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Sao Paulo traffic causes USMNT scrimmage against Belgium to be canceled
SAO PAULO – The United States Men's National Team (USMNT) were suppose to hold a closed door scrimmage against fellow World Cup participants Belgium on Wednesday afternoon. The match ended up being canceled by the Belgium side due to the heavy traffic in the city of Sao Paulo. The match was suppose to have been […]
April 13, 2017
The Magic of Pasaje Rodriguez
"Chun kun! Chun kun!" A pregnant Chinese lady screams loudly as she walks through downtown Tijuana dragging a greasy dirty cardboard box on a small cart near floor level. The box contains egg rolls of chicken or shrimp that go for $1.25 accompanied by Sriracha. She lingers a while where she knows hungry customers will […]
April 13, 2017
Mexican National Team are on the road to Natal
SANTOS – The Mexican National Team finished their final practice session in the city of Santos on Wednesday morning and are now on the road to Natal where they will face Cameroon on Friday morning in their opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Once in Natal El Tri will have a light practice […]
April 13, 2017
Cerveza Zombie’s Red IPA is the Beer of the Week
Last weekend, the 2014 Beer Fest took place in Tijuana and tons of local breweries were there to showcase the best of their selections. This means we will have plenty to write about during the coming weeks. When I arrived at the Fest, Cerveza Zombie was barely getting set up, so I worked up my […]
April 13, 2017
Baja 500 brought more than 67,000 thousand visitors to Ensenada
ENSENADA.- Monday, June 9th, 2014, the 45th annual SCORE Baja 500 was a success and beat expectations, according to Oscar Escobedo of the States's Secretary of Tourism (SECTURE). "We had such an influx of visitors into Ensenada thanks to the Baja 500, an estimate of 67,800 visitors that visited our municipality to participate in the […]
April 13, 2017
Mexico’s Dual-Citizenship Campaign Starts this July in Tijuana
TIJUANA.- The "Hazte Mexicano" campaign ("become a Mexican citizen" campaign) is being organized by the City of Tijuana and will start this July. The goal is to give applicants who live abroad but were born to Mexican parents the benefits of Mexican citizenship and all of the benefits this entails. During a recent press conference, […]
April 13, 2017
Mexican Media says Ochoa is the chosen ‘keeper’
SANTOS – Big TV networks like Fox Sports, ESPN, and Univision are all claiming that it will be Guillermo Ochoa who will be the starting goalkeeper for Mexico during this 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Mexican National Team manager Miguel Herrera was set to make his decision last night and inform the players today. Reports […]
April 13, 2017
TAHMOORESSI UPDATE: Yet Another New Strategy Emerges!
What has happened in the Tahmooressi case since May 28, 2014? when, on the courthouse steps at the eleventh hour, the decorated Marine fired his lawyer and requested time to find a new one. The events leading up to the postponed hearing concerning this fast-evolving case regarding unauthorized and illegal transportation on March 31, 2014 of […]
April 13, 2017
Erick “Cubo” Torres dreams of Olymipic Games
LOS ANGELES – Mexican striker Erick "El Cubo" Torres scored his 16th career MLS goal to lead Chivas USA to a 1-1 draw against their biggest rivals LA Galaxy on Sunday evening. The goal has him tied with legendary Mexican striker Cuauhtemoc Blanco as the highest goal scorers from Mexico. Following the match Torres gave […]
April 13, 2017
LA Galaxy 1-1 Chivas USA: A “Cubo” goal is enough to secure a draw
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA finished in a 1-1 draw on Sunday night at the Stubhub Center. Both team will feel like they could have walked away with all three points; which is a clear indication that the tie is a fair and just result. The "Super Clasico" as the […]
April 13, 2017
Goalkeeper decision will be made tonight
SANTOS – The Mexican National spent their first night in Brazil after arriving in the South American country on Saturday evening. The team was received by a large crowd of screening fans. Despite already being in Brazil and only days away from kicking of the World Cup participation; Mexican manager Miguel "Piojo" Herrera still doesn't […]
April 13, 2017
USMNT 2-1 Nigeria: Three out of three for team USA
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (June 7, 2014) – Forward Jozy Altidore scored his first two goals of 2014 as the U.S. Men's National Team defeated Nigeria 2-1 in front of a Florida-record crowd of 52,033 at EverBank Field. With the start, goalkeeper Tim Howard became the 15th U.S. MNT player to reach 100 caps while also picking […]
April 13, 2017
Southern California “Super Clasico” not really a Clasico
LOS ANGELES – The LA Galaxy and Chivas USA face each other on Sunday night in the Stubhub Center. The clubs and the MLS call the match "Super Clasico" but the reality is that this match does not really fit what a "clasico" is; but regardless the match is still a local rivalry. In an […]
April 13, 2017
The Fifth Annual “All My Friends Fest”
When one from the Baja or Alta (SoCal) California thinks of Rosarito it's inevitable that a horrible amount of images come to mind. Yes, there are beautiful beaches and margaritas in the sun but it's almost impossible to forget two words associated with the beach town, SPRING BREAK. Named by Playboy Mag as one of […]
April 13, 2017
How Will FATCA Affect US Citizens Living In Mexico?
On July 01, 2014 the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA) will come into effect, with the goal of targeting non-compliance of U.S. Tax Payers using foreign accounts. While presumably designed to target millionaires hiding money in foreign or offshore accounts, it will also affect more benign US Citizens such as the thousands of retirees […]
April 13, 2017
Mexico 0-1 Portugal: Last minute loss
BOSTON – The Mexican National Team suffered a 1-0 loss in the fourth and final World Cup preparation match against Portugal. A 92nd minute goal by Bruno Alves sentence the Mexicans to take off to Brazil with two consecutive losses. El Tri actually but in a better performance in this math than in the previous […]
April 13, 2017
Mexican National Team has lost two thirds of its midfield
BOSTON – The Mexican National Team prepares its fourth and final World Cup preparation match exactly one week prior to debuting in the World Cup against Cameroon. This was suppose to be the game where the manager Miguel "Piojo" Herrera had just about decided on a starting eleven for the World Cup. The three starting […]
April 13, 2017
Rumors that President Peña Nieto Has Cancer Flourish
MEXICO.- You may recall that some time last year, Mexican Presidential spokespeople held a press conference to rebut a rumor that President Peña Nieto was fighting a battle against cancer. The rumors arose after he checked in at a hospital and scattered news hyped speculation. The executive office declared that the president had undergone operation […]
April 13, 2017
Structural Defects at San Ysidro Border Bridge Were Known
These discrepancies led the group to analyze the construction itself, to see how the expense could be justified, and found tons of irregularities apparent to the naked eye – especially apparent in the now closed-off bridge leading to the Westbound Via Rapida. Further investigation, and discussions with specialists, led to the conclusion that the materials […]
April 13, 2017
Preseason is under way for Tijuana Xolos
TIJUANA – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente players are back at the training grounds as preseason has officially started. Preparations for the Apertura 2014 season are under way. The players were scheduled to return from vacation yesterday Wednesday June 4th for medical test, and now they are under way with preseason workouts. As part of […]
April 13, 2017
