One of my favorite days in the MLS season is when the MLS Players Association releases salary figures for its members. They do this twice a year (Spring/Fall) after a transfer window closes. It started way back in 2007 and its how fans know that Cuauhtemoc Blanco was the 2nd highest paid player in the league during his 3 seasons at Chicago. The current Governor of Morelos could never quite catch up to David Beckham‘s salary of $6.5m but he didn’t do too bad at $2.7m a season. For a salary capped league, it really matters how much you pay each player and what you get out of them. For example, it probably wasn’t the best idea for the Fire to make Nery Castillo the 6th highest paid player in the league back in 2010. But that’s the past, lets see if the current FO has done a better job allocating their resources…
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TCK Podcast: Post-Game Reactions vs Costa Rica
Mexico vs Suriname
Mexico stayed as the Group A leader with their 2-0 win over Suriname. Let’s dive into the match.
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Diego Segura joins the pod for a post-game reaction to Mexico’s 1-0 win over Turkey.
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TCK Podcast: Post-Game Reactions vs Switzerland
Nayib Moran joins the pod for a post-game reaction to Mexico’s 4-2 loss versus Switzerland.
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Mexico v Switzerland
In their first of 2 Gold Cup warmup games, Mexico dropped a stinker against Switzerland. El Tri lost 4-2 in front of 41k in sunny Utah. I have some thoughts
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