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Aloísio Pires Alves, a former Barcelona captain and Porto legend who served as an assistant under José Mourinho, will become a Liga Nacional head coach for the first time, bringing decades of European experience to Honduran club football.

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.

Honduras will field its largest-ever delegation of 110 athletes across 27 sports at the Central American and Caribbean Games in the Dominican Republic, July 24–August 8, competing in four of five regional venues.

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.

Keyrol Figueroa, the young Liverpool prospect and son of former Honduras captain Maynor Figueroa, made his debut for the Honduran national team and said the team can go far.

Cristian Canales, a 19-year-old center back who left relegation-threatened CD Choloma after being signed by Olimpia, made his senior Honduras debut against Argentina, with veteran Denil Maldonado urging him to play with confidence before kickoff.

Honduran defender Andy Najar of Nashville SC has been selected to the MLS All-Star team that will face Mexico's Liga MX stars on July 29 in Charlotte, joining Argentina's Lionel Messi and South Korea's Son Heung-Min.

Honduras coach Francisco Molina said his team came to compete against Argentina as a whole, not just Messi, and will deploy its own tactical approach despite the difficulty of facing one of the world's best teams.

Honduras remained 66th with 1,380.27 points in FIFA's updated rankings ahead of World Cup 2026, as Argentina regained the top spot and Mexico climbed to 14th after a 5–1 win over Serbia.

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.

Coach José Francisco Molina called up Marathon defender José Aguilera, 24, as a last-minute addition to Honduras's squad for a June 6 friendly against Argentina in Texas, while injured left back Darlin Mencía trained separately.