Talk about bizarre - here's a photo of Mexican Clausura side Club Tijuana and their Man-Dog 'Mascot' modelling the team's 2012/2013 kit last night! Yes, yes.. it's pretty extraño (strange) but it actually makes a lot of sense when we tell you that it's modelled after the Xoloitzcuintle, a famous Mexican dog which archeologists believe have existed for over 3,000 years.

The FA Cup continues in full swing today, with the biggest match-up of the weekend featuring the Manchester Derby.

Manchester City will look to take a step closer to defending their FA Cup title against a Manchester United side that is coming off a painful loss to Newcastle in league play.

Inter Milan is no longer the reigning European champion, but it can still finish its season on a high note by winning the Coppa Italia.

Inter faces Palermo in the high-profile club match of the day, while Germany and Uruguay highlight the international slate in a rematch of the 2010 World Cup's third-place game.

By DAVID MOSSE

Pumas UNAM is in solid position to capture its seventh league title after earning a hard-fought 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Mexican Clausura final against Morelia Thursday night.

Francisco Palencia gave Pumas the lead with 69th-minute strike with a blast from outside the area to quite the home crow.

Well, here we are. The final regular season weekend of the season, at least as far as most of Europe is concerned. The top three leagues in Europe, and probably the world, all conclude this weekend with Spain's La Liga finishing on Saturday and the English Premier League and Italian Serie A closing out on Sunday.

Well, here we are. The final regular season weekend of the season, at least as far as most of Europe is concerned. The top three leagues in Europe, and probably the world, all conclude this weekend with Spain's La Liga finishing on Saturday and the English Premier League and Italian Serie A closing out on Sunday.

Just a month after the 2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League final was held we can already look forward to the 2011-2012 campaign. The CONCACAF Champions League draw was held on Wednesday as the four MLS teams that have qualified learned their fate. For Major League Soccer, and for soccer in the United States in general, the draw begins a quest for history.

Morelia and Pumas will play the first leg of the Mexican Clausura 2011 season tonight, with the return leg scheduled for Mexico City on Sunday. It will be the end of an era as this is the last time the league will decide its champion with a final series preceded by quarterfinals and semifinals.
For the Apertura 2011 season, slated to kick off sometime in August, the Mexican league has changed its playoff format.

CONCACAF conducted their draw for the Preliminary Round and Group Stage of next season's CONCACAF Champions League. The Preliminary Round pairings are below the fold: PR1: Motagua (Honduras) v Municipal (Guatemala) PR2: Mexican Clausura Finalist v Caribbean 2 PR3: Isidro Metapán (El Salvador) v Caribbean 1 PR4: Santos Laguna (Mexico) v Olimpia (Honduras) PR5: Alianza (El Salvador) v FC Dallas (USA) PR6: Canada champion v Nicaragua champion PR7: San Francisco (Panama) v Seattle Sounders (USA) PR8: Herediano (Costa Rica) v Caribbean 3 Some interesting matchups, and a chance for the Caribbean to place as many as two teams in the.

On Wednesday, CONCACAF announced the preliminary round and group stages for the 2011-12 Champions League. CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round First Leg: July 26-28 Second Leg: August 2-4 (Teams on left host first leg) Motagua (HON) vs. Municipal (GUA) Mexican Clausura runner-up (Morelia or Pumas) vs.

A number of places are still to be determined in next season's CONCACAF Champions League, but when those moving parts all get settled, they'll know exactly where they're going.

Despite three Caribbean spots, one Canadian spot and one Nicaraguan spot still up for grabs, CONCACAF conducted the draw for the 2011-2012 tournament on Wednesday.

We've a new correspondent on Argentines Abroad this week, to give us a more in-depth view of Italy's Serie A, in which there was some decent Argentine action this week. In Spain, Sergio Agüero scored yet again for Atlético Madrid, closing ... Continue reading →

With one round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura remaining in Mexico, only three clubs have clinched a spot in the league playoffs. The two university clubs -- UNAM Pumas and UANL Tigres -- have been top cats over the regular season, and Morelia have fluttered along and settled into third place overall that ensures them at worst a wildcard spot.

With just three weeks left in the Mexican Clausura, Herculez Gomez and Jose Francisco Torres' Pachuca need to win out to advance to the playoffs while Edgar Castillo and Puebla will try to recover against Cruz Azul

Herculez Gomez is at it again.

A year after Gomez led the Mexican Clausura in goals with 10 for Puebla, the American striker is putting together another strong run of form in the spring, scoring in his second consecutive match in Pachuca's 4-2 loss to Tigres Wednesday night.

Herculez Gomez enjoyed a monumental day at the office scoring twice for Pachuca who swatted away Jaguares in week 13 of the Mexican Clausura.

Jose Francisco Torres and Pachuca look to continue their winning ways in week 13 of the Mexican Clausura when they host a suddenly-dangerous Jaguares.

Jose Francisco Torres and Herculez Gomez return to action in the Mexican Clausura for Pachuca on Sunday in search of a badly needed three points when they visit Morelia.

Jose Francisco Torres and Herculez Gomez helped Pachuca salvage a point out of their visit to Mexico City with a scoreless draw against Pumas in week 11 of the Mexican Clausura.

Jose Francisco Torres and Herculez Gomez were the only yanks to see any action in the Mexican Clausura over the weekend as Pachuca were trounced at home by Atlante.

American forward Adrian Ruelas says he is looking to build on his debut performance with Santos Laguna last weekend and become a key contributor the rest of the Mexican Clausura.

Week 10 in the Mexican Clausura kicks off with Isaac Acuna and Gallos Blancos hosting Edgar Castillo's Puebla while Pachuca's yank duo of Jose Francisco Torres and Herculez Gomez welcome in Atlante.

The CONCACAF Champions League resumes this week with an interesting fixture list as the competition commences its knockout stages. There are two all-Mexican affairs as well as an all-American encounter and an intriging match-up involving the record champions of Costa Rica and Honduras. Stoppage Time International Football Blog looks ahead to the last eight clashes.

A tough test awaits Jonathan Bornstein and Tigres who host always-dangerous Cruz Azul while Herculez Gomez and Jose Francisco's Pachuca face Edgar Castillo and Puebla in week six of the Mexican Clausura.

It was a very long day at the office for Herculez Gomez and Pachuca who were hammered at home against Cruz Azul in week four of the Mexican Clausura.

Jonathan Bornstein and Tigres will try to extend their unbeaten start to the Mexican Clausura when they host Toluca while Herculez Gomez and Jose Francisco Torres hope to see time against Cruz Azul for Pachuca.

Jonathan Bornstein was the lone yank to see action in the Mexican Clausura as Tigres continued America's misery with a last minute victory in El Azteca.

Daniel Antunez was a surprise starter for Estudiantes who fell to Cruz Azul while Edgar Castillo and Puebla battled to a draw with Chivas in the first weekend of the 2011 Mexican Clausura.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Jonathan Spector's time at West Ham United may be numbered, but the U.S. national team defender is doing his best to make sure he leaves with a bang.

Spector continued his cup heroics this weekend, scoring the winner in West Ham's 2-0 victory over Barnsley in the third round of the FA Cup.