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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 …
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 …
When I was first becoming aware of the beautiful game in the late 70′s, it didn’t take me long to decide which team was for me. Universidad (which is what they were predominantly called back then) stood out because of the goal scorers and the badass uniforms. Besides, I was …
No one can really be surprised that there are 3 Mexican teams in the Concacaf Champions League semi-finals. The real surprise, of course, came at the expense of the North American Galácticos. Monterrey, Santos, and even Pumas were favorites to advance past their quarterfinal opponents. But hardly anyone could have …
"Rey Midas" Nabs Another Crown for Monterrey
There are passionate fans all over Mexico, but few teams in the league play in front of as many sell outs as do the regios, the ones from Monterrey. The fan bases may not be as big as some of the national brands, but they are fiercely loyal, win or …
It Ain’t Real-Barça, but Concafinal Meaty Just the Same
While the whole world awaits the next installment of the Barcelona – Real Madrid, here in our little corner of the world, an epic battle is brewing. More about that in minute. I am still trying to wrap my head around the whole 4 games in 18 days thing. Rivalry …
Losing Suazo Hurts, But it’s Not Devastating
As wild and wooly as Mexican futbol has been over the years, there were still a few maxims that were steadfast. One of those was that despite the budget, the fans, and the stars, Monterrey will always be an underachiever. Monterrey hadn’t done much in its history. It did win …
La Liga Mexicana – As Wild and Wooly as Ever
Edgar Pacheco’s Atlas, yes, Atlas leads the MFL… for now As if we needed more proof that wild and wooly Liga Mexicana is living up to its reputation, I present as exhibit A, the first two weeks of the Mexican Clausura. The defending champion, and favorite to win it all …
Jonathan Orozco is a good, young goalkeeper. The Monterrey net-minder has proven himself as the starting goalie for both of Monterrey’s titles over the last year. But as good as he is on the pitch, he hasn’t quite mastered the social media phenomena. The young keeper is on the twitter, …
When Humberto “Chupete” Suazo joined Monterrey after the 2007 Copa America, my initial thought was that he was going to a black hole. Many a talented player had signed big money contracts to play for the two teams in La Sultana del Norte only to see them sloth their way …
