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Top 10 Argentine Footballers

As one of the biggest football teams in South America and the world, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has had some of the best players to have ever graced the sport. For fans of the game there exists a constant debate as…

Top 10 Mexican Boxers

Globally, Mexico is known as a boxing powerhouse, boasting some of the greatest champions in the sport’s history, something which continues today. Here we present 10 of the greatest Mexican boxers of all time

Top 10 Colombian Football Players

As the 10th best team in the world according to the official FIFA ranking, the Colombian flag has become one of the most recognisable in football’s modern era. With an exorbitant overflow of talent, there can be little doubt as…

Latin American Tennis Greats

Dominated by a superb tennis tradition, at any given time there will be more Argentine tennis players in the top 100 than British, American and most other European countries. Other countries, like Chile, Brazil and Ecuador have…

The Greatest Boricua Boxers of all Time

We head to ‘la isla del encanto’ Puerto Rico, an island that moves beat of reggaeton, to have a look at some of the best boxers to have danced around the ring.

Top 10 Latin American Sportswomen

Forget Guillermo Vilas, Gustavo Kuerten or Juan Martin del Potro, did you know that Latin America’s most successful tennis player - World No. 1,19 Grand Slam titles, including three Wimbledon singles crowns - was a woman? And yet…

Los Pumas: A Brief History of Argentine Rugby

Having worked their way to the higher-ends of International Rugby, Argentina have overcome yet another hurdle in their quest to challenge the elites in South America’s fastest growing team sport.

Things You Should Know About....Latin America's Biggest Football Rivalries

In the absence of live football and all the flavour and drama that Latin Americans football fans generate, let's get nostalgic. From Argentina's Superclásico - Boca Juniors vs. River Plate and Brazil's Derby…

Latin American Record Breakers

From giant comic books to ‘Despacito’, which incredible Guinness World Records titles were set in 2018? Latino Life takes a look at some of this year's stand-out achievements.

…LATIN AMERICAN OLYMPIANS

This year, of all years, you didn't think you could get away without knowing your A-Z of Latin American Olympians did you? Here's something to set you on track when that pub quiz comes along. And if the subject doesn…

Things You Should Know About...Inspiring US Afro-Latinxs

Changing the world in everything from Poetry to Baseball, from Politics to Hollywood, here, in no particular order, are just some of the US Afro-Latinos who have helped shape the American landscape and who you should definitely…

Miguel Herrera, The Real Star of the World Cup

Forget James Rodríguez, Arjen Robben or Thomas Müller. Miguel Herrera was by far the most entertaining character of this summer’s FIFA World Cup. Here we profile the mad Mexico manager.

...Spanish Tennis Greats

It's hard to look beyond Rafa Nadal, but Spain's current tennis titan didn't come from nowhere, he was inspired by the many that came before him. We tell you who...

Film

Sidelines: Four Films about Football, Latin America and Human Rights

Ana Ryle spent a weekend at Amnesty UK’s first football film festival at Hackney Picturehouse. It aimed to bring together the worlds of football and human rights. Four of the thought-provoking films shown - Looking for Rio,…

Pele & Maradona: Contrasting Greatness

Among the claims to football greatness, those of Pele and Maradona, who died within just over two years of each other, will endure as a contrast in character and iconography, defining between them the developing story of modern…

Argentina vs Croatia - Argentina on Show for London Fans at West Ham

Latinolife took a trip to East London to watch Argentina play and witness delighted Tevez's return to his rightful place in the Argentine squad. Here’s what we thought of the game.

LATIN LONDONER #17: Juliano Fiori - rugby player

If anyone epitomises the uniqueness and strength that comes from being bi-cultural it is Juliano Fiori. Not only is he a West Londoner who is playing rugby for Brazil in the Olympics, but to do so, he’s had to juggle a full time…

Things That Matter to...Roberto Carlos

Nicknamed ‘el hombre bala’ (the bullet man) for his powerful free-kicks, Roberto Carlos is undoubtedly one of the most iconic footballers of all time. Having made a name for himself in Brazil, Carlos began his European career…

End of an Era? The Rise and Fall of Maradona, Messi and Barcelona F.C.

With the death of Maradona and the wane of Messi and Barcelona FC as infallible forces in football, it feels like the end of an era. Who better to talk to about it than Jimmy Burns; biographer of all three. As Financial Times…

Culture

Chola Power

In their frilly petticoats, layered skirts, dainty pumps and bowler hats, Las Cholitas (chola - the name used to describe indigenous women in Latin America), are relatively new to the Lucha Libre ring. Yet the crowds have come…

Messi is the greatest, so was Diego

Argentina’s well-deserved victory in Qatar means that this South American nation has not only won two World Cups as a democratic country (a third under dictatorship), but each have been achieved thanks to the greatest player of…

Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926-2014)

“The ball gave me prestige, gave me fame, gave me riches. Thank you, my old friend". Alfredo Di Stefano, died aged 88, an inspirational leader and legend for Real Madrid and a hero for footballers world wide.

Latin Sports Stars To Watch out for In 2020

You may have heard of some of these megastars before and there may be some new names on the list, but they all have one thing in common – 2020 is going to be a big year for these Latin Sports stars.

Creating Colombia’s Tennis Legacy

So you thought Latin American tennis players only came from Argentina? Think again. Enter Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, last year's doubles Wimbledon and US Open champions, the world’s #1 doubles pair. Amaranta…

The Hand of God – Argentina’s Peculiar Blessing and Burden

Argentines will both mourn and celebrate the death of Maradona as they haven’t since the death of Evita, for it is love-hate with him, just like Argentines with their own self-image. As with all its other famous people, the…

Sports Personalities of 2018

In a world of ever increasing Sports feats and competition, the variety in this list demonstrates the far-reaching expanses of Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese athletes at a global level. It is clear sport is at the heart…

Theatre

FEELING AZUL

The Legendary Blue Demon Junior is heading back to London to thrill Lucha Libre fans for one night only in spectacular fashion under the dome of the Royal Albert Hall, 30 years to the day, he tells Elizabeth Mistry, since his…

La Roja are dead! Long live la Roja!!

On the day Spain’s monarch abdicates, the most imperious footballing team of recent years also relinquishes its crown. It is ironic that the original La Roja, Chile's national team, is the one that rendered the name of the…

Fantasy Football - The Power of Spain's Autonomous Communities

It is no surprise that Basque and Catalan football fans waited with baited breath for the result of the Scottish Referendum, seeking inspiration. They know better than anybody the talent in Spain’s autonomous communities and its…

Diego Maradona (Dir. Asif Kapadia)

In the Shakespearean tragedy that is the movie 'Diego Maradona', master documentary story-teller Asif Kapadia offers football's most revered and loathed protagonist a chance for redemption

LATIN LONDONER #10 Ossie Ardiles - Footballer and World Cup winner

Scouted after Argentina’s 1978 World Cup victory, Osvaldo Ardiles was one of the first foreign footballers to play in the Premier League. He became arguably the best player in English football at the time and his FA Cup victory…

World Cup Profile: Mexico Look to End 24-Year Curse

In the third of our profiles on the Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese teams who have qualified for this year’s World Cup finals, Lewis Blakeman looks at World Cup regulars Mexico and their chances of putting an end to the 24…