Tom Marshall, Mexico correspondent

Morelia apologizes for coach Filadelfo Rangel’s sexist remark

Liga MX club Morelia has issued an apology for its women’s team’s coach Filadelfo Rangel remarks after the side’s 0-0 draw with Necaxa on Friday.
When explaining his team’s failure to finish chances, Rangel suggested that it had to do with women being more “indecisive.”
“It’s because of indecision,” said Rangel in the postgame press conference. “The indecision of women. It’s like in life, they are more indecisive than men in taking decisions.”
#MonarcasInforma: Comunicado a la opinión pública sobre @MonarcasFemenil pic.twitter.com/1iy4whdXlZ— Monarcas Femenil (@MonarcasFemenil) August 4, 2018

The comments sparked a backlash on social media and…

Ex-Chivas coach Matias Almeyda in talks to take over Costa Rica

Costa Rica have reached out to Matias Almeyda to discuss their national team coaching opening.
Former Chivas coach Matias Almeyda has had talks with Costa Rica about coaching their national team and said he has not had any other formal approaches.
Almeyda has declared his interest in managing Mexico and his native Argentina and has also been linked with Paraguay, but it appears Costa Rica has the upper hand.
“I had the chance to talk with [Costa Rica’s] directors. They called me, which I appreciate a lot,” Almeyda told ESPN’s Futbol Picante. “As I was on vacation with the family at that moment,…

Andre-Pierre Gignac rejects Monaco offer to stay at Tigres

French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac has rejected an approach from Ligue 1’s Monaco and reiterated his desire to retire with Liga MX side Tigres.
Gignac confirmed that there had been an approach from Monaco, but said if he one day returned to France it would be to play for former team Marseille.
“There was contact, but Monaco is a club that buys youngsters so they develop to sell them on later, like the cases of [Kylian] Mbappe or [Thomas] Lemar,” Gignac said in an interview with Guru Deportivo. “I…

Andre-Pierre Gignac, Mateus Uribe would headline a hypothetical Liga MX All-Star team

Andre-Pierre Gignac has become the face of Liga MX and would be a sure-fire All-Star.
The prospect of a MLS versus Liga MX All-Star showdown will go from a debate to a reality at some point in the future, with both leagues having committed to a game between the two further down the line.
On Wednesday, it is Juventus’ turn to face an MLS All-Star side led by Gerardo “Tata” Martino, but as the rivalry grows between North America’s two biggest leagues — as seen in last season’s CONCACAF Champions League – the debate over which league would have the strongest All-Star side provides…

Pumas impress, Chivas struggle as Cruz Azul march on in Liga MX Apertura

Pumas celebrate a goal against Necaxa.
The second week of matches in the Liga MX’s 2018 Apertura is in the bag, with four teams on six points — Pumas, Cruz Azul, Monterrey and Tigres. But four — Chivas, Pachuca, Leon and Veracruz — are still to get off the mark.
Here’s what we learned:

Castillo who? Pumas edge thriller against Necaxa

The sale of Nico Castillo to Benfica was supposed to be a significant blow to Pumas’ chances this Apertura. But the Chilean striker was a distant memory as Pumas recorded a 5-3 win over Necaxa on…

Tigres boss Ricardo Ferretti says ‘thanks…but no’ to Mexico coaching job

Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez assess Mexico’s World Cup after a last 16 exit and discuss why Liga MX could be a hindrance on El Tri’s future.
Tigres manager Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti has ruled himself out of the Mexico national team manager’s job, after rumors in recent days suggested he was the Mexican federation’s (FMF) top candidate.
“There’s already been intents and stuff,” said Ferretti in a press conference on Monday. “A person, I’m not going to say who, approached and I told them, ‘Thanks a lot but no.’ The end.”
Ferretti stated earlier this month that the job wouldn’t be of interest, but since then Juan Carlos Osorio has made his…

Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa closing in on Napoli move

ESPN FC’s Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez provide insight as to why the Mexican federation has yet to clarify Juan Carlos Osorio’s future.
Mexico international Guillermo Ochoa’s path to joining Napoli appears to be clearing, club president Aurelio de Laurentiis has said.
De Laurentiis admitted his club’s interest in Ochoa on Tuesday while discussing the dilemma of each Serie A club only being allowed three non-European Union players. The rule threatens to squash deals to bring Ochoa in from Standard Liege and full-back Santiago Arias from PSV Eindhoven.
But the Italian club appear to have set their sights on France-born Bordeaux…

Juan Carlos Osorio won’t return as Mexico national team manager

ESPN FC’s Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez provide insight as to why the Mexican federation has yet to clarify Juan Carlos Osorio’s future.

Juan Carlos Osorio will not be renewing his contract with the Mexico national team, the Mexican federation (FMF) announced on Friday.

Osorio was offered a new deal after Russia 2018, according to multiple reports, but the Colombian coach has turned it down after spending time thinking about it.
“I’m using this message to send my sincerest thanks to Mexico fans, to the Mexican federation, to the employees in the high-performance center and, especially, to all the players with whom I had to privilege…

Liga MX youngster rule a positive, but Ricardo Ferretti has a point about its limits

Ricardo Ferretti may have caused a stir with his thoughts on the new youngsters rule, but he has a point.

Help clear the path to first-team minutes for young Mexican players, or let the development process run its natural course? It’s the question that was blown open by Tigres coach Ricardo Ferretti after the first round of 2018 Apertura matches last weekend.

A quick recap: Ferretti, perhaps the most respected coach in Liga MX, claimed that he can’t guarantee that his club will fulfill Liga MX’s new youngsters rule, which was implemented to ensure that clubs hand 765 minutes this Apertura to players…

Is Mexico making one last attempt to convince Juan Carlos Osorio to stay?

ESPN FC’s Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez provide insight as to why the Mexican federation have yet to clear up Juan Carlos Osorio’s future.

LAFC and Mexico forward Carlos Vela sits down with ESPN’s Max Bretos to describe his relationship with Juan Carlos Osorio.
The stories were set, TV programs ready to go on assessing Juan Carlos Osorio’s reign as Mexico manager. Sure, Wednesday’s news conference was meant as the introduction of Yon de Luisa as the new president of the Mexican federation (FMF) and to announce its new structure. But it was also supposed to be the final confirmation that Osorio would not be renewing his contract as head coach.
It turned out to be a false alarm. At first, Guillermo Cantu, in his new role as sporting general director of the…

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