ESPN FC’s Herculez Gomez discusses the biggest story lines in Liga MX, including Memo Ochoa’s struggles in goal during Club America’s slow start.
Francisco Venegas’ stunning goal from beyond the halfway line wouldn’t be enough as Mexico fell to Honduras in the Pan American Games.
Brian McBride explains how playing Liga MX teams mid-season in the Leagues Cup will either help or hurt the four MLS teams involved.
Herculez Gomez explains why the new Leagues Cup is a first step toward more direct competition between MLS and Liga MX.
Veracruz extended its winless Liga MX run to 33 games on Tuesday in its 5-0 defeat to Queretaro and is now looking for a new manager after the resignation of veteran head coach Enrique Meza was confirmed on Wednesday.
Club owner Fidel Kuri announced he’d accepted Meza’s resignation in a public letter, bringing an end to a reign that only began in June.
The under-fire owner indicated it wouldn’t be just to only blame Meza for the club’s abysmal form, slamming what he labeled the “deciduous” and “inefficient”…
Francisco Venegas’ stunning goal from beyond the halfway line wouldn’t be enough as Mexico fell to Honduras in the Pan American Games.
Brian McBride explains how playing Liga MX teams mid-season in the Leagues Cup will either help or hurt the four MLS teams involved.
Herculez Gomez explains why the new Leagues Cup is a first step toward more direct competition between MLS and Liga MX.
Veracruz extended its winless Liga MX run to 33 games on Tuesday in its 5-0 defeat to Queretaro and is now looking for a new manager after the resignation of veteran head coach Enrique Meza was confirmed on Wednesday.
Club owner Fidel Kuri announced he’d accepted Meza’s resignation in a public letter, bringing an end to a reign that only began in June.
The under-fire owner indicated it wouldn’t be just to only blame Meza for the club’s abysmal form, slamming what he labeled the “deciduous” and “inefficient”…
Veracruz club president Fidel Kuri Grajales has seen his Twitter account hacked by a group of supporters.
Mexican side Veracruz have confirmed the Twitter account of club president Fidel Kuri Grajales was hacked by a group of angry supporters on Tuesday.
The account was hacked by “true fans” who attacked the players and the club hierarchy after Veracruz failed to win in 31 matches in all competitions.
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Under the president’s account, the supporters posted: “We want the players to feel the shirt, the poor management of the club has been a cancer in this institution.
“Starting…
Veracruz club president Fidel Kuri Grajales has seen his Twitter account hacked by a group of supporters.
Mexican side Veracruz have confirmed the Twitter account of club president Fidel Kuri Grajales was hacked by a group of angry supporters on Tuesday.
The account was hacked by “true fans” who attacked the players and the club hierarchy after Veracruz failed to win in 31 matches in all competitions.
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Under the president’s account, the supporters posted: “We want the players to feel the shirt, the poor management of the club has been a cancer in this institution.
“Starting…
As MLS and Liga MX mull a new tournament like the SuperLiga of the mid-2000s, Taylor Twellman says the time is right for a new competition.
MLS commissioner Don Garber and Liga MX president Enrique Bonilla speak of their hopes of bringing unity to the two leagues as they announce the Campeones Cup.
Veracruz’s 2-0 loss to Liga MX leader Leon on Sunday condemned the team to relegation and brought tears to the eyes of young goalkeeper Sebastian Jurado on the final whistle.
But Los Tiburones Rojos are likely to remain in Mexico’s top division, as long as the club pays 120 million Mexican pesos (just over $6 million) to keep its place in a league looking to expand from 18 to 19 teams for next season.
“[Club owner] Fidel [Kuri] has the money to pay, but the idea was to save the team from relegation…
Cruz Azul are staggering in 2019 and have declined since they reached the Apertura final. A game vs. Veracruz should be a great tonic for what ails them.
Round eight of the 2019 Clausura is almost upon us with one new face on the manager’s bench and other head coaches under fire. Here are three things to watch out for this weekend:
Can Veracruz provide a reprieve for struggling Cruz Azul?
When things are looking bad, a game against Veracruz is about as good as it gets for a Liga MX side. And for Cruz Azul, things have gradually declined since that final Apertura loss in December to Mexico City rival Club America.
There are different ways to measure…
Veracruz drama cure for crisis-ridden Chivas?
If one Liga MX club earned more ridiculousness points in the headlines stakes than Chivas’ sponsor-filled news conference this week, it was Veracruz, with Guillermo Vazquez resigning and the lid being lifted on the “double contracts” that exist at the club.
On Friday, the two sides square off at Estadio Luis “Pirata” Fuente. Veracruz’s incoming coach Juvenal Olmos will be taking charge for the first time, 11 years since his last coaching job, with the…
Former Veracruz boss Guillermo Vazquez holds his head in his hands.
There are plenty of good people working in Liga MX and Mexican football, striving for its improvement. It’s not all a wasp nest of conspiracies, television companies wielding influence and backroom deals, as it is sometimes portrayed.
But then there is Veracruz’s Fidel Kuri, a poster boy for the ills of the Mexican game, who pops his head up now and then to remind everyone that there is still so much to do.
The Veracruz and Kuri show often seems to go beyond even the storylines of TV drama “Club…
Guillermo Vazquez has blamed his resignation as Veracruz manager on Monday on the existence of "double contracts" in Liga MX and claims the club owes him money.
"Double contracts" are when a player or employee signs one contr…