Marathon

Honduran club Marathón will face Costa Rican Alajuelense in a Centroamerican Cup quarterfinal on September 10 without three starters—Natanael Martínez, Henry Figueroa, and Nicolás Messiniti—suspended for accumulated yellow cards.

Marathón mounted a second-half comeback to defeat Génesis 2-1 in a Liga Nacional match at Roberto Suazo Córdova Stadium in La Paz, with goals from Damin Ramírez and Jonathan Bueso after Génesis had taken a halftime lead.

International referee Saíd Martínez explained his red card to Real España defender Daniel Aparicio for insulting him and defended his use of VAR to annul a goal by Devron García, saying the video review was necessary to catch a handball.

Marathón president Daniel Otero apologized to fans after the team's 1-0 defeat to El Salvador's Alianza FC in Copa Centroamericana play, with the San Pedro Sula club needing to beat Nicaragua's Real Estelí on Wednesday to advance.

Honduran midfielder Kervin Arriaga's transfer from Spain's Levante to Greece's AEK Athens for about 3 million euros will generate approximately 3.5 million lempiras (about $140,000) for Platense and Marathón under FIFA's solidarity mechanism, which compensates clubs that developed players before age 23.

Honduran forward Antony "Choco" Lozano has agreed to sign with CD Marathón on a one-year contract, returning to the Honduran league after his stint with Santos Laguna in Mexico ended due to a knee injury.

Motagua leads Group D with six points in the Copa Centroamericana and can secure a quarterfinals berth with a win over Costa Rica's Cartaginés on Wednesday; Marathón plays Antigua on Thursday seeking to advance, while Olimpia rests.

Platense and Marathón drew 1–1 at Estadio Excelsior in the second round of the Apertura 2026–2027 season, with Marathón midfielder Jailor Fernández sent off in the 35th minute for elbowing an opponent.

Marathón signed 21-year-old right back and winger Samuel Card to a three-year contract, the club's eighth recruit for the Apertura tournament and Central American Cup.

Honduran club Marathón drew goalless against Costa Rican champion Herediano in its opening match of the Copa Centroamericana, earning a valuable away point under new Argentine coach Silvio Rudman.

A marathon in Tegucigalpa on July 26 from 5:30–8:00 a.m. will bring temporary traffic modifications across several sectors, though no full street closures; authorities urge drivers to use caution and expect delays.

Argentine midfielder Bruno Farioli, Marathón's key offensive player, suffered a right-knee injury during a preseason friendly against Génesis FC on July 18, raising alarm weeks before the Apertura 2026 season begins given his eight-month recovery from knee surgery just last year.

Honduran club Marathón signed Colombian midfielder Yairo Moreno, a Concacaf Champions Cup winner and Mexican League champion with León, as its sixth signing for the 2026 season and Copa Centroamericana.

Argentine coach Silvio Rudman, recently departed from Boca Juniors, has been named manager of Honduran first-division club Marathón in San Pedro Sula following the team's loss in the recent Clausura final.

The La Prensa-Gatorade Marathon, Honduras's premier annual running event, will draw thousands of domestic and international competitors to San Pedro Sula on June 14, with proceeds benefiting a school project.

Marathón goalkeeper César Samudio, playing for Panama's national team, is the sole player from Honduras's Liga Nacional at the 2026 World Cup, with Panama set to debut against Ghana on June 17.

Natanael Martínez, a 24-year-old midfielder from Olanchito who played in US amateur tournaments and the USL League One, has signed with Marathón for the upcoming Liga Nacional seasons.

Runners from San Pedro Sula and across Honduras completed the third and final official training session on June 8 ahead of the gold-edition La Prensa-Gatorade Marathon scheduled for June 14.

Concacaf has confirmed the group-stage match dates for Motagua, Olimpia, and Marathón in the 2026 Central America Cup, a four-month regional club tournament running July through December that feeds into the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.

Honduras's flagship La Prensa-Gatorade half marathon, now in its 50th edition on June 14 in San Pedro Sula, has sold out all categories, drawing 22 nationalities and thousands of recreational and elite runners in what organizers describe as a milestone for the country's premier running event.

Olimpia, Motagua, and Marathón will represent Honduras in the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup starting July 28, competing for the regional title and a spot in the 2027 Champions Cup.