José René Higuita Zapata is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed El Loco for his high-risk 'sweeper-keeper' playing style and his flair for the dramatic, and sometimes even scoring goals despite being a goalkeeper.
Luis Amaranto Perea Mosquera is a Colombian former footballer, currently assistant manager of the Colombia national team. Gifted with incredible stamina and pace, the central defender could also be adapted at right-back.
Envigado Fútbol Club is a Colombian professional football team based in Envigado, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Polideportivo Sur.
Mauricio Alberto "Chicho" Serna Valencia is a Colombian former professional footballer who played 51 games for the Colombia national team between 1993 and 2001
José Julián de la Cuesta Herrera is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Pablo César Pachón Henao is a Colombian retired football defender.
Pablo Estífer Armero is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is known in Colombia by the nickname "Miñía", reportedly after a phrase commonly used to call infants in his hometown.
Pablo César Zegarra Zamora is a Peruvian retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is a manager.
Ronald Pablo Baroni Ambrosi is a retired Peruvian international footballer who played as a striker. He played most successfully for Universitario de Deportes, where he was a prolific goalscorer.
Moustafa Shakosh is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Teshrin SC.
Pablo Andrés Abdala Kovasevic is a football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Cobreloa's youth categories.
Pablo Manuel Galdames Díaz is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He obtained a total number of 22 caps for the Chile national team, scoring two goals between 1995 and 2001.
Pablo Antonio Salinas Menchaca is a Bolivian football forward who currently plays for Club Destroyers.
Nolberto Molina Flórez is a former Colombian football defender and manager.
Pablo Oshan Punyed Dubón is a professional soccer player who plays for Víkingur Reykjavík in the Úrvalsdeild. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.
Juan Pablo Vargas Campos is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Categoría Primera A club Millonarios and the Costa Rica national team.
Tomás Ángel Gutiérrez is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Phoenix Rising in the USL Championship, on loan from Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
Pablo Peirano Pardeiro is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Colombian club Santa Fe.
Syrian Colombians are Colombians of Syrian descent. Most of the ancestors of the Syrian community immigrated to Colombia from the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for economic, political and religious reasons. The first Syrian moved to Colombia in the late nineteenth century. The great wave of Syrian migration began around 1880. This was perhaps the highest peak during the first three decades from 1880 and counting with a great decrease in the migratory flow after 1930. The Syrians as well as the Lebanese and the Palestinians Since then they continued with their establishment in the north of Colombia, mainly the Bolivar savannah, corresponding today to the departments of Córdoba and Sucre. Córdoba being the largest recipient of Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian migration in the entire region, it is estimated that between 50,000 and 100,000, which makes the Syrians, only behind the Lebanese, as the second largest group of immigrants in Colombia since independence.
The 2024 Intercontinental Cup was the fourth edition of the Intercontinental Cup, a three-nation football tournament, typically a four-nation tournament, held at the G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium, in the Indian city of Hyderabad in September 2024. The tournament was organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). India won the previous edition by a 2–0 victory over Lebanon in the final in June of 2023. Syria won this edition by finishing in first place of the round-robin standings after defeating Mauritius 2–0 and India 3–0. With one goal each, Mahmoud Al-Mawas, Mahmoud Al Aswad, Daleho Irandust, and Pablo Sabbag finished as joint-top scorers of the competition. Mahmoud Al-Mawas of Syria was awarded best player of the tournament.
