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
- SORRY NAVAS: Madrid apologizes to Keylor after De Gea transfer fiasco (Sep 2,2015)
- Mexico vs Trinidad y Tobago - Transmisión en vivo, horarios - 4 de Sep. - Amistoso (Sep 2,2015)
- CH7 feels important after his first training session with Bayer Leverkusen (Sep 1,2015)
- CONFIDENTIAL: Di Maria opens up about poor relationship with Van Gaal (Sep 1,2015)
- TRANSFER: Djilobodji leaves Nantes to sign with Chelsea on a four-year contract (Sep 1,2015)
- OFFICIAL: De Gea deal is off as Madrid claims they did everything to make it happen (Sep 1,2015)
- OFFICIAL: Casemiro signs a six-year contract extension with Real Madrid (Aug 31,2015)
- TRANSFER: Chicharito clears medical exam with Bayer Leverkusen (Aug 31,2015)
- TRANSFER: Perisic leaves Wolfsburg to join Inter on a five-year deal (Aug 31,2015)
- Swansea vs Manchester United: Van Gaal is not blaming Romero for Red Devils 2-1 loss (Aug 30,2015)
- TRANSFER: De Bruyne signs with Manchester City on a six-year deal (Aug 30,2015)
- Barcelona vs Málaga - Transmisión en vivo, horarios - 29 de agosto - La Liga (Aug 28,2015)
- TRANSFER: Scholes and Ferdinand criticize De Gea's lack of focus (Aug 28,2015)
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton live streaming info, TV listings - Aug 29, 2015 (Aug 28,2015)
- Cruz Azul vs América - Transmisión en vivo, horarios - 29 de agosto - Liga MX (Aug 28,2015)
- UEFA Champions League Draw: Messi wins Best Player in Europe award (Aug 27,2015)
- UCL Group Stage Draw: Messi earns Goal of the Season award (Aug 27,2015)
- TRANSFER: De Gea is confident on landing in Madrid before the transfer window closes (Aug 27,2015)
- TRANSFER: Lucas Silva leaves Bernabeu on a one-year loan to Olympique Marseille (Aug 27,2015)
- Manchester United transfer: Ex-Barca star Valdes to join Turkish giants Besiktas - report (Aug 26,2015)
- TRANSFER: Coentrao leaves Madrid and lands in Monaco on a year-long loan (Aug 26,2015)
- TRANSFER: Man United plans final move to sign Bale and liberate De Gea (Aug 26,2015)
- Barnsley vs Everton live streaming info, TV listings - Aug 26, 2015 League Cup (Aug 26,2015)
- OFFICIAL: Benzema is back after a month and ready to face Betis in La Liga (Aug 25,2015)
- TRANSFER: Chelsea confirm Juan Cuadrado's loan move to Serie A giants (Aug 25,2015)
- Luton Town vs Stoke live streaming info, TV listings - Aug 25, 2015 League Cup (Aug 25,2015)
- Arsenal vs Liverpool: A battle between Coutinho's magic and Sanchez' determination (Aug 24,2015)
- LA Galaxy vs New York City FC: Lampard-less NYCFC destroyed 5-1 by Gerrard's MLS side (Aug 24,2015)
- Borussia Dortmund's 2015/16 transformation under Tuchel with Reus and Aubameyang (Aug 23,2015)
- Sporting vs Real Madrid: Scoreless Merengues suffer against recently promoted Gijon (Aug 23,2015)