[AMERICANS ABROAD] Pachuca has snapped up American forward Herculez Gomez, whose 10 goals for Puebla tied him for thescoring lead in Mexico’s Torneo Bicentenario. The 28-year-old Gomez will join midfielder Jose Francisco Torres at Pachuca, winner of the 2010Concacaf Champions League. Barring a move by Torres to another club, that means two Americans will be […]
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Tri success could be bonanza for Mexican consumers
Mexican companies hope to capitalize on the excitement surrounding the Tri, Mexico’s national team, by offering huge incentives in case it does well at the World Cup. One electronicsstore has promised to pay back customers who buy high-definition TVs if Mexico wins five games — something it has never done before. And in case of […]
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What They're Saying
“Let’s be honest — you’re only allowed four or five foreigners per club, so if I was a foreigner, there’s no chance. And I was cheap compared to what others make, so theyoffered me a six-month deal and if it pans out, it pans out. But I don’t think they ever expected anything like this […]
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USA 30 Saturday
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] The U.S. national team team won’t have to worry about midfielder Jose Francisco Torres‘ Mexicanseason extending into next week. Pachuca fell to Toluca, 1-0, on Saturday and was knocked out of the Torneo Bicentenario playoffs. Seven other players on the provisional 30-man roster were in actionon Saturday, all in MLS … Goalkeepers […]
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Ochoa faces competition in Mexico goal
Guillermo Ochoa is one of Mexico’s best-known players, but the 24-year-old goalie is not guaranteed to start in goal for Mexico at the World Cup. Ochoa, who was in goal for the Tri’s 1-0 win over Angola on Thursday before 70,099 fans in Houston, is facing competition from veteran Oscar “El Conejo”Perez, a favorite of […]
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Big crowd endures another poor Mexico outing
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] A goal by sub Alberto Medina was all Mexico could muster in its 1-0 victory against a makeshiftSenegal team brought over to serve as sparring partner for the Tri in its next-to-last U.S. friendly that drew a crowd of 60,610 fans at Soldier Field. Andres Guardado, another sub, was released early by […]
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Big win for Torres' Pachuca
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jose Francisco Torres played the entire game for Pachuca in its 2-1 win at Monterrey that moved itinto the semifinals of Mexico’s Torneo Bicentenario. In Germany, Steve Cherundolo‘s Hannover 96 staved off relegation when it won at Bochum, 3-0, on the finalday of the Bundesliga season. For all the Saturday action … GERMANY, […]
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New Meadowlands Stadium gets thumps up from Aguirre
Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre couldn’t have been happy with the Tri’s 0-0 tie with Ecuador in a friendly on Friday evening, but he loved the NewMeadowlands Stadium. The game drew 77,507 fans, mostly in support of Mexico, for the first soccer game at the new stadium. “This is a beautiful stadium,” Aguirresaid. “We […]
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Sacramento-born Ponce starts again for Chivas
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sacramento-born Miguel Ponce started for Guadalajara in both legs of its Libertadores Cupsecond-round series with Velez Sarsfield, his first two appearances in the South American club championship. Chivas lost, 2-0, on Tuesday but advanced to the quarterfinals, 3-2, onaggregate. Ponce, a defender, debuted for Guadalajara at the end of the regular season and […]
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The USA's other national team
More than 80,000 fans are expected to watch Mexico play Ecuador on Friday in a pre-World Cup exhibition in New Jersey’s Meadowlands. In March, on a chilly Wednesday night in Charlotte, N.C., 63,000fans watched the Mexico take on Iceland. Three weeks before that, 90,000 fans packed the Rose Bowl to watch El Tri play New […]