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Clavijo leaves Rapids for family matter - The Denver Post
Clavijo leaves Rapids for family matter - The Denver Post
Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo returned to his native Uruguay today to attend to a family medical emergency. Clavijo responded via text message Wednesday afternoon that he did not think he would be back in time for Saturday's home game against the Kansas City Wizards, but did not rule it out completely. Assistant coach Gary Smith headed up practice this afternoon and said afterward he was ...
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REPORT: Clavijo Leaves Colorado For Uraguay
Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games — ... emergency. This of course comes just hours after Steve Goff reported a meeting took placed between the Colorado Rapids and Clavijo in which Clavijo thought he was sure to get the sack. In the days of the old Soviet Union, much was gathered about the secret goings on of organizations behind the Iron Curtain by paying keen attention to timing of travel, "sick" relatives, timing of press releases, "ill" leaders and the like. Just sayin' Read more about the official reason for the trip out of the country here... Rapids fans, are you hoping its a ...

Clavijo Leaves Colorado For Family Issue
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog — ... , Colorado Rapids head coach Fernando Clavijo has left the club to return to his native Uruguay today to attend to a family medical emergency. ...

Some Crap For Your Birthday News
du Nord — ... Brian Forbes of the Denver Post reports that coach Fernando Clavijo has gone to his native Uruguay for a family medical emergency. We will have a good thought for him and his family. ...

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