Juan Arango
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Soccer has been an integral part of Juan's life. Rocked to sleep by tall tales of the Brazil 1970 side and learned to read in Spanish through old editions of El Gráfico that his cousins stashed away, his knowledge of the sport is vast both on and off the pitch.

A Colombian-American that lived in Argentina and married and Argento-Italian; Juan has been involved in the media industry for the past six years in various functions. A graduate of Florida International University, he has been versatile in this industry and in constant metamorphosis. Juan currently works at Gol TV as color analyst and narrator as well as on-camera talent for various productions such as La Liga 360, 2010 Report, and Oh My Gol!.

He also worked at ESPN International as he covered soccer and tennis there. He was part of the production crew in Bristol, Conn. that worked on the 2006 World Cup. Juan was the color analyst for the 2009 Gold Cup´s world feed. He has also been a guest on soccer shows such as Major League Soccer Talk, Inside the Six, The Third Half, and Inside Soccer.

His experience is also wide having been the Sports Writer for the Bristol Observer and has done freelance work for national publications such as the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, The Middletown Press, as well as online publications such as Goal.com, La Liga Talk, Serie A Talk, Miami Soccer Examiner, The Barcelona Supporters Group- Miami, and Simply Fútbol.

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Toure Departure Could Be Big Mistake for Barcelona

Posted June 9, 2010 | 12:18:56 (EST)

If there is one downside to the Culé culture, it is the way they have let go of some of their stars in the past. Cruyff, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Stoichkov, Kluivert, Ronaldinho, Deco, and Samuel Eto'o just to name some stars of note. Also include Javier Saviola and Yaya Touré in...

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Messi to Face Unprecedented Pressure

Posted June 8, 2010 | 13:06:50 (EST)

One can make the case that never in the history of football has a player had the amount of pressure that Lio Messi has on his shoulders right now.

It's hard to say that it's easy for a 22-year-old to not only start to come into his peak years, but...

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How Deep Is the US Squad for South Africa?

Posted June 1, 2010 | 14:22:16 (EST)

There are still question marks surrounding the US national team callup. Let's be honest, Bob Bradley picked the best men available to him. The team has a collective mentality that is very strong. But mentality can only take you so far. The callup stirs mixed emotions, but overall you have...

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An Interview With Sandro Rosell (Part One)

Posted May 28, 2010 | 15:37:08 (EST)

If there is one thing that makes Sandro Rosell, it's been his involvement in the "youth revolution" that took place at Barcelona in the early part of last decade. He was part of that new generation of executive that ushered in this successful era at the Camp Nou. He was...

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Del Bosque Puts Out His Final List for South Africa

Posted May 25, 2010 | 02:08:52 (EST)

Spain's coach Vicente del Bosque is very low-key by nature. That is why his press conference on Thursday was more about the players than about his decision.

Although the 23-man roster looks to be one of the most solid going to South Africa, there were doses of controversy in certain...

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Barca End Villa speculation

Posted May 20, 2010 | 11:46:00 (EST)

Hello everyone!

Look forward to hearing from you all here at The Huffington Post. Really excited with this opportunity and hope to keep you all informed, entertained, and fired up about the latest regarding the Beautiful Game... any thoughts, comments, etc., please send them my way.

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