Uruguay boss, Oscar Washington Tabarez, has announced his 21-man squad to face Switzerland in a World Cup preparation match on March 3. The Uruguayans will be at full strength in one of few preparation games that they will participate in before the finals kick off in June.
The biggest surprise made by Tabarez is the inclusion [...]

Uruguay´s most popular club — Penarol — defeated Tacuarembo 3-1 on Saturday and in doing so climbed to the top of the Clausura championship after four rounds. Los Carboneros maintain their perfect record, and along with rivals Nacional are one of the main contenders to fight for the championship this season.
Penarol won the match courtesy [...]

Racing of Montevideo advanced to the Group Stage of the 2010 Copa Libertadores after downing Colombian outfit Junior 2-0 at the Parque Central stadium on Thursday night. The Uruguayans came into the clash as the favourites after claiming a valuable 2-2 draw in Colombia last week, and made the most of their advantage with a [...]

Puma have revealed the kits Uruguay will wear during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Although the Uruguayan press had initially stated that Puma were working on several “special” designs to commemorate Uruguay`s 1950 World Cup victory, the designs have been absolutely awful. Not only have Puma used ordinary templates for the shirts, but the [...]

Italian Serie A side Napoli have confirmed interest in Nacional attacking midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro, and are expected to make an offer for the player in the following days. After a reunion between directors from both clubs an agreement wasn´t reached.
However, negotiations are likely to continue until both parties are satisfied. Napoli believe Lodeiro has sufficient [...]

Former Inter Milan superstar Alvaro Recoba will likely reinforce Uruguayan giants Penarol next season after confessing that it would be a dream come true to play for the club. Recoba believes signing for Penarol could improve his chances of making the Uruguay squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
“I want to go to [...]

Club Nacional de Football were crowned champions of Uruguay´s first division, winning their 16th title since the year 2000, after edging Fenix 1-0 in front of 45,000 fans at the Centenario stadium on Thursday night. The only goal of the match was converted by Alvaro Gonzalez in the second half.
Los Tricolores pushed to the attack [...]

The Uruguayan Football Association has chosen the city of Kimberley, at the centre of South Africa, to establish its training camp during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Yesterday, minutes before starting the journey back to Montevideo, AUF Executive Committee member, Lucas Blasina, announced that they had “found the Uruguayan base in South Africa”.
The AUF delegate said [...]

Nicolas Lodeiro was instrumental in helping Nacional overcome bitter rivals Penarol 3-0 in the Uruguayan derby last Sunday, scoring his side’s second goal and making the assist on the third.
“That goal was all I was missing. I had played the Copa Libertadores and I had been a Uruguayan champion with Nacional, but I still needed [...]

Nacional are only a step away from winning the Uruguayan Apertura championship after thrashing city rivals Penarol 3-0 in front of 65,000 fans at the Centenario stadium on Sunday. Los Tricolores completely dominated their opponents and could have won the match by a much greater difference.
Former Valencia midfielder Mario Regueiro put Nacional ahead within two [...]