The relationship between the Mexico national team and its fans is far from idyllic. Things are tense and discontent was on display during last Sunday's 2-2 draw against Jamaica. Several players were booed, including Jorge Sánchez, Diego Lainez, Raúl Jiménez and Memo Ochoa.
Yes, Memo Ochoa! The guy who becomes a wall every four years and who's been the most iconic Mexican player of the last decade.
The USMNT finished the Nations League group stage with another demonstration of its strength out wide as Christian Pulisic, Brenden Aaronson and Gio Reyna all had their moments, but Ricardo Pepi made a statement up top with three goals in two games to trigger a storm of "I knew we should've brought him to Qatar!" takes on Twitter. Virgil van Dijk got lucky.
Los goles en el fútbol no serían lo mismo sin los festejos y los festejos no serían lo mismo sin los goles. Van románticamente atados de la mano.
Al jugador que marca le encanta celebrar con su afición, con la banca del equipo, con el compañero que lo asistió y, de vez en cuando, aprovecha para inventarse un festejo único.
El fútbol mexicano, como en todo, no es ajeno a esa creatividad en las celebraciones y jugadores como Paul Aguilar, André-Pierre Gignac o Rogelio Funes Mori han regalado uno que otro momento icónico para sus aficionados con festejos llenos de ingenio.
Talking points from the weekend in European soccer leagues:
BARCELONA TAKE HUGE STEP TOWARDS LALIGA TITLE
Barcelona have tightened their grip at the top of the LaLiga standings after an electric 2-1 comeback win in an El Clásico against bitter rivals Real Madrid on Sunday.
Franck Kessié's stunner in added time gave Barça a well-earned victory that left second-placed Real trailing the leaders by 12 points with only 12 games to be played.
Week four of the MLS season was one of the best yet. The matchweek featured great games like LAFC traveling to Seattle and New England hosting Nashville. Philadelphia’s last-minute loss to Montreál sent shockwaves across the league, reminding fans that nobody is safe from the drama that is MLS. With over three goals per game on Saturday, you’d be forgiven for finding it difficult to follow every match, so let's take a look at what we learned from MLS Matchweek 4.
Liga MX is entering the final stretch of its regular phase, which means it is time for clásicos. National derbies, regional derbies, all kinds of derbies.
There are several rivalries in Mexican soccer, but just five of them reach what we can label as tectonic levels. Those kind of rivalries where people talk all week before the game and those kind that people talk all week after it.
El Guadalajara recibirá al América el próximo sábado, 18 de marzo en el Estadio Akron, en lo que será una nueva edición del Clásico de México en la Liga MX.
Todos los ojos en el Estadio Akron. @Chivas @ClubAmerica
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The Ted Lasso Season 3 return date of Wednesday, March 15 on Apple TV Plus is upon us, and I've got five burning questions before watching the premiere. There are obviously spoilers below, so quickly binge Season 2 (like I did this past weekend) if you haven't already.
Otherwise, here are my thoughts before the final season of Ted Lasso.
#1. What is a fitting end to Ted Lasso's journey?
Los equipos mexicanos no son ajenos a grandes remontadas internacionales y si el Atlas quiere seguir soñando con el título de la Concacaf 2022-23, tendrá que unirse a la lista.
As the weeks go on and the league table begins to take shape, favorites begin to emerge and we can start to see trends more clearly. MLS has belonged to Philadelphia and LAFC for the past year, but is that the case anymore? Sure, Denis Bouanga can’t stop scoring, but other teams are finally having their say. After MLS Matchweek 3, here are five things we learned.