TIJUANA, BC. – After obtaining the Clausura 2012 tournament championship title, and for their recent performance in the Copa Libertadores de America 2013, Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente (XOLOS) has now improved 79 spots to the number 121 best team in the world in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFHHS) rankings list.

It is important to highlight that the victories obtained in international tournaments weigh heavier than local league victories, which is why the Xolos have been able to improve their status in this list after defeating Millonarios of Columbia and San Jose Oruro from Bolivia.

Xolos now have improved their position from number 200 back in February to number 121 with 113.5 points.

Club Tijuana is also now the third best team in Mexico right behind Club Santos Laguna who are second in the country and ranked 74th worldwide on this list with 142.5 points. Due to the bad performances that Monterrey has had lately; they have been recently downgraded to the 49th best team on this list with 170.5 points, but are still the best ranked team in Mexico.

The best team worldwide on the IFHHS rankings list is Chelsea from England, who for the first time in a long time now holds this spot once again, followed by Club Atletico from Madrid, Spain, FC Bayern Munich from Germany and Corinthians Paulista from Brazil, who improved two spots on the list and who will be playing against the Xolos on Wednesday at Caliente stadium.

FC Barcelona has been removed from their number one spot down to fifth place, followed by Boca Juniors from Argentina, Real Madrid, Juventus e Internazionale from Italy and rounding off the top 10 is Sao Paulo FC from Brazil.

The league games that Xolos have recently lost might affect their ranking, but if Club Tijuana is able to pull off a victory against Corianthians on Wednesday, then they could possibly move all the way into the top 50 best teams in the world. All there is to do now is just wait, and see what will happen at the game on Wednesday.

Manuel.Medina@sandiegored.com

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