Hugo Sánchez es considerado sin duda alguna como el mejor jugador Mexicano de todos los tiempos; no solo sobrepasó las expectativas nacionales como uno de los mejores jugadores de la liga Mexicana, pero también se convirtió en un icono internacional gracias a sus famosas chilenas y volteretas en las ligas españolas e Estadounidenses. Nacido en… Read More »
Hace veinte anos solo habían dos jugadores de la selección mexicana que jugaban en equipos internacionales, pero actualmente los miembros de la selección juegan en 16 equipos diferentes en cinco países diferentes. Anteriormente en México la gente prefería que los jugadores no jugaran en equipos internacionales y que jugaran en la liga nacional. Sin embargo,… Read More »
This July, the U.S. Men’s National Team will compete with their North and Central American rivals in the Gold Cup, at the end of which one team will be crowned champions of CONCACAF. This is important in itself, but also in that it offers a chance to play in the 2017 Confederations Cup, a prestigious… Read More »
Mucho se ha dicho de la decisión de la FIFA de dar la sede del Mundial 2022 a Catar, un pais con pésimo record de derechos humanos, un clima que no es favorable para una competencia profesional, y una candidatura de muy alto riesgo dado que en este momento casi nada de la infraestructura necesaria… Read More »
This past Thursday, New England Revolution youngster Diego Fagundez started for Uruguay in the South American Under 20 Championship, which, under current FIFA rules, will permanently exclude him from suiting up for the United States Men’s National Team in the future [1]. Many fans of the USMNT were hoping that the 19 year old… Read More »
Under the radar of our sports inundated country, two weeks ago the United States hosted a World Cup qualifying tournament that culminated last Sunday night at PPL Park in Chester, PA. The women’s teams of the United States, Costa Rica, and Mexico all qualified for Canada 2015, while Trinidad and Tobago face Ecuador in a… Read More »
I know a lot of people may have watched the USA vs. Panama game on Tuesday night, but did everyone catch the significance of this game for Mexico? Soccer gods must still exist. I remember when I was under 15 playing in regionals for soccer in Cary, North Carolina. In the US youth soccer… Read More »
America’s Team. Fans across the country lay claim to this label for their favorite sports team. As a result of this dilution, this moniker largely has lost its meaning. So if you’re still searching for the real America’s Team, look no further than the USA Men’s Soccer team. As you no doubt know by now,… Read More »
* This article is cross-posted with the blog ¿Opio del pueblo? During the Mexico-Trinidad/Tobago Gold Cup quarterfinal the other night, I was part of an engaging twitter discussion about racism in CONCACAF soccer that centered around these posts: It has struck me how much blatant racism you see around #GoldCup chat sites/twitter directed at Caribbean… Read More »
The U.S. Men’s National Team’s loss to Honduras on February 6 generated a small wave of surprise and recrimination. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann has come in for criticism for showing either a lack of respect for Los Catrachos or a bit of naïvete by playing a young defensive line with no cohesion. The surprise stems from… Read More »
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