Gregory Sica

Who is Gregory Sica?

Gregory Sica is a sports writer, who currently writes for Sports Illustrated and Southamericanfutbol.com. He works as the South American correspondent for both, providing analysis on South American soccer, since moving to Uruguay in February 2005.

He is well known at SI.com for his exclusive interviews, after having interviewed some of South America's top soccer players, most notably those from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. These have included Diego Forlán, Luís Fabiano, Hernán Crespo, Álvaro Recoba, Gabriel Heinze, Gonzalo Higuaín, Daniel Alves, Diego Lugano, Rodrigo Palacio, and Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

One of his most controversial pieces for Sports Illustrated was about the serious and unpleasant effects of Hooliganism, on Argentine soccer.

He also provides commentary on several important international competitions, such as the FIFA World Cup, the Copa América, The FIFA Club World Cup, The Copa Libertadores, and the Copa Sudamericana. He often includes his predictions for these tournaments.

At Southamericanfutbol.com he provides all the latest news and happenings in the South American game, as well as opinion based analysis on the major talking points from the continent.