Soccer Twitter Reacts to Field Conditions From USMNT Game A muddy field in El Salvador turned Tuesday’s match into a messy affair. Sports Illustrated · Jun 15, 2022
USMNT World Cup Roster Projection 2.0: Whose Stock Has Risen? With one camp left before the U.S.’s World Cup squad is chosen, here’s our best assessment of what the player pool looks like. Sports Illustrated · Jun 15, 2022
With the World Cup in sight, the USMNT still have doubts over keepers and strikers A mixed bag of June fixtures wrapped up on Tuesday with a testy 1-1 draw away to El Salvador as Gregg Berhalter continued his Qatar preparations The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2022
How USMNT’s Wild Nations League Draw Could Influence World Cup Decisions In a muddy, chaotic camp finale in El Salvador, some players helped their World Cup case, others faltered and the U.S. earned a team-building kind of result. Sports Illustrated · Jun 15, 2022
Problematic weather holds up WSL event Competition at the El Salvador Pro is still yet to get underway after a third straight lay day was called. AAP · Jun 15, 2022
USMNT Draws El Salvador on Wild Nations League Night Jordan Morris was the stoppage-time hero, scoring an equalizer to salvage a point in brutal conditions in San Salvador. Sports Illustrated · Jun 15, 2022
Referee dies after being viciously attacked by players and fans over red card Jose Arnaldo Anaya, 63, passed away as a result of internal bleeding he sustained while officiating a match at the Toluca Stadium in Miramont, San Salvador, last weekend Irish Mirror · Jun 14, 2022
BTC Tumbles to 52-Week Low, El Salvador Minister Unperturbed Even as prices of the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) briefly slipped below $21,000 levels, its 52-week low, Finance minister of El Salvador Alejandro Zelaya says he can only “smile” when warned about fiscal risks. Benzinga · Jun 14, 2022
Referee dies after attack by players and supporters for showing red card in El Salvador Jose Arnaldo Anaya, 63, passed away as a result of internal injuries sustained while officiating the match at the Toluca Stadium in Miramont, San Salvador, last weekend Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022
Second lay day called for El Salvador Pro Australian Jack Robinson will be aiming to secure a third straight WSL tour event win when the El Salvador Pro gets underway. AAP · Jun 14, 2022
Surf competition on hold in El Salvador Tyler Wright, Kelly Slater, and John John Florence are among the big names missing from the WSL surf event in El Salvador. AAP · Jun 13, 2022
In their words: Salvadoran women jailed under abortion ban Abortion is completely banned in El Salvador, even in cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation or danger to a pregnant woman's life The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022
Salvadoran women jailed for abortion warn US of total ban El Salvador has one of the world’s strictest abortion laws, banning the procedure in all circumstances including cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation and risk to a pregnant woman's life The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022
WA's surfing champion Jack Robinson scores back-to-back wins ahead of next World Surf League stop He's a long way from the picturesque beaches of his hometown but the world number two surfer is ready to take on big swells in Central America. ABC News · Jun 10, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 Salvadoran leader rebuffs Blinken effort to bolster summit In the run-up to this week's Summit of the Americas, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador rebuffed attempts by U.S. officials to set up a phone call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Reason · Jun 9, 2022 El Salvador's Latest Gang Crackdown Includes Human Rights Violations President Nayib Bukele is using brutal tools to solve a problem driven partly by U.S. immigration policy.
The Guardian - US · Jun 8, 2022 ‘It’s a war on the people’: El Salvador’s mass arrests send thousands into despair At least 38,000 people have been arrested under Nayib Bukele’s draconic state of exemption
Benzinga · Jun 7, 2022 Four Good Reasons to Be Optimistic About Bitcoin: Is Bitcoin the cryptocurrency of the future? So far in 2022, the entire crypto market has been impacted by wider economic and political uncertainties, led by Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), with prices down more than 50% over the past six months and the price heading for the ninth consecutive red weekly candle.
Reuters · Jun 3, 2022 OAS human rights body pleads with El Salvador amid gang crackdown The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) doubled down on its calls Friday for El Salvador's government to respect the rights and dignity of tens of thousands of Salvadorans detained during a nationwide state of emergency.
Reuters · Jun 3, 2022 Analysis: Corruption in Central America frustrates U.S. plan to tackle migration 'root causes' More than a year into U.S. President Joe Biden's sweeping effort to tackle the "root causes" of migration with aid to Central America, projects likely worth millions of dollars have been canceled or put on hold due to corruption and governance concerns, U.S. officials and others tracking the issue said.
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022 A crackdown in El Salvador, and fears of arbitrary arrests Over the past 10 weeks, El Salvador’s security forces have arrested more than 36,000 people since the congress granted President Nayib Bukele the power to suspend some civil liberties to pursue powerful street gangs
Reuters · Jun 2, 2022 At least 18 have died in Salvadoran police custody amid crackdown - Amnesty At least 18 people have died in Salvadoran police custody since the Central American country introduced a controversial state of emergency to combat gangs two months ago, according to an investigation presented Thursday by Amnesty International.
The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2022 El Salvador accused of ‘massive’ human rights violations with 2% of adults in prison More than 36,000 people arrested in just over two months in crackdown orchestrated by President Nayib Bukele
The Independent UK · May 26, 2022 El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency for another month El Salvador’s congress has granted a request by President Nayib Bukele for a second one-month extention of the country’s anti-gang emergency decree
Reuters · May 26, 2022 In El Salvador, emergency edict extended as dragnet stirs criticism El Salvador extended on Wednesday a state of emergency pushed by President Nayib Bukele, with lawmakers overwhelmingly backing the measure that has given security forces extra powers to fight gangs.