[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Who needs Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben and Mark van Bommel when you have Robin van Persie? Mexico had played England on Monday, starting most of its first-team players, so Tri coach Javier Aguirre gave many reserves a start against the Dutch, who dominated the first half.
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Stuttering performance answers few questions
[ENGLAND] England looked the less polished but more efficient team Tuesday in beating Mexico, 3-1, at Wembley Stadium, with the word “patchy”cropping up in headlines and match reports. Mexico’s ability to stitch together passes and twice breach the English back line with through balls unnerved a sellout crowd of morethan 88,000 fans during a lively […]
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Tri defense is exposed
[MEXICO] After giving up just one goal in eight friendlies before heading off to Europe to begin final preparations for the World Cup, Mexico finally faced alegitimate contender and conceded three goals to England with remarkable ease. The bad news is Coach Javier Aguirre has only a day to repair things before theTri’s next game […]
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Santos hands title to Toluca
[MEXICO] Santos will be ruing its failure to capture the 2010 Torneo Bicentenario, Mexico’s spring championship, after twice missing on penalty kicks that wouldhave clinched the title. Instead, the title went to Toluca in the sixth round of the shootout after the final ended in a 0-0 tie and the two-leg series finished 2-2. Matias […]
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World Cup Warmups
[DATEBOOK] Host South Africa, which will play two Latin American teams (Mexico and Uruguay) at the World Cup, plays a key warmup when it hosts Colombia inPretoria on Thursday. For all this week’s games and television viewing information … SCHEDULE:May 27 in Minsk,12:30 pm ET Belarus vs. Honduras May 27 in Aalborg, 2:15 pm ET […]
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Gomez joins Torres at Pachuca
[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 […]