Costa Rica's La Sele will play the first of a two-game World Cup qualifying series against Jamaica on Friday, as the team looks to get one step closer to classification for Russia 2018.
Suffering a disappointing 2-2 draw on Saturday's men's national team friendly in Orlando, Florida, Costa Rica's "La Sele" made an early statement against Mexico only to follow it up with a whimper.
The 56-year-old president of Costa Rica’s national football federation built himself into a regional and international figure in the sport. But U.S. authorities say that with that rise came the temptations of a vast criminal conspiracy outlined in a sweeping indictment of FIFA.
Scotsman Mel Young created the organization in 2008 as a way to combat desperate poverty with the world’s most popular pastime: soccer. This year’s cup is taking place in Santiago, Chile.
