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Tigres manager Ricardo ‘Tuca’ Ferretti criticises Liga MX’s new minor rule

Monterrey was a sea of blue and yellow Monday morning as Tigres celebrated their Toreno Apertura title after beating Rayados.

After losing to Brazil in the last 16 Mexico fans pull off their best Neymar impressions.
Tigres manager Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti isn’t guaranteeing to fulfill the Liga MX’s new minor rule and hinted his club may just take the three-point penalty instead.
Liga MX brought in a rule stating each club must give under-21 players at least 765 minutes of playing time during the current Apertura regular season, which would rise to 1000 by the 2019 Clausura. The idea is to hand more Mexican youngsters more opportunities in a league that has seen a rise in foreigners.
Ferretti has been a…

Liga MX Power Rankings: Cruz Azul’s tactical excellence rewarded to go No. 1

It took Liga MX less than a full afternoon to help fill the massive soccer gap left after France bested Croatia in the World Cup final.

On July 15, Southern California was the setting for Mexico’s Supercopa and Campeon de Campeones matches. After last weekend’s pair of primers, the first division was back in full force, with fresh storylines and plenty of new faces on each one of the league’s teams.

The opening salvos did not disappoint, with plenty of surprises and excitement stemming mainly…

Tigres, Monterrey begin Liga MX 2018 Apertura with wins; Club America slips

Lucas Zelarayan and Andre-Pierre Gignac.
The Liga MX 2018 Apertura kicked off this weekend with Necaxa recording a surprise victory over Club America and young Mexican goalkeepers making an impact.
Here’s what we learned:
All of Mexico’s big guns notch up wins…
The 2018 Apertura began in fairly predictable fashion, with the vast majority of the teams best set to win the title picking up three points.
Tigres cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over Club Leon in Estadio Universitario on Saturday, with Lucas Zelarayan curling in a free kick…

Liga MX in 2018: 10 great things we imagined for the Apertura

As Liga MX gets underway for the 2018 Apertura season, it’s vital that the league captures fans’ imaginations after a fun World Cup..

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Spanish on ESPN Mexico. Find the original here.

MEXICO CITY — Without even thinking about it, Javier Hernandez said one of the most memorable phrases of the Russia World Cup when he said that Mexico should “imagine amazing things,” in reference to what El Tri could achieve in that tournament.

In that spirit, ESPN FC has taken on that famous Chicharito quote and applied it to Liga MX in order to imagine new situations for the coming season, such…

Liga MX predictions: Who will win the title? Finish top scorer? Get relegated?

Can Pedro Caixinha lead Cruz Azul to its first Liga MX title since 1997?
The new Liga MX season is upon us and we asked our Mexico writers to predict how the season would shake out.
Who will win the league?
Tom Marshall: Tigres. They are the best team, have had a full preseason behind them and have Argentine Guido Pizarro back. Liga MX’s system means the strongest side doesn’t always lift the trophy, but Tigres are undoubtedly the team to beat. Again.
Cesar Hernandez: Monterrey. The additions of Jesus Gallardo and Rodolfo Pizarro — and new manager Diego…

Diego Lainez, Jesus Angulo lead list of Mexican youngsters ready to break out in Liga MX

Jesus Angulo has been tabbed as part of the next generation by Juan Carlos Osorio.
There had been pressure from the media and Mexican footballers’ association on Liga MX to establish rules that force clubs to give youngsters more playing time. And it worked: For the 2018 Apertura, the league has added a regulation to ensure each club gives players, born in 1997 or before, at least 765 minutes of playing time during the regular season.
The rule comes in at an interesting time for the Mexican national team. El Tri will require a gradual generational change at some point between…

Liga MX W2W4: Xolos to beat Chivas? Pachuca vs. Monterrey a playoff preview?

Diego Cocca and Tijuana will be looking to take the next step forward this season in Liga MX.
Liga MX is back and kicking off its first weekend of the Apertura. ESPN FC’s Liga MX correspondents Tom Marshall and Eric Gomez preview the must-see games.
Club Tijuana vs. Chivas
How competitive are Chivas coming into the Apertura? How willing is this squad — shorn of leaders like Rodolfo Pizarro, Oswaldo Alanis and Rodolfo Copa — to fight for the shirt and new manager Jose Cardozo?
Saturday’s game against Xolos in Estadio Caliente promises to provide some early answers.
It’s no secret…

Chivas’ issues make for daunting Apertura, raise long-term questions

Alan Pulido reacts during Chivas’ CONCACAF Champions League match against the New York Red Bulls.

Chivas kick off the 2018 Apertura in very different shape than fans would’ve hoped for and expected 14 months ago, when the Guadalajara club hoisted title No. 12 to make it a league and cup double in the 2017 Clausura.

The championship was supposed to herald a brighter future for the side, closing the book on relegation problems and providing evidence that an all-Mexican squad could compete for titles in an increasingly foreigner-dominated Liga MX.

“It means the end and the beginning,” Chivas…

Arrest warrant for former Chivas coach Ricardo La Volpe not granted – lawyer

Former Chivas manager Ricardo La Volpe is currently the technical advisor in Egypt for Pyramids F.C.
A warrant for the arrest of former Chivas coach Ricardo La Volpe has not been granted, according to the Argentine’s lawyer Enrique Venegas del Toro.
Reports had spread on Tuesday that authorities in the Mexican state of Jalisco had issued an arrest warrant for La Volpe relating to a 2014 case for alleged “inappropriate conduct” towards the club’s foot hygienist after he had coached just four matches.
La Volpe was fired from the club, but maintained his innocence and has gone on to coach Chiapas…

Liga MX notable exits: Djaniny Tavares, Raul Ruidiaz, Gustavo Bou

Santos will miss Djaniny’s goals after his shocking offseason move to Saudi Arabia side Al-Ahli.

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Spanish on ESPN Mexico. Find the original here.

MEXICO CITY — The summer transfer window is still open for Liga MX and it’s been nothing short of shocking. Djaniny Tavares, who became league champion and finished as top scorer at the 2018 Clausura tournament, has left for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli. The Cape Verde striker therefore joins a small list of players who contributed goals to their former sides and league and now, team executives are…

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