Alexis Vega’s goal and subsequent celebration in the Clasico Tapatio caused a stir on social media.
MEXICO CITY — Two of Liga MX’s biggest derbies took place on Saturday, with Chivas earning the bragging rights over Atlas thanks to a 1-0 victory in Guadalajara’s Clasico Tapatio and Pumas managing a 1-1 tie against 10-man Club America in Mexico City’s Clasico Capitalino.
Chivas’ victory was sealed when young Mexico international Alexis Vega cut inside from the left wing and launched a swerving, dipping shot from outside the penalty area that left Atlas goalkeeper Camilo Vargas with no chance.
But…
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Omar Gonzalez has joined Toronto FC from Pachuca, the MLS club announced on Monday.
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Toronto FC is negotiating a deal with U.S. men’s national team defender Omar Gonzalez that could see him return to MLS, according to report by The Athletic.
Gonzalez has played at Liga MX clubs Atlas and Pachuca since 2015. The 30-year-old played for the LA Galaxy from 2009-15, where he won three MLS Cup titles.
According to the report, Gonzalez would be subject to the MLS negotiation process, of which Toronto holds the top spot on the list.
Gonzalez also made 49 appearanes for the U.S., and…
Ravel Morrison drives the ball during match between Atlas and Cruz Azul in Liga MX.
Former Manchester United forward Ravel Morrison has completed a permanent move to Ostersunds FK in Sweden, his former club Lazio have confirmed.
Morrison left United to join West Ham in 2012 before moving to Lazio in 2015 and Ostersunds will become his fourth permanent club with five loan deals in between.
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“I’m here to rebuild myself,” the 26-year-old said, after initially agreeing to train with the Swedish club with a view to making a permanent switch. “To enjoy it, to play football,…
Lionel Messi followed Atlas on Twitter on Thursday but don’t expect to see Messi in Liga MX anytime soon.
Long-suffering fans of Liga MX club Atlas have not seen their team win a first-division title since 1951, but the Guadalajara institution achieved something on Thursday that no other Mexican club can boast: Lionel Messi followed them on Instagram.
Big day for @atlasfc. The Mexican club officially welcomed Lionel Messi to the “red-and-black family.”(Messi followed the club on Instagram) #ligamxeng pic.twitter.com/7sULNbptYR— Tom Marshall (@mexicoworldcup) January 18, 2019
And they made the most of being one of the 219 accounts that Messi follows.
Los Rojinegros posted an Instagram story “welcoming” Messi to the “red-and-black” family, before adding another explaining that he wasn’t actually joining the struggling club,…
Tigres are currently ninth in the table but the expected goals model would have them first.
There are two outstanding statistics a neutral would immediately find when scouring the Liga MX 2018 Apertura table after seven rounds of matches of the season. And both involve the number zero.
The first is Cruz Azul’s undefeated start to the season; the other is Atlas’ inability to score even a single goal.
But, as a little bit of midseason entertainment, what if we used expected goals to work out the result of each of the 63 games so far in the Apertura? How would it change our outlook on…
Pineda’s goal helped give Chivas a big clasico win over Atlas and kick-start their season.
GUADALALARA, Mexico — Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” rang out inside Estadio Jalisco less than 10 minutes after Chivas had defeated Atlas 1-0 in Friday’s Clasico Tapatio.
“Don’t worry about a thing, ’cause every little thing gonna be alright…”
It was a perplexing choice of song given that home side Atlas had just completed the first seven games of the Apertura without scoring a single goal and broken Queretaro’s modern-day record of going 548 consecutive minutes without netting in Liga…
ESPN’s John Sutcliffe sits down with Rafa Marquez to reflect on his first four World Cups and opens up on the U.S. Treasury investigation.
New Atlas sporting president Rafa Marquez wants his club to follow the Barcelona model.
Marquez was formally presented in his new position at his first club Atlas on Tuesday, just weeks after the 39-year-old captained Mexico at his fifth World Cup.
“I’m thankful for the trust placed in me,” said Marquez in a news conference. “I’m starting a new stage with the team in which I took my first steps [as a pro] and in which I finished my career.
“It’s a team I love and there is a lot of responsibility.
“We’ll…
ESPN’s John Sutcliffe sits down with Rafa Marquez to reflect on his first four World Cups and opens up on the U.S. Treasury investigation.
Recently retired Mexico international Rafa Marquez will become a director at Liga MX club Atlas, club president Gustavo Guzman has confirmed.
Marquez played for Mexico at Russia 2018 in his fifth World Cup, despite being on the United States Treasury Department blacklist for links to a drug cartel, and will now take up a role at his first club.
“After Mexico went out [of the World Cup], he is taking some days off and in a couple of weeks he will become part of the organization as a director,” Guzman…
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Ravel Morrison is not ruling out a stay in Mexico after his loan deal with Atlas ends this summer, sources tell ESPN.
There has been initial interest from Liga MX clubs still in the 2018 Clausura playoffs — Toluca and Mon…