100% Soccer: U.S.-Mexico considered a classico – at least by 1 country
ne of the knocks against MLS by soccer snobs is the lack of real rivalries – derbies or classicos – between teams.
It’s a point with some validity.
Some point to Galaxy-San Jose Earthquakes contests as the best example of an MLS derby.
But I’ve always had a hard time working up a healthy hostility toward relatively anonymous San Jose.
San Jose is the Rodney Dangerfield of cities in comparison to neighboring San Francisco.
The Earthquakes, albeit inadvertently, indirectly gave us Landon Donovan.
And if Galaxy coach Steve Sampson doesn’t start winning consistently and quickly, they may well also have bequeathed former coach Frank Yallop (currently looking for something to do for the next six years or so with Canada out of World Cup qualifying) to us.
What kind of crowd chant can you direct at the San Jose counterparts?
“Nah, nah, your ridiculously overpriced housing is more expensive than our ridiculously overpriced housing.” Doesn’t exactly resonate, does it?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - What better way to qualify for the World Cup than by beating Mexico? Or, what better way than by beating the United States?
The archrivals get that opportunity to clinch a spot in Germany 2006 by winning Saturday night. Even a tie might be enough for both sides, but neither country is thinking about draws in what has become one of soccer’s most heated series.
“The reason I know how special this game is, is on Sunday night, a full week before the game, I was already thinking about the game laying in bed,” U.S. star Landon Donovan said.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- What better way to qualify for the World Cup than by beating Mexico? Or, what better way than by beating the United States?
The archrivals get that opportunity to clinch a spot in Germany 2006 by winning tonight. Even a tie might be enough for both sides, but neither country is thinking about draws in what has become one of soccer's most heated series.
"The reason I know how special this game is, is on Sunday night, a full week before the game, I was already thinking about the game laying in bed," U.S. star Landon Donovan said.
Either side
Soccer legend Valdano hurt in Mexico copter crash
Retired Argentine soccer great Jorge Valdano suffered minor injuries along with seven others in a helicopter crash in Mexico City on Saturday, police said.
Valdano, who was carried from the crash scene in a neck brace, would likely be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, doctors said.
"Jorge Valdano is conscious and has no injuries that could be considered serious," Carlos Lijtszain, emergency room head at the ABC hospital, told reporters.
The helicopter crashed in a street in the capital's business district, almost hitting a truck, but there were no fatalities. Five other passengers in the
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Cuauhtémoc Soccer Stadium
Puebla has one professional soccer team, "La Franja". The biggest soccer stadium in the city, "Cuauhtémoc", which seats 45,000, was built in 1968 as a second soccer field for the 1968 Olympic Games. Matches for the 1970 and 1986 World Cups were also played in the Cuauhtémoc Stadium.
Puebla has two professional baseball teams, "Pericos" and "Tigres". Puebla, along with Monterrey, has the best baseball teams in the Mexican League.
Puebla, through the conurbated area of Cholula, has one professional American football team, the "Aztecas" of the Universidad de las Américas. The Aztecas have won the championship three times
Canada tops Mexico in U20 women's soccer
Canada's under-20 women's soccer team continued its run towards another CONCACAF title with a 3-2 victory over host Mexico on Sunday.
Canada topped Group A and now awaits a semifinal opponent.
Kara Lang from the Vancouver Whitecaps scored seconds into the match, and captain Sophie Schmidt, also from the Whitecaps, made it 2-0 with a goal 15 minutes later.
Mexico replied in the 22nd minute from the penalty spot, and Schmidt netted her second early in the second half.
Mexico drew close again in the 74th minute, but the Canadians walked off the field
Mexico Goes to Germany 2006
The Mexican national soccer team has qualified for the next World Cup in Germany, becoming the third Latin American country to ensure its placement in the tournament.
Mexico beat Panama 5-0 in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. It was a game with only one protagonist -- Mexico -- which dominated the game's entire 90 minutes. Panama, conversely, was unmotivated, performing poorly.
El Tricolor -- the name Mexicans use for their national team -- became the second team in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) after the United States, with Costa Rica, Guatemala
Mexico whoops up teenage world cup win
Soccer-mad Mexico donned a wide-brimmed sombrero and jumped for joy in green, red and white on Sunday to celebrate its first ever World Cup win, unfazed by the under-17 age limit on the teenage tea.
Mexico scored twice in two minutes to set up a stunning 3-0 victory over defending champions Brazil to capture the FIFA Under-17 World Championship.
It wasn't the golden World Cup trophy Mexico has always coveted, but in a country where criticizing a luckless national side is as much a national sport as soccer itself, it was a long-overdue excuse for
Arena wants fans to tune in when Americans meet Mexico on soccer pitch
Bruce Arena wants American soccer fans to "put up or shut up."
Preparing for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Mexico in Columbus, Ohio, the U.S. coach said American fans should demonstrate their support for the sport by watching the game on television as well as tuning into and attending Major League Soccer games.
"I think it's critical," Arena said Wednesday. "If we want this sport to grow, if we want to truly position ourselves to one day win a World Cup, we need support from the people
Mexico Soccer Coach May Be Out
Ricardo Lavolpe is not likely to continue as Mexico coach when his contract expires after the World Cup.
Mexican club owners will meet soon to decide Lavolpes future, but the coach is expected to be shown the door, Mexican Football Federation president Alberto de la Torre said. He said the Mexican manager has offers from Argentine and European clubs.
I think he will not (continue), de la Torre told Mexican channel Televisa. He wants to coach in Europe. He was telling me he has an offer from Spain, and also has offers from Argentina, so hes
Torreón is a city in Coahuila, Mexico. In 2003 it had an estimated population of 517,000 people, reaching 915,000 in the Metropolitan Area, considering Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in the state of Durango. It is considered the 9th biggest Metro area in the country.
Geography
Torreón is located at 25.55°N, 103.43°W, and is a city in southwest border of the state of Coahuila and within the Lagoon region of the state. The border is marked by the Río Nazas river and is also the divider between the city of Gómez Palacio in Durango and Torreón. Despite its promising name of Lagoon, the
