Colombian soccer player James Rodríguez was born in the city of Cúcuta, but he quickly moved to Ibagué along with his mother. The beginnings of the career of the renowned Colombian footballer were framed by great support from his family and thus managed to complete his first training sessions with the Tolimense Soccer Academy, team with which he played the renowned Pony Fútbol festival. The news was confirmed by journalists José Alberto Ortiz and Camilo Pinto on the Caracol Radio program El Carrusel.
Many of the Colombian’s fans recognize that one of the people who most supported James during his early days was his grandmother, Rosa Miryam Gómez. The woman was in charge of taking Rodríguez to his first training sessions with professor Jorge Luis Bernal and he always instilled the sport in his grandson. In the afternoon hours of this Saturday, November 13, it was learned that Mrs. Rosa lost her life in the Tolima capital and so far there is no official communication from the family of the Colombian athlete.
Mr. Alcides Rubio Peña, Maternal grandfather of the Colombian soccer player, died 5 years ago also in the city of Ibagué and at that time James traveled from Spain to accompany his family at his grandfather’s funeral. The maternal family of the Colombian ’10’ is going through a difficult time and through social networks some messages of support and condolence have already arrived for the scorer of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Much Fortress James and doña Pilar and family
— Nath♥️????????Ghosted (@HeyitsNat_A) November 13, 2021
The footballer is in the city of Barranquilla, concentrated with the Colombian national team and preparing the next game against Paraguay for the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifier. So far the Colombian Football Federation has not made any official statement about a possible departure of the steering wheel from the concentration site and the player did not make any kind of official communication either.
Meanwhile, More information about the immediate future of the Colombian athlete is expected to be delivered in the next few hours. and if it will be available to play the next match of the Colombian National Team in the city of Barranquilla.
