I just saw a news report on Goal.com saying that Mexican striker Antonio DeNigris has died on a heart attack yesterday. He was 31. He had played in Turkey and Greece in recent years (his last club was Larissa). Sixteen caps for the Mexican national team. More later. Wow. RIP. Click to continue reading...

It's a busy weekend of international matches on Saturday, November 14, 2009 in the world of soccer. In UEFA there are playoff matches in 2010 World Cup Qualifying while other regions such as CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and AFC also have qualification matches taking place. Many matches will be televised and here's a full set of TV listings for the United States and United Kingdom.

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I understand this is a website dedicated to MLS and US Soccer, but please indulge me in this moment of personal privilege about our neighbors to the south and our neighbors to the north.

Guille Franco opened his Premier League account yesterday, playing for a less competitive West Ham side than former Mexican striker Jared Borgetti did in Bolton a few years back.

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Blanco's Unsporting Ways Led Mexico to Qualification

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This blog post is long overdue. My distinct hope was that Mexico WOULD NOT qualify for South Africa, and this article which is sure to arouse controversy would not need to be written.

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The CONCACAF Region (North/Central America) finished is 2010 World Cup Qualifying on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 with all six teams in matches. The United States and Mexico had clinched two of the three automatic qualification spots while Costa Rica and Honduras were in contention for the final spot.

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The CONCACAF Region has two of its three automatic qualification spots decided with Mexico and the United States winning on Saturday. The third spot is up for grabs as Honduras and Costa Rica still have a chance. The fourth place team will play the fifth place team from CONMEBOL (South America) to determine the final spot from both regions.

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Credit:Mexsport Mexico 4-1 El Salvador ESTO's front page said "Gracias", to Javier Aguirre, to Cuauhtémoc Blanco, to all the Mexican national team, and I think all of Mexico feels the same way. Javier Aguirre is Mexico's Mr. Fix-It. He turned around the looming disaster in the Mexican national team after the Sánchez and Eriksson eras left the side on the verge of the playoffs, incorporated young players like Vela and dos Santos into the lineup, and brought back the old soldier Blanco. Click to continue reading...

The CONCACAF region is still very close and all six remaining teams were in action on Saturday, October 10, 2009. The United States could clinch a spot with a win while Honduras and Costa Rica are in 3rd and 4th. Mexico will all but clinch a spot with a win as they have a better goal differential than Honduras and Costa Rica.

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Maybe you've missed it, but Jeff Cunningham and FC Dallas are on fire right now. How ever you want to define "recent form" they have it. Tonight, they even had fans in the stands. Yes, the game was part of a Mexican National Team double-header at the Cotton Bowl, but they had [...] Click to continue reading...

Say what you want about the first team, they keep bringing in young and talented players. After sending five players to the U-20 World Cup, yesterday FC Dallas announced their first ever Academy signing of midfielder Bryan Leyva yesterday.

A 17-year-old who was born in Mexico, Leyva has been a part of the Dallas Academy for over a year, joining in June 2008.

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Say what you want about the first team, they keep bringing in young and talented players. After sending five players to the U-20 World Cup, yesterday FC Dallas announced their first ever Academy signing of midfielder Bryan Leyva yesterday.

A 17-year-old who was born in Mexico, Leyva has been a part of the Dallas Academy for over a year, joining in June 2008.

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In preparation for the El Classico match tonight with Chivas, Club America practiced at the Kansas City Wizards training facility yesterday. The keepers put on a high flying and diving show.Mexican National team goalie and Club America star Guillermo "Memo" Ochoa diving across the goal to make a save. Click to continue reading...

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Mexican legend Cuauhtemoc Blanco once again proved to be the difference for his side, scoring the only goal on a penalty in Mexico's 1-0 win over Honduras last night. Minutes after scoring, the 36-year-old, who retired from international play a year ago today, only to be coaxed back to a struggling Mexican team back in April, Blanco passed out on the pitch and had to be taken off on a stretcher.

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The CONCACAF Region had another set of matches in World Cup Qualifying with the United States traveling to Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico hosting Honduras, and El Salvador hosting Costa Rica. With the standings in the hexagonal closer than ever between the top 4 teams, each match has increasing significance.

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The CONCACAF Region had another set of matches in World Cup Qualifying with the United States traveling to Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico hosting Honduras, and El Salvador hosting Costa Rica. With the standings in the hexagonal closer than ever between the top 4 teams, each match has increasing significance.

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It's another set of FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying matches on Wednesday with key matches. In Europe (UEFA), England can clinch an automatic spot while other countries such as Scotland (UEFA) look to keep their chances alive. Here's a list of the  matches to watch in all of the regions in World Cup Qualifying on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 (all times listed are USA Eastern Standard Time).

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Qualifying for the FIFA 2010 World Cup continues on Wednesday with matches in most of the regions. There are only three matches left for most countries as there are several spots still up for grabs in every region. In CONCACAF and CONMEBOL it's still very close and top countries such as Argentina are on the fringe.

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The CONCACAF Region continued its hexagonal qualification round with all six teams playing. The United States hosted El Salvador, Mexico at Costa Rica, and Honduras was at home against Trinidad & Tobago. The top three teams get an automatic spot while the fourth placed team has a playoff with the fifth place team from South America (CONMEBOL).

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There's a full slate of 2010 World Cup Qualifiers in all of the regions on Saturday September 5, 2009. The biggest matchup this weekend has to be in South America (CONMEBOL) as Argentina hosts Brazil. In CONCACAF, Mexico and the United States look to get wins to inch closer towards automatic qualification.

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The latest FIFA World Rankings were released on Wednesday September 2, 2009 with not many changes. Brazil remains on top but Spain has closed the gap to less than 20 points. The rest of the top ten remains about the same with Italy moving up one spot to be tied with Germany for 4th and France slipped to 10th while Croatia moved up one to 9th.

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While I was watching the USA loose to Mexico again on Wednesday, something struck me. It is clear from the Hexagonal Concacaf World Cup qualifiers that the USA is not the dominant team in the region. We may be the best (or one of the best), but not dominant by any measurement.
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Deja vu. The USA goes up early on a formidable opponent only to see the lead evaporate and Bradley's boys are completely unable to generate anything in the second half. I loved the ESPN pregame feature on the rivalry. A lot of hype, but it shows what this rivalry has become over the last twenty years and what its potential is, if we can ever win in Mexico. Click to continue reading...

The CONCACAF 2010 World Cup Qualifying continued on Wednesday August 12, 2009 with the two biggest nations playing each other. The United States traveled to take on Mexico as the Azteca Stadium as the rivalry continued. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Mexico beats the United States 2-1 Video Highlights

The match started out fairly even as the USA looked confident and optimistic to win their first match at the Azteca.

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Mexico is hurting. The poor management reigns of Sven Goran Eriksson all but threw out the successful Copa America run in 2007 under Hugo Sanchez and brought Mexico to its lowest point since the struggles of the 2001 hexagonal.

But Mexico is never to be underestimated. Man for man, when healthy and calling up a full squad, El Tri still has more accomplished and quality players than anyone else in CONCACAF.

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Kickoff for the huge USA-Mexico World Cup Qualifier is 4pm today. Lets say that you can skate out of work just in time to go watch the match, but are stuck in Pinellas county? Where can you catch the game?
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Mexico's form in World Cup qualifying has been less than stellar. After qualifying for the Hexagonal based solely on goal difference, El Tri now finds itself in fourth place in the final qualifying group.

On its third manager in 17 months, Mexico desperately needs a victory. Javier Aguirre has recalled the veteran hands of Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Guille Franco to lead the attack for El Tri.

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The United States and Mexico renew their heated rivalry on Wednesday August 12th in CONCACAF 2010 World Cup Qualifying at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

The two teams played last month in the final of the Gold Cup but the match will be under very different circumstances. The US has a new roster with many experienced players and only a few who played in the Gold Cup.

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The United States v Mexico rivalry continues on August 12th as they play in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. The match is important for both teams who have not clinched a spot to next year's World Cup yet. There are a few players from the Gold Cup including Chad Marshall and Stuart Holden. The rest of the roster is similar to the Confederations Cup roster with names like Howard, Donovan, Dempsey, Onyewu, and Bocanegra.

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Mexican national team captain Rafael Marquez suffered a torn calf muscle and is expected to miss Mexico's World Cup qualifying showdown vs. the United States on Aug. 12.

Marquez suffered the injury while training with FC Barcelona ahead of Wednesday's exhibition vs. the Seattle Sounders.

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Mexican national team captain Rafael Marquez suffered a torn calf muscle and is expected to miss Mexico's World Cup qualifying showdown vs. the United States on Aug. 12.

Marquez suffered the injury while training with FC Barcelona ahead of Wednesday's exhibition vs. the Seattle Sounders.

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FC Barcelona and Mexican National Team defender Rafa Marquez has torn a calf muscle and will not be available for the August 12th qualifier against the United States. The injury is expected to keep...

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World Cup Qualifying in the CONCACAF Region continues in August with the two strongest nations playing on August 12th. Mexico will host the United States in what should be a very exciting and interesting match-up. Ahead of the match, Mexico has named their 20-man roster. The USA has yet to name theirs but it should be available shortly.

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After an even first half, the Mexican national team capitalized on dubious penalty call to take a 1-0 lead and never looked back against the U.S. Men's National Team in Sunday's Gold Cup final at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Two quick goals followed, each the result of counter-attacks, and the rout was on, before ending in a final score of 5-0.

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Javier Aguirre got a monkey off his back. After a struggle of a tournament which saw El Tri struggle with the likes of Nicaragua and Panama and also need PKs to beat Costa Rica, the Mexican "B" team triumphed today at Giants Stadium.

This same El Tri side didn't score a legitimate goal versus Nicaragua, a nation that was playing in its first ever major international tournament for 85 minutes.

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The Final of the CONCACAF 2009 Gold Cup took place on Sunday with the United States looking to win their third straight title while Mexico was looking to avenge their 2007 loss. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Mexico embarasses the United States 5-0 Video Highlights The match started off fairly even in the first half but the second half saw Mexico take control and embarass the Americans with a 5-0 victory.

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