Neymar to join Barcelona According to Reports
Por: Jonny Rico | Hace 6 horas
Santos have accepted a $25 million bid from Barcelona
Top soccer media outlets such as Sport.es and Goal.com have reported that Brazilian side Santos FC has accepted a $25million offer for 21-year old forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior. Neymar’s jump from Brazilian soccer to European soccer has produced numerous rumors throughout the past few years, but it now seems like it has all come to an end with the young Brazilian’s destination...
Por: Jonny Rico | Hace 20 horas
Cruz Azul takes a 1-0 win in first leg of Liga MX championship.
Cruz Azul wins round one against fellow Mexico City rivals Club America in the first leg of the Liga MX final. The game played at the Estadio Azul before a sold out crowd saw the home team take a 1-0 win with a Christian “Chaco” Gimenez goal. Club America dominated the possession and had more shots than their rivals, but still walked away with the loss. The first few minutes of the march...
Por: Said Rodriguez | Hace 20 horas
What Ronaldinho left on the field plus his reactions.
The former World Champion Ronaldinho left the the Tijuana pitch with an eye almost swollen shut. He wasn't the protagonist everyone expected him to be, but he did have his moments in which he left the crowed and fans watching at home on the edge of their seats. It was about the tenth minute of play when the Brazilian superstar received a ball straight to the face causing the swollen eye....
Xolos 2-2 Atletico Mineiro... Lack of focus costs 2 goals
Por: Redacción | Hace 1 día
Riascos and Martines scored for Tijuana
TIJUANA, BC.- Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente played to a 2-2 tie against Club Atletico Mineiro of Brazil in a quarterfinals first leg match of the 2013 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores Thursday night at Estadio Caliente. The Xoloitzcuintles squandered a 2-0 lead allowing two second half goals. Diego Tardelli and second half substitute Luan Gedeao de Paiva scored for Atletico Mineiro...
Preview Club Tijuana vs Atletico Mineiro: Xolos Once Again Underdogs
Por: Jonny Rico | Hace 2 días
A lot of Xolos' success has come against superior opposition.
San Diego - Club Tijuana will be facing the tournament favorites Atletico Mineiro in quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. The Aztec dogs will once again head into a difficult challenge as underdogs, a situation that has brought them much success in their short history. The match is scheduled for Thursday night at 5:30PM local time from the Estadio Caliente. Atletico Mineiro...
Concentration and Intensity the keys for Fidel Martinez
Por: Said Rodriguez | Hace 4 días
Also Oliver Ortiz speaks of what it has been like to make his Liga MX and Copa Libertadores debut.
Saying “this is the most important week for the Xolos” might seem a little old by now. But due to the team’s short history each new accomplishment brings on newer and bigger challenges. Fidel Martinez is one of the main reasons why the Xoloitzcuitles have reached so many of their objectives. “Concentration and intensity, being able to close down spaces and taking advantage of our...
Baja California on the brink of breaking National Olympic record
Por: Editorial | Hace 4 días
First state to not only reach but also exceed 200 gold medals
ENSENADA, BC. - Baja California-the host state-has been for two weeks at the top of the medal count in the Mexican National Olympics 2013 with a total of 204 national titles this weekend, and has become the first state to not only reach but also exceed 200 gold medals in this year’s competition. At the start of the Sunday morning session of competition, the locals began the day with 196...
New Liga MX Champions will come out of Mexico City
Por: Jonny Rico | Hace 4 días
Another Mexico City derby, this time to decide the Liga MX Champion.
Another Mexico City derby is in store for Mexican soccer. After the Club America vs Pumas UNAM quarterfinal now we’ll have a Club America vs Cruz Azul final to decide the new champion in the Liga MX. Two of the considered “big four” will be fighting for the crown. Club America will be looking to tie Chivas of Guadalajara with eleven league titles, while Cruz Azul will be looking to close...
Atletico Mineiro ins Trophy Prior to visiting Tijuana
Por: Jonny Rico | Hace 4 días
Atletico Mineiro wins the regional Minas Gerais championship by beating Cruzeiro in the final.
Atletico Mineiro will face Club Tijuana in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores fresh from winning a championship in Brazil. Mineiro won the regional championship Minas Gerais over Cruzeiro The team led by former World Cup winner Ronaldinho got to lift the trophy at home in spite of losing the game 2-1 to Cruzeiro, thanks to the 3-0 win during the first leg of the final at Estadio...
Xolos Denied the Opportunity to Reinforce the Squad
Por: Said Rodriguez | Hace 1 semana
CONMEBOL allows teams to reinforce their squads after the group stage of Libertadores, but Liga MX did not let Xolos.
"We are the team that has gotten this far, and we are the team the team that will continue all the way through to the end" said Antonio Mohamed after the Millonarios game when questioned whether there would be any new players joining the squad to reinforce the team for the second stage of the Copa Libertadores. But with players like Alfredo Moreno not being able to recuperate from injury it is...