[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Cruz Azul scored twice in the first 23 minutes, but American Jose Francisco Torres‘ Pachucarecovered and reduced the final score in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League final in Mexico City to 2-1. Emanuel Villa gave Cruz Azulthe lead in the 19th minute and an own goal by Carlos Rodriguez […]
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Gomez: 'Odds stacked against me'
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Unless he’s selected to represent the USA at the World Cup, Herculez Gomez‘s season is over — andquite a season it’s been. Before being red-carded late in Puebla’s 4-1 win over Cruz Azul on Sunday, the American striker scored twice to give him 10 goals and a tie for first place among […]
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Donovan: 'I want to be Messi just for one day'
[MLS] Los Angeles Galaxy star Landon Donovan talks about all things Mexican — including just how close he came tojoining Club America — as well as other topics in this MLS Insider interview. Watch the video here … He reveals his favorite desserts and his favorite FIFA Soccer 10 teams. “I want to be Messi […]
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Irish set to face Mexican teams in twinbill
[DATEBOOK] The Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will close out their spring seasons on Friday night with a doubleheader against a pair of Mexicanteams. The Fighting Irish women will kick off the exhibition twinbill at 5 p.m. when they square off with the Mexican national team, while the men will take on the Mexican […]
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Gomez strikes again — twice
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez scored twice in the first half Sunday in Puebla’s 4-1 win over Cruz Azul and movedinto a tie for first place on the Mexican First Division scoring charts with 10 goals for the season. Unfortunately, Gomez was red-carded late in the game and will miss Puebla’s seasonfinale. Gomez has scored 10 […]
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Mexico's Aguirre: 'This team can make history'
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] At Monday’s opening of Mexico’s full-time camp for domestic-based national team players at the Centro de Alto in Mexico City, Coach Javier Aguirre said the Tri could make history this summer.
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'Chicharito' headed to Manchester United
Javier Hernandez, better known as “Chicharito” (“Little Pea”), has signed with Manchester United, making him the first Mexican to join the EPL club. Hernandez, 21, is the leading scorer in the Mexican league with Guadalajara and has scored in each of his three games for the Mexican national team this year, As part of the […]
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Pachuca returns to regional final
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Pachuca got a goal from Edy Brambila in the sixth minute and held on to beat Toluca,1-0, and move into the final of the Concacaf Champions League against Cruz Azul. Pachuca, the Concacaf champion in 2007 and 2008, had earned a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Toluca. American Jose Francisco Torres […]
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Cruz Azul win Mexico City series
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Cruz Azul got four goals in the last quarter of an hour and crushed UNAM, 5-0, to move into the final of the CONCACAF ChampionsLeague. Pumas led, 1-0, following the first game, but Cristian Riveros equalized in 37th minute. Cruz Azul pulled away on goals byHoracio Cervantes on a header in the […]
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Indios players targeted in Juarez
There is probably no tougher team to play for than Indios, the Mexican club based in Juarez, center of the drug war that had more than 2,500 murders last year. Indios is last in thestandings and certain to be relegated. To make matters worse, players are being extorted. “My players — I’m not going to […]