A cat took to the pitch and got a touch on the ball in the Leagues Cup match between Real Salt Lake and Tigres.
Liga MX champions Tigres will build a statue outside Estadio Universitario in honor of French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, who responded to the news by scoring a hat trick inside 23 minutes 3-1 win over Necaxa on Saturday.
Gignac broke Tigres’ scoring record last weekend when he netted his 105th goal for the club in the 1-0 win against Pumas and was serenaded by 105 mariachis with a rendition of “El Rey” [The King] after the team’s warm-up on Saturday.
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Brian McBride explains how playing Liga MX teams mid-season in the Leagues Cup will either help or hurt the four MLS teams involved.
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa is set to return to Club America from Standard Liege, the Liga MX side announced on Tuesday evening.
Ochoa was thought to be intent on staying in Europe, but offloading Agustin Marchesin to Porto last week left America in need of a starting goalkeeper and the 34-year-old has chosen to return to the Mexico City club he made his professional debut for in 2004.
“‘Memo’ Ochoa is without doubt one of our fans most beloved players and one of the references…
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Eyebrows were raised when Andre-Pierre Gignac swapped France for Mexico four years ago, but the former Lorient, Toulouse and Marseille striker has proved his doubters wrong to become a legend for Tigres.
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Brian McBride explains how playing Liga MX teams mid-season in the Leagues Cup will either help or hurt the four MLS teams involved.
MEXICO CITY — Queretaro coach Victor Manuel Vucetich believes signing Guillermo Ochoa to replace the outgoing Agustin Marchesin would be a step down in quality for Club America.
A possible return for Ochoa to America has been the talk of the Mexican press following the departure of Argentine international Marchesin to Porto on Wednesday, but former Mexico coach Vucetich believes there are shortcomings in the national team keeper’s game.
“He’s a great shot-stopper, but he has difficulty playing…
Despite interest from Club America, Guillermo Ochoa has previously stated he wants to remain in Europe.
MEXICO CITY — Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa is on the list of possible replacements after Club America announced the sale of Augustin Ma…
Oscar Perez called time on a storied career on Saturday.
MEXICO CITY — Oscar “Conejo” Perez couldn’t contain the tears as the crowd inside Estadio Azteca sung his name ahead of his farewell ceremonial appearance on Saturday. The 46-year-old, 1.72-meter goalkeeper made his debut for La Maquina when UB40 was topping the Billboard charts back in 1993 and recently brought to an end a career that saw him establish himself as a legend of the Mexican domestic game.
It was a touching moment, but when the match started for real, the Conejo show became the Piojo…
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Atletico Madrid and Chivas were each reduced to 10 men in a scoreless battle that saw Diego Simeone’s side escape with a win on penalties.
Atletico Madrid edged Mexico’s Chivas Guadalajara 5-4 on penalties at the International Champions Cup on Tuesday after the teams finished scoreless in regulation time on a sweltering night in Arlington.
Goalkeeper Antonio Adan was the difference for Atletico as he saved what would have been the game winning penalty for Chivas and then palmed away the next shot to help secure the win for his team.
The Mexican side dominated possession and won the physical contests but had the same number of shots…
Goalkeeper Matt Lampson made three saves in the penalty shootout against Tijuana to send the LA Galaxy to the Leagues Cup semifinals.
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Leagues Cup: Emmanuel Boateng (27′) LA Galaxy 1-0 Tijuana
Tigres head coach Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti has lamented Liga MX clubs not being involved in the Copa Libertadores and said the inaugural Leagues Cup against MLS opposition needs to improve to reach the level of the CONMEBOL competition.
Tigres face Real Salt Lake on Wednesday and Ferretti complained about all the games being played in the United States against opposition that are midway through their season, while Liga MX’s 2019 Apertura only kicked off last weekend.
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Brian McBride explains how playing Liga MX teams mid-season in the Leagues Cup will either help or hurt the four MLS teams involved.
Cruz Azul head coach Pedro Caixinha believes the inaugural Leagues Cup between Liga MX and MLS clubs could become stronger than the CONCACAF Champions League and admitted that he once interviewed for a job with Tuesday’s quarterfinal opponent Chicago Fire.
“It’ll be a competition, I believe, that’ll become even stronger than the CONCACAF Champions League could be,” said Caixinha ahead of the game in Chicago.
Leagues Cup fixtures:
– Chicago Fire vs. Cruz Azul, 7/23, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
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