Valen Scarsini and Andrés Jiménez: When invisible football goes viral
An Argentine creator and a Panamanian striker are rewriting the narrative of football from the ground up.
By FSF Editorial Staff
In an era where social media is saturated with highlights, luxuries, and big contracts, two unexpected names have starred in a story that restores the soul of football: Valen Scarsini and Andrés Jiménez.
The first, an Argentine, influencer and storyteller with a cause. The second, a Panamanian, forward for Deportivo Upala, a team in Costa Rica's Second Division. Their paths crossed in July 2025 thanks to a gesture that seemed small but was deeply symbolic.
Scarsini, known as @elscarso on Instagram and TikTok, had already demonstrated his power to mobilize fans by turning the modest Liechtenstein club FC Balzers into a global phenomenon, growing from 1,000 to over 350,000 followers. His message was simple:
“Let's support the most forgotten club in the world. Let's give visibility to those who no one looks at.”
That same spirit led him to mention Andrés Jiménez, nicknamed "El Toro," a forward forged in amateur leagues who shone in the 2025 Clausura Tournament with more than twenty goals. Within hours, his name, his story, and his goals began circulating on social media, attracting the interest of thousands... and First Division clubs.
It wasn't a campaign. It was an act of emotional justice.
Andrés, until then unknown outside the local scene, represents thousands of soccer players who play without the spotlight but with fierce passion. And Valen, with his direct and human style, once again demonstrated that soccer doesn't need full stadiums to excite, only eyes willing to look where no one is looking.
At Fútbol Sin Fronteras, we celebrate this unlikely connection between a content creator and a mud-scorer. Because this is what we also do every day in our communities: make visible those who have always been invisible.
Scarsini didn't invent social football. Jiménez didn't ask to go viral. But together they remind us that magic happens when football hits the ground again.
