Fedefutbol

The most interesting name on the roster perhaps is one player who didn't go to Brazil: goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado.

This Selenovela needs to end immediately, because we’re replacing all that happiness and pride with bitterness and embarrassment. Pinto and La Sele made history through sheer sweat and courage in this World Cup, and to tarnish that is a historic injustice.

"I slept with the enemy," Pinto said, describing the final year and a half of his tenure with the Costa Rican Football Federation (Fedefut).

Jorge Luis Pinto will not coach again for the Ticos. After leading Costa Rica to its greatest World Cup performance ever, Pinto now will seek out other opportunities in the Americas.

After a brief trip back to his native Colombia, Jorge Luis Pinto is back in Costa Rica to determine his future.

Defender Roy Miller will miss Costa Rica's historic World Cup quarterfinal with the Netherlands on Saturday because of a left foot injury, according to his federation. Miller, a reserve defender on the national team, almost certainly would've certainly started against the Dutch in place of centerback Óscar Duarte -- who was red carded during the Ticos' previous match.

President Luis Guillermo Solís sprints out onto the field to join La Sele for a team photo at Proyecto Goal in Belén. Solís received...

Elated by what's been considered a successfully run Under-17 Women's World Cup, the head of the Costa Rican Football Federation (Fedefut) said he wants to organize next a lower-level men's World Cup championship.