A recently released survey of Ticos’ perception of foreigners in Costa Rica, conducted by the National University’s Social Studies Institute, or IDESPO, found that many Costa Ricans view U.S. expats ...

Although Shakespeare’s Juliet spoke true when she said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” she was referring to given names passed on to us by parents and ancestors. What others choose ...

The two nations with most world finals appearances in the confederation had to wait until the very end to seal their qualification and will now go forward to Friday’s Final Draw in Doha. As for Los ...

AL KHOR, Qatar -- Germany crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage for the second successive tournament, despite a second-half fightback to beat Costa Rica 4-2 at Al Bayt Stadium on Thursday. - ...

Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and Italy were the heavy favourites, but Keylor Navas and Bryan Ruiz propelled Costa Rica to a huge upset at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.