U-17 World Cup on Galavision: Mexico - Korea at 10am. Europa League on GolTV: Hamburgh - Celtic at
1pm, Villarreal - Lazio at 3pm, and Everton - Benfica at 8pm. MLS playoffs on ESPN2: Salt Lake -
Columbus at 8pm. Copa Sudamericana on Fox SPorts en Espanol: Universidad - Fluminense at 6pm and
LDU Quito - Velez Sarsfield at 8:30pm.
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The Federación Mexicana de Futbol (FMF) has announced that it will officially present the adidas
kits that the Mexico national football team will wear during next year's World Cup on Monday,
November 9th, 2009. The kit launch will occur at the El Museo de Antropología in Mexico City.
Members of El Tri, represenatives from adidas, FMF [.
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3rd Degree 02 November @ 11:00 PM EST
How fun must it be to work on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia? This show is like Seinfeld with
the evil turned up to 11. Sometimes, the best comedy of manners is the one without any (also see
Curb Your Enthusiasm)...#1 - A few local all-stars hook us up with the view heading into respective
first round deciders:- Bernardo Fallas on HOU/SEA- Nick Green on LA/CHV- Shawn Mitchell on
CLB/RSL#2 -
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I'll get A few things up later, but for now, things are still accumulating nicely... Let's start
with Denny Landzaat's classy Kakkerlakken consolation from yesterday. The trick is, you must watch
through the entire highlight package to see it. You had to know I was gonna allude to this match
somehow.
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HexagonalBlog 02 November @ 12:52 AM EST
The group phase of the U-17 World Cup is now over, and Mexico and the USA are the only two CONCACAF
sides in the knockout stages. USA defeated UAE 1-0 on Sunday to finish second in their group, while
Mexico beat Japan 2-0 on Friday to finish second in Group B. Now the Mexicans will face South Korea
in their round of 16 match, and the Americans will play Italy.
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Franco should be a hero in Mexico/PA Sports Image
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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My recent posts on ESPNChicago.com:
• Oct. 29: Mike Banner's versatility pays off
• Oct. 28: Fire's, Rev's depth put to test this season
Also in the news:
• Cuauhtemoc Blanco: Blanco to leave Fire for Mexico
• U.S WNT: U.S. tops Germany, 1-0 / Local focus: Red Stars forward Ella Masar came into the game
in the 73rd minute for Amy Rodriguez.
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WVHooligan 29 October @ 07:29 PM EST
Blanco is headed back to Mexico after the playoffs. (Getty Images)
Like we didn't see this news coming at the start of the 2009 season. Chicago Fire designated
player Cuauhtemoc Blanco stated he would not return next year after his contract ended this season
and he has made good (for now) on that word.
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For the second game in a row, Honduras held their own at the U-17 World Championships in Nigeria.
Unfortunately, for the second time in a row they lost, this time to the host team by the minimum.
The match told the tale of a Honduran side that were organized in the back but couldn't generate
sustained possession in their opponent's half.
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Not even on the bench for Sunday's game against West Ham United, Mexico International Carlos Vela
will make sure to shine tonight when Arsenal face Liverpool in their fourth round, Carling Cup
game. The 20-year old ...
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Not even on the bench for Sunday's game against West Ham United, Mexico International Carlos Vela
will make sure to shine tonight when Arsenal face Liverpool in their fourth round, Carling Cup
game. The 20-year old ...
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Tickets for the seventh annual tournament that serves as the qualifying tournament for the Copa
Libertadores for Mexican clubs go on sale next month.
Home Depot Center hosts games Jan. 9, 10 and 12.
More info from today's press release:
InterLiga 2010 will determine two Mexican club berths (Mexico 2 and Mexico 3) for Copa
Libertadores.
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The U-17 World Cup kicked off in Nigeria yesterday, and while three of the four CONCACAF sides gave
creditable performances, only Costa Rica managed to win points. (USA play tomorrow against Spain.)
Honduras ceded most of the possession to Argentina, but they came close to scoring when Néstor
Martínez struck the bar and crossbar on a free kick.
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The Offside 25 October @ 10:38 PM EST
This has been a fantastic weekend to hate somebody and wish him ill almost everywhere around the
world. As Daryl pointed out earlier, this weekend's fixture calendar was overflowing with big
derbies and heated rivalries including three different flavored clasicos, inter-city and
intercontinental matches.
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MLS Debris 24 October @ 12:18 PM EST
Once again, all four Mexican teams made it through to the quarterfinals, as did one MLS team.
Here's the survivors:
Mexico (4): Cruz Azul, Pumas, Toluca, Pachuca
Guatemala: Comunicaciones
Honduras: Marathon
Panama: Arabe Unido
USA: Columbus Crew
Here's the updated results by country:
Country W L T GF GA GD win% PPG
Mexico 21 3 4 77 21 56 75.
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MLS Debris 24 October @ 11:20 AM EST
Congrats to the Columbus Crew whose tie in Bayamon, Puerto Rico was enough to punch their ticket
into the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stages.
Congratulations to DC United as well, who became just the second MLS team to get any sort of a
result in Mexico, tying Toluca 1-1. Had Lawson Vaughn not gotten his legs tangled up with Isaac
Lopez in the box, DC would have advanced.
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United Mania 24 October @ 01:42 AM EST
DC United's playoff hopes pretty much ride on a win in Kansas City in the last match of the season,
but the Wizards have nothing but pride to play for and DC has had about their best week of the
season after improbable results against the Crew and in Mexico against Toluca.
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MLS on Fox Soccer Channel: Salt Lake - Colorado at 9pm. Under-17 World Cup on Galavision: Mexico -
Switzerland at 11am. EPL on ESPN2: Wolves - Aston Villa at 7:30am. on Setanta: Spurs - Stoke City
at 9:30am and Hull - Portsmouth at 5pm. On Fox Soccer: Birmingham City - Sunderland at 10am,
Chelsea - Blackburn at 12:30pm, and Burnley - Wigan Athletic at 5pm.
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The Offside 23 October @ 01:05 PM EST
We have three big derbies happening this weekend: We have El Súper Clásico in Mexico, the
Superclásico in Argentina and what I'd consider the equivalent in England when Liverpool host Man
Utd (can we call it The Super Classic?) Here's a quick lowdown on the three big games, and a
question: Which game or games will [.
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The Offside 23 October @ 10:13 AM EST
Remember how everyone was all excited because Ukraine vs England was being broadcast on the
internet? It was as if suddenly no one had ever heard of internet streaming sites who've been doing
the same thing for years, for free, just not quite as legally? The more interesting story to me at
the time was [.
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According to AP, Nestor de la Torre, the director of national teams for Mexico said today that the
national team is preparing to play eight times in friendlies between now and next summer's World
Cup finals in South Africa. The...
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The Houston Dynamo may have failed in their bid to become the second MLS team to qualify for the
CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals but D.C. United still have a glimmer of hope left. After a
rough start to the tournament that saw them drop their first two games, three consecutive wins and
a draw have turned fortunes around.
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The Houston Dynamo may have failed in their bid to become the second MLS team to qualify for the
CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals but D.C. United still have a glimmer of hope left. After a
rough start to the tournament that saw them drop their first two games, three consecutive wins and
a draw have turned fortunes around.
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Using a mix of reserves and regulars, DC United made a big statement for Major League Soccer on
Tuesday night, drawing 1-1 with Toluca in Mexico. DC went up in the 5th-minute when Chris Pontious
scored, and that lead held until Israel Lopez coverted a penalty for Toluca in the 60th. DC played
very conservatively, scoring on one of two shots they took and the only one they put on frame.
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United Mania 20 October @ 01:06 AM EST
Fresh from beating the best team in MLS to keep their playoff hopes alive, DC United now takes on a
much more daunting task in hoping to beat the best team in Mexico for an even more shocking result
that would advance them into the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League.
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Trinidad & Tobago 2-2 Mexico Not too many cared about the match. T&T go out of the World Cup in a
blaze of glory and maintain their unbeaten home streak over Mexico. It's incredible that Mexico
have never won a World Cup qualifier in Trinidad & Tobago. Dennis Lawrence played well in his
international farewell, and Carlos Edwards established himself as a reference point for future T&T
teams.
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MLS Debris 16 October @ 09:49 PM EST
The USA finished their World Cup qualifying on Wednesday with a 2-2 draw against Costa Rica. With
the entire qualifying campaign in the books, it makes me wonder why there was so much complaining
during this cycle. From internet complaining you would think that this was the worst US team in a
while, but the stats tell a different story.
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Arsenal will face Birmingham City this afternoon with plenty of injury worries, as manager Arsene
Wenger revealed. Carlos Vela, who scored for Mexico last Saturday, is yet to land in London and
will not be ...
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Arsenal will face Birmingham City this afternoon with plenty of injury worries, as manager Arsene
Wenger revealed. Carlos Vela, who scored for Mexico last Saturday, is yet to land in London and
will not be ...
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With FIFA choosing to extend the rankings period for October, the United States played four World
Cup Qualifiers. With wins over El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, Honduras, and a draw with Costa Rica
to finish top of the CONCACAF Qualifying zone, the US remains 11th. Mexico improved six places to
18th with three wins and a draw in Qualifying and a friendly loss to Colombia.
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Brazil stay at the top of this month's Fifa world rankings. Brazil are followed by Spain, the
Netherlands, Italy and Germany. England stay in 7th place. Argentina are 6th.
France are in 9th. Cameroon are the highest African team in 14th. Russia are 12th, with the USA in
11th.
1 Brazil
2 Spain
3 Netherlands
4 Italy
5 Germany
6 Argentina
7 England
8 Croatia
9 France
10 Portugal
11 USA
12 Russia
13 Switzerland
14 Cameroon
15 Czech Republic
16 Greece Denmark
17 Chile
18 Mexico
19 Côte d'Ivoire
20 Serbia
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Project 2010 15 October @ 12:46 PM EST
The 2-0 first-half deficit made it seem unlikely, but the US were able to battle back to match
points with Mexico, and therefore, win the group. Well done, boys! Here are some thoughts from
the game:
-It was great to see the US create so many chances. You'd like to see us finish more of those
(obviously), but on another day, it could have easily been 5-2.
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