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5 Facts You Might Not Know About El Tri Coach Juan Carlos Osorio

Alfonso Félix — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:25:01 +0000

Miguel “El Piojo” Herrera’s sudden fall from grace meant that an immediate substitute was needed to take over his high-pressure job as Mexico’s national soccer team coach. Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti performed majestically in the crucial Confederation Cup qualifying game against the United States, in which El Tri tasted victory with a 3-2 score. Afterwards, Colombian coach Juan Carlos

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Mexican Soccer Federation President Announces Plan to Ban Anti-Gay Chants

Jessica Lopez — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:36:32 +0000

In a fantastic turn of events, Decio de María, President of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol, has decided to jump on board the ban “eeh puto” bandwagon rather than attempt to appeal FIFA’s fine for anti-gay chants, which would have been way too small to actually effect change anyway. “At the end of the day, it’s

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Chicharito Was Just Named CONCACAF Player of the Year

Alfonso Félix — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 21:01:57 +0000

There’s no longer any room to question whether Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is back on his historic goleador track. In addition to the great run of form he has shown after his move to German squad Bayer Leverkusen, now the Mexican pea has one more thing to boast about: He’s the 2015 CONCACAF Player of the

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Giovani dos Santos Might Return to Action With El Tri

Jessica Lopez — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:52:44 +0000

Giovani dos Santos had an interesting chat with Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio earlier this week, one that might just mark his long-awaited return to action with the Selección. The last time that Gio featured with El Tri was during the Gold Cup. He failed to make the squad under Tuca Ferretti for the big

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Mexican Soccer Federation to Appeal Charges Against “Puto” Chants

Jessica Lopez — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:40:28 +0000

Guillermo Cantú, General Secretary of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol, has assured fans of plans to appeal FIFA’s fine for anti-gay chants. Seriously? Of all things to fight against? “We have some basis for requesting an appeal,” Cantú said, according to Mediotiempo. “I believe that a dialogue and an understanding between parties is important, especially

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Hector Herrera, Soccer’s Best Kept Secret, Wins Porto’s Player of the Year Award

Jessica Lopez — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:51:48 +0000

You have to love Hector Herrera. It’s impossible not to. The dude is a crack through and through, whether he’s experiencing tough times or leading Porto to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Thankfully for us – the HH faithful – Herrera’s hard work has not gone unnoticed; last night, he was awarded the Dragão de

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