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 at 12:25 PM PDT

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 at 12:25 PM PDT

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 at 12:25 PM PDT

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 at 12:24 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:23 PM PDT

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 at 12:22 PM PDT

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 at 12:22 PM PDT

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 at 12:22 PM PDT

Mexico vs Portugal: The final dress reharsal

BOSTON – The Mexican National Team faces its fourth and final World Cup preparation match on Friday night when they go up against Portugal exactly one week before their World Cup debut against Cameroon. The match is scheduled for Friday June 6th at 9:00pm local time (6:00pm pacific) from the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:22 PM PDT

Mexico’s President Will Fly in the Most Expensive Plane in the World

MEXICO.- Despite attempts by civil groups to prevent Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto from acquiring a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, the plane will be delivered the end of this month at the Boeing Commercial Airplanes installations in Seattle, Washington. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which will be operated by the Mexican air force, is the most expensive […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:22 PM PDT