Author Profile: Oscar Casanova Perches
I was born and raised in Tampico, Mexico 26 years ago. It's hard to find someone in this country that does not follow soccer and I am not the case. Ever since I was a kid I enjoyed playing with friends either at school, at the beach, in the park or in the streets.
The sport did not pay for my college scholarships but it did help me know what I wanted to study. Seeing reporters at field-level or commentators getting you excited about games is something I keep dreaming about doing. All those hours watching soccer games on TV made me realize I wanted to become a sports journalist. Attending to watch some games live did not hurt my dreams.
My favorite team in the "Liga MX" is America. The most loved and hated team in the country that recently won its 12th league title. But the man that made me love the sport is from France and his name is Zinedine Zidane. The french midfielder had the skill, class, agility and leadership a great footballer must have, plus a World Cup title. Watching him play with either France or "Los Galácticos" in Real Madrid was always a treat. Lately I've admired the development of the M.L.S. and how it's getting so popular in a country known for baseball, basketball and football. I can never ignore the Champions League.
Whenever I am not focusing on soccer I like to run. I am currently training for my seventh marathon. With all the miles I have to log for training my stomach allows me to eat a lot. I like traditional italian food, mexican food and seafood. Among other occupations I am a freelance video journalist, keeping up with sports around the globe and being an awesome brother, son and friend.
The sport did not pay for my college scholarships but it did help me know what I wanted to study. Seeing reporters at field-level or commentators getting you excited about games is something I keep dreaming about doing. All those hours watching soccer games on TV made me realize I wanted to become a sports journalist. Attending to watch some games live did not hurt my dreams.
My favorite team in the "Liga MX" is America. The most loved and hated team in the country that recently won its 12th league title. But the man that made me love the sport is from France and his name is Zinedine Zidane. The french midfielder had the skill, class, agility and leadership a great footballer must have, plus a World Cup title. Watching him play with either France or "Los Galácticos" in Real Madrid was always a treat. Lately I've admired the development of the M.L.S. and how it's getting so popular in a country known for baseball, basketball and football. I can never ignore the Champions League.
Whenever I am not focusing on soccer I like to run. I am currently training for my seventh marathon. With all the miles I have to log for training my stomach allows me to eat a lot. I like traditional italian food, mexican food and seafood. Among other occupations I am a freelance video journalist, keeping up with sports around the globe and being an awesome brother, son and friend.
Articles by Oscar Casanova Perches
- Nike launches two pairs of boots to commemorate Ronaldo's two new records (Oct 16,2015)
- OFFICIAL: Raul announces he will retire from professional football in November (Oct 15,2015)
- PUSKAS ALERT: Giovinco's Golazo clinches Toronto's first-ever MLS Playoff berth (Oct 15,2015)
- CURIOUS CRISTIANO: CR7's son wants to know how many Golden Boots Messi has (Oct 15,2015)
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool live stream info: Watch Jurgen Klopp's debut on Oct 17, 2015 (Oct 14,2015)
- Real Madrid vs Levante, Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano; Horarios de Transmisión y Previa (Oct 14,2015)
- TRANSFER: Real Madrid is going after Arsenal's star Alexis Sanchez (Oct 14,2015)
- Fired up Carlos Tevez to redeem Argentina in Messi and Aguero's absence? (Oct 13,2015)
- SPECIAL ONE DONE? Chelsea considering bringing Simeone to replace Mourinho as their manager (Oct 13,2015)
- MORE MONEY: Arsenal working on Sanchez' new contract to become highest-paid Gunner (Oct 13,2015)
- European Golden Shoe awaits to be picked by Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday (Oct 12,2015)
- Live stream info: Uruguay vs Colombia, Ecuador vs Bolivia, Peru vs Chile (Oct 12,2015)
- México vs Panamá: Horarios de Transmisión y Previa - Octubre 13, 2015 (Oct 12,2015)
- Turkey vs Iceland live stream info, TV listings - Oct 13, 2015 Euro Qualifying (Oct 11,2015)
- Netherlands vs Czech Republic live stream info, TV listings - Oct 13, 2015 Euro Qualifying (Oct 11,2015)
- Estados Unidos vs Costa Rica: Horarios de Transmisión y Previa - Amistoso - Octubre 13 (Oct 11,2015)
- Brazil vs Venezuela live stream info, TV listings - Oct 13, 2015 World Cup qualifying (Oct 11,2015)
- UPDATE: Citizens have hopes that Aguero recovers from injury before Manchester derby (Oct 9,2015)
- UPDATE: Benzema out for three weeks as a result of hamstring injury against Armenia (Oct 9,2015)
- Scotland vs Poland: Lewandowski's fire burns Scotland's Euro 2016 hopes (Oct 9,2015)
- Ucrania vs España - Previa y Horarios de Transmisión - Eliminatorias Euro 2016 (Oct 9,2015)
- England vs Estonia: Wayne Rooney ruled out of 2016 Euro Qualifiers with ankle injury (Oct 8,2015)
- RED ALERT: Messi's appeal rejected and will face court trial in Spain for tax-evasion charges (Oct 8,2015)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Wales live stream info, TV listings - Oct 10, 2015 Euro Qualifying (Oct 8,2015)
- Andorra vs Belgium live stream info, TV listings - Oct 10, 2015 Euro Qualifying (Oct 8,2015)
- Spain vs Luxembourg: Guardiola hails Del Bosque as the best man for Spain's head coaching job (Oct 7,2015)
- USA vs Mexico: Juan Carlos Osorio confirms he is Mexico's new head coach for WC Qualifiers (Oct 7,2015)
- England vs Estonia live stream info, TV listings - Oct 9, 2015 Euro Qualifying (Oct 7,2015)
- Chile vs Brazil: Alexis Sanchez travels injured and Arsenal is concerned (Oct 6,2015)
- España vs Luxemburgo - Previa y Horarios de Transmisión - 09 de Octubre (Oct 6,2015)