Mexico fans have kept a close eye on Jesus "Tecatito" Corona for some time now, as he is one of the most exciting young players to break out of Mexico in recent years. Tecatito is now approaching the end of his inaugural season in Portugal with Porto, and so we here at The18 decided to take a look at how he has done so far.
On Monday, May 2, Giovani Dos Santos was named in Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio’s 40-player preliminary squad. On Sunday, May 8, Dos Santos showed why with a dominant performance in the LA Galaxy’s 4-2 victory over the New England Revolution.
PSV Eindhoven have successfully defended their Eredivisie title after a dramatic final day in the Netherlands. Ajax were on top by goal difference and only needed a win against 17th placed De Graafschap to seal the title. It seemed a simple enough proposition, but Frank De Boer's side faltered dramatically and only managed to draw 1-1, leaving the door open for Eindhoven to clinch it.
The Carlos Vela Spain experience just might be drawing to a close. The Mexican striker hasn't exactly been lighting the world on fire this season for Real Sociedad this season, and the Vela-to-MLS rumors seem to hold more weight than ever.
Vela, 27, was left out of Mexico's latest squad, and has four goals in 29 appearances in all competitions so far this season for Sociedad. For a striker, those numbers aren't enough to impress anybody.
Chicharito es uno de los nombres más importantes del fútbol mexicano. El exjugador del Guadalajara ha tenido una carrera increíble en la que ha logrado hitos con los que la mayoría de los jugadores del mundo solo pueden soñar.
Desde ganar un título en su país de origen hasta jugar en posiblemente dos de los equipos más grandes de la historia del fútbol, Chicharito casi lo ha logrado todo. Es por eso que hoy les traemos sus mejores momentos, incluyendo las decisiones y acciones que han dado forma a la historia del delantero mexicano.
Durante mucho tiempo, los jugadores mexicanos han sido elogiados por su talento y desempeño en el escenario mundial. Grandes estrellas hablan de ellos con respeto, siendo el más reciente Zinedine Zidane, quien explica que la selección es muy competitiva.
La temporada 2004/05 vio la introducción de Lionel Messi en el mundo del fútbol. Si bien Messi logró solo 7 apariciones en la liga para la selección absoluta, con un total de 77 minutos de acción, fue un titular garantizado para la reserva, el Barcelona B. El chico de Rosario aseguró que la selección principal prestó mucha atención a su desarrollo con actuaciones como esta.
It's been a good stretch for Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez recently, award-wise. He was named the Bundesliga Player of the Month for November, then named the Bundesliga Player of the Week for the first week of December.
And now he has been named CONCACAF's Best Male Player for 2015, beating out Costa Rica's Bryan Ruiz and fellow Mexican Andres Guardado.
Chicharito's biggest performance in a Mexico jersey came in Mexico's 3-2 win over the United States in the Confederations Cup playoff in October, in which he scored Mexico's first goal.
Carlos Vela is not having a good season for his club. Going into 2016, the Real Sociedad striker had only two goals to his name and hadn't scored since October.
It may be a good omen for Vela's 2016 that he ended his goal drought in Sociedad's 5-1 loss to Sporting Gijon Friday.
Imagine a world where Chelsea FC is owned by a shady billionaire who is probably involved in organized crime. Wait, that world already exists? OK, imagine that, but instead of a Russian oil baron the shady bilionaire is a Mexican drug trafficker. I am referring here to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the boss of the Sinaloa Cartel who was arrested last week.