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It is not often that Mexico goes up against teams who are able to play keep away. When it happened in the past, Mexico often had the propensity to blast away and regroup. When they did dispossess, they would then mount their own slow, deliberate attack. The Counter was rarely, …
Mexico Caps off a Great Week with Another Win Over Brazil
ARLINGTON, TX – It was surprising that Jerry Jones and the decision makers at Cowboys Stadium didn’t add any more capacity to their stadium. They could easily have sold 200,000 tickets for the the friendly between Mexico and Brazil. As it was, the majority of a record crowd of 84,516 …
The last time Andres Guardado was in Chicago, he scored 2 terrific goals in Mexico’s 4-1 Gold Cup romp over Costa Rica. The result set in motion the series of events that would lead to the demise of Costa Rica’s coach, Ricardo Lavolpe, who coincidentally had given Guardado his big …
Santos the Worthiest of Champions
How fitting was it that it was Oribe Peralta that put away the clincher for Santos’ 4th title, and second since 2008? For those keeping score at home, it was his 42nd goal of the 2011-12 soccer season. He was a little nicked, so Benjamin Galindo decided to take him …
Omnilife goes Organic while Hugo and Lavolpe Return
The Liga Mexicana’s ratings have dipped over the past few years, and league executives are looking for ways to make the league more appealing. While they look at a “premier league”, change the point system, etc., is there a more tried and true method of attracting more eye-balls than the …
SAF Puts the Kibosh on Chicharito’s Olympic Odyssey
In a somewhat surprising, yet understandable announcement yesterday, FEMEXFUT announced that Javier Hernandez will not be part of Mexico’s Olympic plans. The decision came all the way from the top, as in Sir Alex Ferguson, who decided that Chicharo the Younger would be better served not having to participate in …
Semifinals and Changes at Pumas
Club America hosts Monterrey in the first leg of a highly anticipated Semi-Final tie tonight at the Estadio Azteca (Telefutura, 9pm CT). There is not a lot of love lost between citizens of Monterrey and those in the Capital city. Regios flat out don’t like Chilangos. We chilangos… well, we’re …
The Wild and Wooly Liga Mexicana’s post season starts tonight. The eight teams that have qualified for la fiesta grande have been paired into some tasty match-ups. Here in the US, one channel is leveraging the league’s popularity in hopes of adding its newly christened sports channel to more content …
The rumors had been swirling for years, and it appears that it will finally happen. The 18 teams in Mexico’s first division will play in a league that is affiliated with, yet autonomous from the FMF. The 18 teams’ owners voted to pursue the new league outside of the FMF …
