After getting blown out 3-0 at home versus the young NY Red Bulls, Chicago needed a good performance to right the ship as we near the World Cup break. It wasn’t looking good as they gave up the opening goal while mostly controlling the game..
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Mexico (and the rest of CONCACAF) have released their preliminary rosters for the Nations League….. It is 60 players long and has pretty much every Mexican player one can name.
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Going into the March friendlies, Mexico was 9th in FIFA’s rankings but have fallen 2 spots after losing to Wales and beating Costa Rica. They still remain within shouting distance of a seeded place at Qatar World Cup.
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El Tri have another tournament this summer because well, how else is CONCACAF going to make money if they don’t hold the Gold Cup every 2 years. If you’re a fan of Mexico, you will notice several national team stalwarts missing. Some due to injuries, others for personal reasons and one because he pissed off the new coach…
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I typically write about sports, mostly soccer on my blog but I am switching it up today. I am a huge Marvel fan and have had my eye on the Hot Toys line for a while but never pulled the trigger on buying their figures. However, that changed when I ordered the Iron Man Mark IV figure from Hot Toys last month. After End Game, it seems a lot of people are looking to make their first purchase and have some questions. I try to answer some of those questions in my review of the Iron Man Mark IV.
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If there’s one thing that gets my weekend off to a great start its a Chicharito brace. Or MOTM performance by Lozano. Or Jimenez scoring a game winner versus Manchester United. The current crop of Mexicans Abroad might finally be changing the conversation when it comes to foreign clubs signing Mexicans.
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Champions and Europa League mid-week games loom over this weekend. Don’t be surprised if clubs switch up their squads to keep certain players fresh for those mid-week games.
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The first matchday of Europa League and Champions League is now behind us. Back to league play for our Mexicans Abroad…
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The Champions League is here. So is its little brother, Europa League. Let’s try to keep track of how our Mexicans are doing. Even if a couple of them are in the Group of Death with Barcelona….
(Kickoff times are CT)
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It might be only a month or so in for most European leagues but let’s take a quick look at how our Mexicans Abroad are doing before previewing the weekend’s schedule.
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