iberostar Selection Varadero | Credit: Iberostar Group
‘Travel at Ease’, developed with the support of a Medical Advisory Council, comprises a range of complimentary services to assist guests in the unlikely event that their vacations are disrupted due to COVID-19 symptoms. These services include COVID-19 tests should a guest exhibit symptoms, extension of stay at no cost for those who test positive and their