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Ex-Man Utd forward Diego Forlan set for professional tennis debut in Montevideo

The 45-year-old, who retired from football in 2019, was a promising junior tennis player.

The Independent UK

Oldest football stadiums in the world

From Montevideo to Liverpool and Dundee to Greece, a look at the world's oldest football stadiums still in use today...

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Uruguay Star Luis Suarez Announces Retirement From International Football

Uruguay icon Luis Suarez announced his retirement from international football on Monday, confirming that he will hang up his boots following Friday's 2026 World Cup qualifier against Paraguay in Montevideo.

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Air Europa plane diverts to Brazil after severe turbulence injures dozens

About 40 passengers taken to hospitals after flight from Madrid to Montevideo forced to make emergency landing

The Guardian - US

Nearly 50 years after her death, Uruguay lays to rest a woman disappeared by its dictatorship

Nearly five decades after Uruguayan security forces seized Amelia Sanjurjo from the street, disappearing the newly pregnant woman into the maw of the military’s prison system, she received a proper burial in her hometown of Montevideo

The Independent UK

Uruguay Copa America 2024 squad: Marcelo Bielsa's full team

The Uruguay Copa America 2024 squad has been announced

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Montevideo Celebrates Disputed 300-Year Anniversary

Uruguay's capital celebrates its 300th birthday starting with a music concert this weekend

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Real Estate in LatAm Vs. U.S.: How Much do Properties Cost in Their Main Cities and States?

Montevideo and Mexico City, the most expensive cities in Latin America to buy a square meter, would be in the U.S.'s top 10 most expensive states

Latin Times

Unpublished works, manuscript by legendary Argentine writer Cortázar sell for $36,000 at auction

A buyer from Argentina has paid $36,000 for a manuscript of works, including seven unpublished stories, by legendary Argentine writer Julio Cortázar at an auction in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo

The Independent UK

In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church

In the pope’s homeland of Argentina, Catholics have been renouncing the faith and joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated

The Independent UK

Spain, Portugal and Morocco to host World Cup with games also in South America

The opening match will be played in Montevideo, where the very first World Cup finals match was played in 1930.

The Independent UK

‘It’s pillage’: thirsty Uruguayans decry Google’s plan to exploit water supply

Country suffering its worst drought in 74 years, with government even mixing saltwater into drinking supply

The Guardian - US

Uruguay’s Water Emergency Deepens As Reservoir Hits Historic Low

Montevideo's water supply at risk as Paso Severino Dam reaches critical level after prolonged drought

Zenger

Unease is boiling over in Uruguay's capital after months of salty tap water

Residents of Uruguay’s capital are increasingly exasperated after two months of salty-tasting tap water that has damaged water heaters, boosted demand for bottled water and reportedly caused stomach ailments

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Nazi brass eagle to be recast as peace dove

MONTEVIDEO: Uruguay will melt down a bronze eagle found on a sunken World War II-era German destroyer off its coast 17 years ago, and recast it as a dove of peace, the South American country’s president said on Friday.

Reuters

Uruguayans pray for rain as capital reservoir left with 10 days of water

Uruguayans in the capital Montevideo are praying for rain amid a historic drought that has left the main reservoir for the city with only ten days of water left.

AFP

New coach Bielsa says Uruguay can dream of return to greatness

Montevideo (AFP) - Uruguay have sufficient quality to allows them to dream of success, iconic new coach Marcelo Bielsa said on Wednesday as he was officially presented to the press.

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Marcelo Bielsa hits all the notes Leeds United fans came to love in Uruguay press conference

Marcelo Bielsa has faced the media for the first time since his Leeds United sacking in an unveiling as Uruguay's new head coach in Montevideo

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Argentina's Bielsa named Uruguay coach

Montevideo (AFP) - Marcelo Bielsa was named coach of Uruguay on Monday, the 67-year-old Argentine tasked with taking them to the 2026 World Cup.

AFP

Tannat: Uruguay's 'unlikely' wine hit

Montevideo (AFP) - More than 10,000 kilometres (6,000 miles) from its origins in France, a red grape with a reputation for harshness has produced an unlikely hit that thrust the small South American country of Uruguay onto the global wine map.

AFP

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay launch WC2030 bid

Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay on Tuesday launched their official joint bid to host the Football World Cup in 2030, exactly 100 years after the event was first held, in Montevideo.

AFP

Lula urges EU-South America regional trade deal before China talks

Montevideo (AFP) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called for the South American trade bloc Mercosur to urgently seal a free trade agreement with the European Union before negotiating with China.

AFP

Lula says 'urgent' Mercosur seals EU deal before China talks

Montevideo (AFP) - Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called for South American trade bloc Mercosur to urgently seal a free trade agreement with the European Union before negotiating with China.

AFP

Luis Suarez signs two-year Gremio deal

Montevideo (AFP) - Uruguayan international striker Luis Suarez has signed a two-year contract with Brazilian club Gremio, the Porto Alegre side announced on Saturday.

AFP

In Uruguay, an effort to save horses from foreign plates

Pan de Azúcar (Uruguay) (AFP) - Among a motley collection of rescued farm animals, four horses graze peacefully on a farm outside the Uruguayan capital Montevideo, blissfully unaware they had narrowly escaped the chopping block.

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