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Soccer experts say that English League is the most demanding in the world. And they are not wrong. In order for a foreign footballer to reach that tournament, he must meet a series of conditions that were established in the Governing Body Endorsementsomething similar to a visa, which has minimum requirements so that players can sign with a team in that tournament.
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Among the items that are taken into account are the number of matches they have played with their National selection, both in the senior and minor categories. Also the “status” of the team in which he played before going to the League and the games he played with it. If he has international appearances in his history, he scores more points.
All of these requirements had to be met by the six Colombian footballers who play in that League and were called up by Nestor Lorenzo to dispute the Copa America 2024which is carried out in USA and in which the Creoles started off on the right foot: They beat Paraguay 2-1 in their debut.
The two goals of the national team’s victory were scored by the Antioquian Daniel Muñoz and the Valle del Cauca Jefferson Lerma. Both are teammates in England: they defend the colors of Crystal Palace, a team that serves as their home team in London, the English capital.
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The Valle del Cauca steering wheel Jéfferson Lerma has been playing in English football for six years. Five of them were spent at Bournemouth, a team of which he became captain in recent seasons. However, his contract ended in the middle of the year in 2023. They looked for him from Crystal Palacea team with which he signed a contract for three seasons, until mid-year 2026.
In his first season with the Palace, Jéfferson Lerma – strong midfielder, recoverer in the middle of the field and who usually steps into the opponent’s area – He played 28 games. In them he scored a goal, gave an assist and received a yellow card. In total he added 2,405 minutes in the season. He established himself as one of the squad’s idols.
For his part, Daniel Muñoz, a footballer who debuted in professional football in Águilas Doradas in 2017, arrived at the English team in the European winter market in the 2023-2024 season.
He did it after having a successful passage through the Genk from Belgium during 4 years. Muñoz arrived in January of this year to the English team and not only earned the starting position in a short time, but also established himself as one of the best right backs in the Premier League.
In the 17 games he played in the first division of English football, Muñoz did not score a goal, but he did manage to provide four assists. He received four yellow cards and totaled 1,445 minutes on the field. Furthermore, he established himself as one of the leaders of the Colombian national team, with whom he has already scored two goals.
The next match of the Colombian National Team in the Copa América will be on Friday, June 28. That day they will face Costa Rica at the University of Phoenix stadium. The actions are scheduled to start at 5:00 pm (Colombian time).
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