Mexico’s contradictions playing U.S. for fools
Since the 1910 Mexican Revolution, our neighbor to the south has chosen exactly one leader in a fair election, current President Vicente Fox.
He presides over a nation where disparities of wealth between the working poor and the politically connected corrupt are as disheartening as the 40 percent of citizens living below the poverty line a figure that excludes those millions of poor Mexicans who immigrated to the United States seeking a better life.
The U.S. dollars earned by expatriate Mexicans and sent home as remittances keep hungry families from starving and a dysfunctional country from collapse. It is thus no surprise that President Fox fears a crackdown on illegal immigration. If the United States succeeds in keeping out illegal immigrants, Mexico won’t benefit from a portion of their toil.
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Mexico Cager Courts Success At Empire Games
Kevin Fowler was in mid-flight, readying himself to throw a dunk down the throat of Syracuse center Darryl Watkins in an exhibition game on Nov. 1 in the Carrier Dome.
It was an ambitious thought, considering Fowler was playing in his first college game as a freshman on NCAA Division IIs Saint Rose basketball team. In fact, his last action in a competitive basketball game before that was in the 2005 state final in Glens Falls as a senior on Mexicos varsity basketball team.
Watkins was having none of the dunk.
He put me right on my
Mexico's best is still in action, just not in the playoffs
Turns out the best team in Mexico won't get the chance to prove it against its peers. With the playoffs lacking the big-name clubs, Pumas UNAM have all but stolen the spotlight from their fellow, weaker Mexican comrades.
Right now, there is no better Mexican club than Pumas, who are battling Argentine giants Boca Juniors for the Copa Sudamericana title. Despite a ghastly league season that cost former coach Hugo Sánchez his job, Pumas have come together at the right time and are making the right amount of noise necessary for
A space at the table For Mexico's sake, right teams need to win InterLiga
For nearly a decade, Mexican clubs have been competing against South America's elite for true international glory. Now, eight clubs are doing battle in the InterLiga for the right to represent the Mexican league in the illustrious Copa Libertadores.
Two teams will join the already-qualified Pumas in South America's own champions league. Across Texas and California, six teams will be ousted before their Libertadores dreams even began. Any of Morelia, Monterrey, Pachuca, Veracruz, Guadalajara, Necaxa, Cruz Azul and Tigres could wind up playing Corinthians, VĂ©lez Sarsfield or any
Mexico upset by 'minnows'
“I IMAGINE THAT WE’LL QUALIFY ON Saturday because this team is looking really good,” Ricardo La Volpe, the Mexico coach, said before his team’s match against the United States on Saturday. He was wrong.
In no mood to eat his words, however, he came up with some more. “It’s a little team,” La Volpe said of his team’s opponents afterwards. “Here, everyone’s interested in baseball and American football and many people didn’t even know that a soccer match was being played today. So it’s easy for them, because they aren’t playing under any pressure. My mother, my
World-Lavolpe decisions turn triumphant for Mexico
Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe had the last laugh over his critics on Sunday when he made two tactical halftime substitutions and steered his team to a convincing 3-1 triumph over Iran.
Lavolpe, 54, a former Argentina goalkeeper who has enjoyed an edgy relationship with the media, confirmed his tactical judgement is sound with his swift decisions as Mexico swept to victory in their opening group D clash.
The substitutions made all the difference in the way the team performed today, he said. The team functioned much better in the second half than it did in
NFL seeks Hispanic demographic as sport grows in Mexico
By Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic
The NFL is the monolith of professional sports leagues, so powerful in its hold over fans and sponsors that it's hard to imagine that it could grow in popularity.
Yet that's the plan, and a chief target is Mexico and the Hispanic market in the United States.
The NFL sees those markets as vital to continuing the phenomenal growth the league has enjoyed over the past 50 years. That's why NFL officials view the Arizona Cardinals' game against the 49ers in Mexico City on Sunday as
Winning debut: Sorenstam repeats in Mexico
For the second year in a row Annika Sorenstam opened her season with a victory at the MasterCard Classic, shooting a two-under 70 on Sunday to win by one shot.
Sorenstam finished the tournament at eight-under-par 208 for her 67th career title. Her win here last year was the first of 10 on the season, and also the first of three straight.
"To come here with high expectations to defend a title is always tough, but I thought I played really well and I'm very happy about that," said Sorenstam. "This is a great
Soccer-Ten-man Chiapas end America's unbeaten run in Mexico
Unfashionable Chiapas ended America's 28-match unbeaten domestic run at the weekend, overcoming the defending champions 4-3 despite playing with ten men for nearly an hour.
In other games, UNAM coach Hugo Sanchez saw his team beaten 3-0 at home by Toluca, while Guadalajara continued their poor run by losing 3-2 at home to Monterrey.
America appeared set to extend their run when Brazilian Kleber Pereira gave them a third minute lead in Tuxtla Gutierrez.
However, the Jaguars had other ideas as Paraguayan forward Salvador Cabanas equalised from the penalty spot in the 26th minute.
Despite having
US to work with Mexicos future president
The United States said on Monday that it will work with the winner in Mexicos presidential race and expressed confidence that a winner will be announced soon.
The Mexican government has announced that they will declare a winner, we think on Wednesday, and at that point, the president will congratulate the winner, White House spokesman Tony Snow said at a briefing.
We are going to work with the government of Mexico. Its an ally and neighbor, and obviously, weve got a great number of shared interests,
Mexicos Calderon marked by struggle for religious freedom
The roots of Felipe Calderons likely ascent to Mexicos presidency lie in one of the darkest periods of the countrys history, when the public expression of religion was banned, Roman Catholic churches and chapels were closed and priests were forbidden to wear clerical garb or voice opinions on public affairs.
Calderons father was among the many who took up arms in defense of the church, and it was that sense of persecution that led him in 1939 to join with other conservative Catholics to found the National Action Party, or PAN in its
