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The CornerBlue is podcast by Hugo Alvarado and Andrés Rico about what it's like to be a fan of la Selecta far from home, and a space to digest ups and downs revolving the national team.

Andrés Rico and Hugo Alvarado


    • Mar 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 77 EPISODES


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    Episode 76- El Bolillo Era Begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 39:36


    The Bolillo Era begins, the honeymoon has started, the clock keeps ticking... what does this mean for the national team? We break it down.

    Episode 75- Inevitable

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 33:54


    The word of the day is inevitable.  Despite a short window of preparation and little to no hype heading into qualifiers, El Salvador's U17 squad has qualified to another youth world cup.  We talk about Fito's retirement, Norberto Huezo's legacy, and the storm brewing in El Salvador heading into March.

    Episode 74- Back to League A and Copa Oro 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 38:14


    The results continue to go La Selecta's way as they hack their way into League A and Copa Oro for the upcoming year.  We break down the good, bad, and the ugly... a lot of ugly.  Plus Hugo gives us his scouting report on recent call-up Gabriel Pereira.

    Episode 73 Caribbean Double Header

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 40:49


    Another opt-out affects La Selecta while heading into the 2nd Nations League window.  It's become a thing.  We discuss that, Dóniga's tactics, Gama's "legacy,"  and the overall appeal of watching La Selecta when playing away in the Caribbean.

    Episode 72- Bigger Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 38:10


    The road to Gold Cup 2025 starts off... "perfectly"?

    Accepting the Challenge with Pablo Punyed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 55:42


    We sit down with Pablo Punyed, our 1st guest ever to talk about his comeback, staying ready, getting Concacaf'd, and his outlook for the future. 

    Episode 70- Four Points

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 42:36


    The winless streak is over.  La Selecta avoids disaster in Suriname by taking a 3-1 win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  Is it time to cheer?

    Episode 69 Opening Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 22:24


    It's the Opening Day of the 2026 World Cup Qualifying campaign. Puerto Rico is first up, we break it down.

    The CornerBlue Episode 68- March Call-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 40:24


    March brings change, and the last chance to fine tune things before qualifiers start in June.  We break it down.

    The CornerBlue Episode 67- Caribbean Battle Royale 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 50:21


    The stage is set for the next qualifying campaign. We go over the group, conclusions from Dóniga's debut against Inter de Miami and more.

    The CornerBlue Episode 66- New Year, New Coach...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 35:15


    Guess who's coming to town? We break down the call-up list ahead of the much anticipated Selecta vs Inter Miami friendly, but also talk about another important debut taking place at El Cusca.

    The CornerBlue Episode 65- Joke

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 26:53


    El chiste se cuenta solo: a timeline and breakdown of La Selecta ending up without a manager, a month prior to facing Inter Miami, and 7 months away from 2026 WCQs.

    The CornerBlue Episode 64- What's Next? (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 40:20


    After closing out 2023 on a down ending, as 2024 looms, what is there to look forward to?

    The CornerBlue Episode 63- Sensatez

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 72:10


    We chat with former Selecta captain, former Portland Timbers midfielder, and now Timbers II Assistant Coach Andrés Flores about the abroad vs local debate, what it's like to have cycles disrupted, and how to handle a globalized national team moving forward. In Spanish.Charlamos con un ex-capitán de La Selecta, recién retirado mediocampista de Portland Timbers, y actual técnico auxiliar de Timbers II, Andrés Flores sobre el debate de jugadores de aquí y allá, cómo afrontar un proceso cortado, y cómo ir asimilando y manejando a una Azul globalizada de cara al futuro.

    The CornerBlue Episode 62- End of the noble experiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 60:36


    The Hugo Pérez era comes to an end. Once again La Azul finds itself in familiar territory: coachless and disrupted. We break it down and decompress all the frustration of reliving the vicious cycle of the quick overturn of coaches. 2026 never felt so far away.

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    The CornerBlue Episode 61- Second Chances

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 48:53


    The Squad List for Nations League matchdays 1 and 2 drops. We break it down on the CornerBlue's Third Anniversary.

    The CornerBlue Episode 60- Insight w/ Hugo Pérez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 87:22


    Selecta Manager Hugo Pérez sits down with us to discuss the Asian Tour, Gold Cup 2023, the game versus Martinique and what we can look forward to with the upcoming Nations League.

    The CornerBlue Episode 59- Gold Cup 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 61:51


    As in usual CornerBlue fashion, we waited for some dust to settle before giving our 2 cents and observations on La Selecta's performance in this year's Copa Oro, and what lies ahead.

    The CornerBlue Episode 58- Asian Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 51:57


    La Selecta prepares for Copa Oro in the long awaited Asian Tour, albeit on the wrong foot. All six of them. What's missing? Is this team better than in 2021?

    The CornerBlue Episode 57- The Ecosystem

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 100:54


    We sit down with Diego Henríquez, former sporting director of La Selecta, and talk fútbol, his tenure with La Azul, his journey in Salvadoran soccer, and his aspirations for the future.#thiskitchoseme

    The CornerBlue Episode 56- Competent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 36:47


    La Azul takes another L in the US. We break it down.

    The CornerBlue Episode 55- Rollercoaster w/ Randy Chavez

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 59:23


    We sit down with former radio personality and current NFL podcast producer Randy Chavez to talk about repping ES in media and how La Selecta has helped forge a connection with his parents' home country.

    The CornerBlue Episode 54- 2022 World Cup Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 58:18


    We go over the WC so far, our picks to take it, reflections on CONCACAF's teams, and what that means for ES looking forward to 2023.

    The CornerBlue Episode 53 2022 World Cup Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 16:25


    The CornerBlue Episode 52- Assuming the Risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 61:51


    We break down La Azul's 4-1 loss to Perú. There has to be a silver lining in anything right?

    The CornerBlue Episode 51- Regulators

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 36:57


    The CornerBlue hits the two year mark and breaks down the current state of the Fesfut Saga, La Selecta returning to action, the LMF season being cut short, and much more.

    The CornerBlue Episode 50- Apocalypse Averted

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 44:17


    Despite Salvadoran Football imploding at the end of the Carrillo era, there seems to be hope at the end of the tunnel. We break it down.

    The CornerBlue Episode 49- wash, rinse, repeat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 58:58


    La Azul gets its 2nd draw in a year at home versus the Stars and Stripes. Things got messy. We break it down.

    The CornerBlue Episode 48- 1st step 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 52:14


    La Azul makes its debut in Concacaf's Nations League against Grenada. We go over the good, bad, and ugly.

    The CornerBlue Episode 47- We're all blue and white

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 56:38


    We chat with Javier Mariona, recent signing of the Oakland Roots of the USL Championship, who was recently called up for La Azulita in March. He breaks down the importance of following in the footsteps of his grandfather Salvador Mariona, who played the 1970 WC, and the experience of getting his first call-up and going to ES for the first time.

    The CornerBlue- El Salvador vs Guatemala Post Game Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 5:08


    An impromptu and brief breakdown of La Selecta's worst appearance during the Hugo Pérez era.

    The CornerBlue Episode 46- Turning the page

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 46:05


    The octagonal is long over, the WC group draws as well. What is there to look forward to in 2022 for La Azul? It's not all despair.

    The CornerBlue Episode 45- 2026 it is

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 44:56


    The road to Qatar comes to an end as La Azul gets a draw in Kingston. We break down the match and look for the silver lining in a campaign filled with ups and downs.

    The CornerBlue Episode 44- Continuity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 45:33


    La Azul self-implodes and then gets Concacaf'd. We break it down and look to what's on the horizon.

    The CornerBlue Episode 43- Achievement Unlocked

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 58:22


    La Azul grabs a historic dub in Honduras after a tight loss vs the US. We break it down heading into the pivotal match vs Canada at el Cusca. Will La Azul come out alive? What does it mean for La Hugoneta?

    The CornerBlue Episode 42- Make it or break it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 50:45


    La Azul's qualification hopes are still alive heading into the 1st match window in 2022, but will the US and the cold freeze it in its steps? Plus Hugo's story about meeting his Chilean counterpart, and much more!

    The CornerBlue Episode 41- Winter's here

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 56:24


    The next matchday window of the Octa is upon us! We break it down: the camp, the cold, the convocatoria, the players on the fringe, and the new stadium. Happy New Year!

    The CornerBlue Episode 40- Bite the bullet w/ Gerson Pérez

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 82:14


    We chat with Gerson Pérez after the two tough results against Jamaica and Panamá. Is all hope lost or what is the big picture?

    The CornerBlue Episode 39- No time to bleed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 39:09


    La Selecta meanders at the bottom of the table, but the repechaje is still in reach! Hugo and Andrés break down the head to head match-up with the Reggae Boyz and the players coming in from the UK. ¿Quien dijo miedo?

    The CornerBlue Episode 38- Growing Pains

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 33:45


    Now that the smoke has cleared, we break down La Azul's matches vs Costa Rica and México. It's time to hit the ground running for the next match window and make it past the growing pains.

    The CornerBlue Episode 37- Dub in the bag

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 32:43


    After serious questions heading into the match with Panama, La Selecta comes up big with a win, and is now within 3 points of 1st place. We break it down.

    The CornerBlue Episode 36- Rise up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 52:38


    With Panama, Costa Rica, and Mexico on the horizon, and with some question marks surrounding the starting XI, is it go time or let's get ready for 2026 time? We break it down.

    The CornerBlue Episode 35- Still Early

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 41:40


    La Selecta makes it out of the 1st qualifier window with a great result vs the US, but not so great results against Honduras and Canada. Is it time to jump ship? We break it down.

    The CornerBlue Episode 34- New Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 53:00


    We sit down with former Selecta center back Steve Purdy to break down and react to La Azul's 0-0 draw with the US to open up the octagonal, to describe what it's like playing high intensity qualifiers at El Cusca, and to recall his time wearing the blue and white kit.

    The CornerBlue Episode 33- Go Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 69:03


    For this episode we chat with Eriq Zavaleta and talk about how joining La Azul has impacted himself as a person, career, and the upcoming match versus the US. The last leg of the road to Qatar starts here.

    The CornerBlue Episode 32- Playing to Win

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 70:28


    We sit down with La Selecta assistant coach Gerson Pérez to talk about his career, the Gold Cup, aiming for 2026 and the mentality shift being implemented heading into the Octagonal.

    The CornerBlue Episode 31- Gold Cup Special Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 38:59


    La Selecta showed up to play against México, and the world took notice. We break down the match and look forward to La Azul's next test: Qatar. Will La Selecta finally make it to a 5th game?This episode is brought to you by Metroplex Premier Leaguewww.mplsoccer.com

    The CornerBlue Episode 30- Gold Cup Special Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 37:27


    La Selecta seals its pass to the quarterfinals by beating Trinidad and Tobago, next up winning the group versus the Concacaf big dog, México. Is it time to go all out or aim for the next round instead

    The CornerBlue Episode 29- Gold Cup Special Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 45:39


    La Selecta debuts in the Gold Cup vs Guatemala, we break it down.

    The Cornerblue Episode 28- Full Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 60:13


    La Selecta goes on its Covid Survival Tour, with LA as the first stop. Hugo reflects on his first in-person experience as the official scout for la FESFUT, and we break down the list for the Gold Cup.

    The CornerBlue Episode 27- Caribbean Battle Royale Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 57:39


    La Selecta clears the reformatted Concacaf first round with a 6-0 aggregate victory over St. Kitts and Nevis, but not without any consequences or aftermath. Despite it all, ES is back in the final qualifying round after a 12 year absence.#thiskitchoseme

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