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Goal of the Week
By: Darius |
Check out Cruz Azul’s Richard Nuñez kick this ball like it did something wrong to him. Mediotiempo.com named it their Goal of the Week.
Cruz Azul went on to beat Chiapas’ Jaguars 1-0, and nudged “La Maquina” into first place of Group 1.
Best and Worst of Jornada 15
By: Darius |You know it’s been an eventful week when the league’s best striker is a “Gerk” and the man in charge of minding the goal shares his name with a Mexican beer. Check out Mediotiempo’s best and worst of Jornada 15!
Ticket to “La Liguilla”
By: Darius |With two dates to go, things are really heating up in the Mexican Aperatura. The top two teams of each group are automatically entered into the Liguilla, or Mexican play-offs. The next four best teams from the over-all table are tossed into a mini play-off, where the first best plays the fourth best, while the […]
Race Towards the Finals
By: Darius |Group standings after Jornada 15:
Group 1
Cruz Azul 26
Chivas 23
Atlas 23
Jaguares 22
Querétaro 20
Necaxa […]
Italian Connection
By: Darius |Marcello Lippi is wanted by the Mexican Federation’s National Team Committee.
The former Italy coach was confirmed as one of four candidates still in the running for coach of the Mexican National Team.
“I can confirm Lippi is one of the names on our list,” stated the Federation’s general secretary Decio de Maria.
The committee, made up […]
Hoping for a Miracle
By: Darius |UAG’s Owls are hoping for a bit of luck and divine intervention this weekend in their Jornada 15 clash with America.
And who better to bring that luck than the Virgin of Zapopan?
Priests from a local parish brought the 10-inch-high, corn-paste statue to an UAG practice session this week. The statue is venerated as a […]
Atletico Nacional 4 Morelia 2
By: Darius |Mexican soccer had little to cheer about last night. First, Toluca’s Red Devils were roasted 3-1 by San Lorenzo in Buenos Aires, then Morelia’s Monarcas squandered a 2-goal lead and lost to Colombian powerhouse Atlético Nacional at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
Rough night at the office, huh boys?
Los Tuzos del Pachuca will try […]
San Lorenzo 3 Toluca 1
By: Darius |Toluca’s Copa Sudamericana hopes took a serious dive last night after a 3-1 loss to San Lorenzo at the Nuevo Gasómetro Stadium in Buenos Aires.
Goals from Pablo Quatrocchi (17’) and Néstor Silvera (51’, 56′) put the Argentinians in cruise control before Bruno Marioni pulled one back for the Red Devils.
Surprisingly, Toluca coach Americo Gallego […]
Jornada 15 TV Schedule (With Predictions!)
By: Darius |For the newbies: If you live in the States, La Primera División de México is a particularly exciting league to follow. The fact that you can watch a good number of the games on the tube makes it one of the most accessible to soccer junkies. And with Tivo, DVRs and all that stuff, plus […]
Bad Boys
By: Darius |The FMF’s Disciplinary Comission has slapped Monterrey’s José Joel González with a three-game suspension for rough play last weekend.
Gonzalez was sent off in the ninth minute in a rough-and-tumble affair against Atlas for a knee-snapping tackle from behind. Atlas went on to beat Los Rayados 2-1, ending a five game rut.
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