“Ten cuidado.” “Be careful.” "With these words my wife, son and I depart for the hour-long drive from our hotel in Suchitoto to AFJA’s home field in Los Amates." Read about our friend Peter Ormand's visit to Los Amates.

1/15/19 It was a four game matchday at the Los Amates soccer field.  Halfway through the first game (a girls’ match), I decided to sit down next to Steve on a log that served as a spectator bench: “You see those guys over there?” I begin to point before Steve raises an elbow to swipe me down. “Don’t point.  Those guys are .” I feel embarrassed to even bring this up as a major moment during my trip - it’s a weekly occurrence at the Los Amates Soccer Field.

The Power of Play: From Los Angeles to Los Amates By: Diana Ruano @ambicion.salvadorena Football, soccer, fútbol, no matter what you choose to call it, there is no denying that it is one of the most unifying sports in the world. For me, my passion for fútbol comes out in full force during the World Cup. It is a time to pull out the soccer jerseys, root for la patria, and support the teams we adopt when we see the excitement in our friends’ eyes as they root for their motherland. The fruits

07.30.2018 It’s a tuesday evening in Koreatown, Los Angeles and I am meeting up Alex and Steven from AFJA (Academia de Futbol Juvenil Amatense) for the first time. In many ways I knew what to expect, just like Alex and Steven, I grew up in Los Angeles the product of parent(s) who fled the civil war torn country of El Salvador in the early 80s. I was certain we would connect over our love of futbol, familia and pupusas. Beyond having experiences which resonated including attending the same