Liguilla will have no shortage of surprises this Clausura

With the playoffs now set in Liga MX, Dan Thomas and former Liga MX champion Herculez Gomez make their picks for the Liguilla quarterfinals.

With Toluca as the clear favorite — even by presidential decree, as some would love to say — Liga MX’s Liguilla starts its unavoidable burden with the usual beggars who arrived at this juncture with fewer than 50 percent of possible points, such as Tijuana, Pumas and Morelia.

All eyes are now on how Los Diablos Rojos can maintain their level of play, the sense of urgency at Club America, Tigres’ twisted tooth and Monterrey’s raising debt. We also include Santos, despite the fact it has won only…

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Leon paying for ‘Captain America’ but getting Captain Underpants instead

Alejandro Moreno is skeptical of Landon Donovan’s decision to join Liga MX side Leon after his return to the LA Galaxy disappointed.

U.S. and LA Galaxy legend Landon Donovan is presented at Club Leon and addresses his new fans for the first time.

Take a statistical look at Landon Donovan’s career as he announces he’ll come out of retirement to join Liga MX side Leon.

Editor’s Note: This piece is a translation of a feature that originally featured on ESPN Deportes.

LOS ANGELES — In a desperate search for heroics, Liga MX’s Club Leon thinks that, in signing Landon Donovan, it is indeed hiring “Captain America”.

In all reality, it won’t get in return anything any better than Chapulin Colorado, that legendary Mexican TV comic character whose claim to fame was always prevailing despite his notorious clumsiness. However, Chapulin’s catchphrase of “Salvese quien…

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Leon paying for Captain America … 10 years too late

Alejandro Moreno is skeptical of Landon Donovan’s decision to join Liga MX side Leon after his return to the LA Galaxy disappointed.

U.S. and LA Galaxy legend Landon Donovan is presented at Club Leon and addresses his new fans for the first time.

Take a statistical look at Landon Donovan’s career as he announces he’ll come out of retirement to join Liga MX side Leon.
Editor’s note: This piece is a translation of a feature that originally featured on ESPN Deportes.
LOS ANGELES — In a desperate search for heroics, Liga MX’s Club Leon thinks that, in signing Landon Donovan, it is indeed hiring “Captain America.”
In all reality, it won’t get in return anything any better than Chapulin Colorado, that legendary Mexican TV comic character whose claim to fame was always prevailing despite his notorious clumsiness. However, Chapulin’s catchphrase of “Salvese quien pueda”…

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Pjaca should learn from Mandzukic that hard work can trump technique

Massimiliano Allegri says securing a sixth straight league title would turn his Juventus side into legends.
Juventus may be hosting Palermo on Friday evening, but all anyone can think of is how they will fare in the Champions League against Porto next Wednesday. The recent midweek fixtures produced a few surprises and while certain score lines grabbed the headlines, most would agree no team has consistently proved brilliant.
PSG looked convincing, but Barcelona were so poor that it’s difficult to reach a definitive conclusion about their quality. Certain mediocre performances in the group stage as well…

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Five things to watch as the Bundesliga returns from the winter break

ESPN FC’s Raf Honigstein examines Borussia Dortmund’s goals for 2017 and the future of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
On Friday, the Bundesliga will resume from its 29-day break as Bayern Munich will look to stretch its lead to six points against Freiburg, at least momentarily.
Here are a five things to watch for in the second half of the season:
1. Are RB Leipzig the real deal?
For the first time in five seasons, Bayern’s holiday-break lead at the top of the table is only three points. What’s even more surprising is that the team responsible for Bayern’s narrow lead is RB Leipzig, perhaps Europe’s most surprising…

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