Claudia Poll won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics while swimming for Costa Rica in the 200m freestyle. Still, the region has laid claim to its sporting heroes: boxing legends Roberto Durán and Alexis Arguello brought world championship belts to Panama and Nicaragua, respectively, while Nicaraguan fighter Román “Chocolatito” González currently rests firmly near the top of most pound-for-pound rankings. The news made a splash in Honduran news outlets–and don’t forget the all-important Facebook walls–but, with Latin American sports media often focused on the peaks and valleys of Juan Carlos Osorio’s Mexican squad or the bevy of superstar footballers from South America, the talent populating Central America often goes overlooked. The fact that the blaugrana gave him a $50 million release clause surely helped elevate his standing on the world stage, as well. Turning down Barcelona would be a tough sell to the family and friends back in Yoro and Tegucigalpa, after all.
One might expect a player entering his prime to sign on with a club like Leganés competing in La Liga’s Primera Division but–as most fans of the beautiful game can corroborate–the allure of being able to don one of the most famous kits in the world is forceful and all-encompassing. BREAKING NEWS – 'Choco' Lozano, Moha, Ruiz de Galarreta and Samu Araujo are Barça B's new players #FCBMasia /HrXT5dwvP8Īfter two years with Olimpia–where he amassed twenty goals–offers from first division sides like Getafe and Leganés came pouring in for the twenty-four year old forward born in Yoro, Honduras.
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