Solo con ver los rostros de Ochoa y Palencia uno ya sabe su opnion sobre el nuevo diseño de la camiseta que Mexico usara para el Mundial 2010. Parece que esta echo de aluminio con un estampado extraño. Pero creanme que esto es mucho mejor al diseño que el Rafa Marquez tenia en mente.

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It was a hard ending to swallow for FC Barcelona as they battled Osasuna to a scoreless draw late into the second half of the match. Early in the first half the Barcelona defense looked a little off as they were not clearing the ball out of the back field and giving the Osasuna offense too much space to move the ball around.

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Catalan paper Sport has recently featured secrets from inside Barca's dressing room, where Pep continually strives to instill team unity between the players and blend all their personalities and egos into harmony.
From the more withdrawn players like Abidal and Keita to pranksters Pique and Dani Alves, the players get along great and there's always a friendly atmosphere in the locker room. Click to continue reading...

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Well the concern over Barcelona under estimating Rubin Kazan were warranted as the Russian side came into the Camp Nou and pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history. Kazan on paper definetely were over powered but after a surprise performance against Inter Milan in the Champions League people were beginning to take notice.

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Remember that one coach that got busted for driving drunk?
First he got suspended. Well now he got fired.
That's a lesson to the kids.
Now the links:

• Quotes o' the week. [Sanford's Soccer Net]
  
• Aquilani's Liverpool debut coming? [ESPN]
  
• W.

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Hoy las 7PM (CT) se efectuará el último partido de la selección mexicana dentro del Hexagonal final de Concacaf, será contra los socca boys de Trinidad y Tobago en Puerto Príncipe.

De acuerdo al Javier Aguirre y a los entrenamiento que ha sostenido el Tri, van por los tres puntos buscando que Estados Unidos pierda o empate para subirse al primer lugar de la clasificación y con esto tener la opción de ser cabeza de grupo en el mundial de Sudáfrica.

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Hoy en el horario de las 7PM (CT) se efectuará el último partido de la selección mexicana dentro del Hexagonal final de Concacaf, será contra Trinidad y Tobago en Puerto Príncipe.

De acuerdo al Javier Aguirre y a los entrenamiento que ha sostenido el Tri, van por los tres puntos buscando que Estados Unidos pierda o empate para subirse al primer lugar de la clasificación y con esto tener la opción de ser cabeza de grupo en el mundial de Sudáfrica.

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According to Sport.es Barcelona have become increasingly concerned about Carles Puyol and Rafael Marquez contracts and have issued an ultimatum to the defensive pair. The two have been exteremely loyal to Barcelona in the past but as January 1st approaches the players can begin to talk to other team about contracts for next season.

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Here we go:

• Cruyff questions the length of Messi's deal.
  
• West Ham front office in a transfer rift?
  
• Vieira and Chelsea?
  
• Roma eyes Fiorentina winger.
  
• Beckham may return to MLS.
  
• I'm Barca for life, says Rafa Marquez.
  
• Agger considered retirement.

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Originally uploaded by futbolmexicano Muchos de los aficionados conocedores y apasionados se preguntan al ver a Rafa Marquez , el capitan de la selección mexicana que se hace expulsar en los partidos clave. ¿Que clase de líder tenemos?. Pues Javier Aguirre lo vuelve a convocar y para la parte final que es cuando cuenta para ir al mundial. Click to continue reading...

Convocatora Selección Mexicana
Por mediotiempo nos enteramos de la convocatoria de la Selección Mexicana para los partido del hexagonal, en casa recibiendo al Salvador y de visita en Trinidad y Tobago.
Las novedades es el regreso de Rafa Marquez, El Gio no por su lesión, Vela regresa despues de su lesión, Arellano también, el llamado de Esqueda y lo mejor ya no se convocó a Nery Castillo, aqui la lista. Click to continue reading...

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Following a decisive win at home on Saturday against Atheltic Madrid manager Pep Guardiola gave his men a day off before getting back to work on Monday. The team will depart Tuesday morning from Barcelona arriving in Santander around noon.

FC Barcelona will be without Gerard Pique on Tuesday following a knock he sustained in Saturday's match to his right foot.

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On Saturday FC Barcelona travel to Madrid to take on Getafe, who had a convincing 1-4 victory over Racing Santander in first week action. Getafe, under new manager Michel, look to improve on a dismal 2008/2009 season which saw them barely escape relegation. For FC Barcelona they cannot take Michel's team lightly.

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For FC Barcelona's second match of the La Liga season Pep Guardiola will have two of his stars back on the roster. Both Andres Iniesta and Rafa Marquez will receive medical clearance on Wednesday meaning that they will be on the roster against Getafe. Guardiola has already confirmed that both players will start on the bench this weekend after receiving medical clearance.

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Here we go:

• Mutu to Russia?
  
• West Ham eyeing Toni?
  
• The big Italian is still jonesing for some PT.
  
• Dutch coach warns van der Vaart about Madrid stay.
  
• Faking an injury to leave Newcastle.
  
• L.A. Galaxy and Rafa Marquez?
  
• Robinho flirting with Barca?

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Today Goal.com brings back the old rumor that the LA Galaxy is after Rafa Marquez, first reported here on MLSR back in 2008.
Here's an excerpt:
MLS outfit LA Galaxy are interested in signing Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez for next season, according to a report in Spanish publication Sport. Click to continue reading...

Barcelona began their quest for a second successive league title under Pep Guardiola with a routine 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon in the first round of Primera Liga action at the Nou Camp.

First-half goals from Bojan Krkic and Seydou Keita set an under-strength Catalan side on their way and summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed his first for the club late on as Guardiola's side strolled to a comfortable victory.

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The deal manager Pep Guardiola wanted most is finally complete after weeks of negotiation. 22 year old Ukrainian international and ex-Shakhtar Donetsk center back Dmytro Chygrynskiy will be coming to the Camp Nou. Shakhtar Donetsk president Rinat Akhmetov agreed to the terms of the transfer after Joan Laporta was determined to satisfy Guardiola's desire for a defender.

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Over the last few years Spanish Primera is slowly taking dominance over the rest of the European leagues. Barcelona demonstrated that, when they easily handled Manchester United in the Champions League finals. Still, last season was a disappointment for the Royal club, as even though they finished second in Primera, their European campaign was not worth mentioning, having in mind that they were humiliated by Liverpool that beat them 5:0.

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Several of Barca's players were on international duty yesterday, and they all came out of their matches undefeated...
- With Puyol, Pique, Xavi and Busquets in tow, Spain beat Macedonia 3-2, with Gerard Pique scoring the second goal - that's our boy!
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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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It's a funny thing about the best laid plans. Sometimes, rather than getting laid, they just end up screwing you.
Take, for example, the venues for the home-and-home World Cup qualifiers between Mexico and the US.
Late last year, Sunil Gulati offered the FMF a deal: he'd move our home leg to someplace that made some sense (and where, coincidentally, he could sell 70,000 tickets) if Mexico would agree to move their home leg to someplace other than Mexico City. Click to continue reading...

Round 6 of CONCACAF 2010 World Cup Qualifying is fast approaching with three intriguing fixtures, including the highly-anticipated United States v. Mexico.

Honduras v. Costa Rica

Squad News: Costa Rica will be returning a majority of the Gold Cup squad that lost to Mexico on penalties in the semi-finals, including midfielder Celso Borges and captain Walter Centeno.

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It's been a slow process, but I am finally coming to terms with the events that will unfold next Wednesday. This has nothing to do with what will happen at the Azteca, mind you.
The problem is that I won't see it. Not one minute. I'll be on plane heading out to Oakland to work the Cowboys' first pre-season game. Click to continue reading...

Cruz Azul vs Rayados de Monterrey

Uno: Cruz Azul muestra que va por buen camino con Meza: sin Corona, sin Torrado, sin Lugo, sin Orozco trabajaron muy bien su partido.

Dos: Vucetich tiene mucho trabajo para definir su central titular que es donde lo hicieron pedazos.

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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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Ahead of tonight's match between FC Barcelona and another MLS team (the Seattle Sounders), here is a little post-game action from the FC Barcelona vs LA Galaxy match.
In English, we have Maxwell (talking about Real Madrid) and Stefani Miglioranzi (on Beckham being a great guy; on Beckham handling the incident well with the LA Riot Squad, LA Galaxy depth) in English y en Espanol. Click to continue reading...

Recien recuperado de una enfermedad respiratoria, su servidor se dispuso a volver este lunes a las actividades normales. Entre ellas, postear para Futblog Total. Pero al escuchar las noticias depotivas, vaya coraje me lleve. Recien curado y ya empiezan mis dólores de higado.

Resulta que el defensa mexicano, Rafael Márquez, fue tajante y dejó en claro: No va a jugar contra Estados Unidos.

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El Atlante no jugo la primera jornada en México por irse a este torneo de La Paz, donde varios equipos europeos hacen su pretemporada.
Presentación del "indiecito" Solari al minuto 67.
"Mistico" Pereyra, Rafa Marquez y principalmente el Hobbit Bermudez realizaron sendos goles en la victoria de hoy. Click to continue reading...

It's been an interesting week so far in the Mexican footie world.
Giovani Dos Santos takes a major step in his development, yet acknowledges he still has a long way to go. But the Mexican media focus on the first half of his "tapando bocas" (shutting people up) quote. Even when there are signs that a fresh wind might take Mexico out the doldrums, the Mexican press would do anything to sabotage the sails. Click to continue reading...

No, he's not coming to the wrongly-called "Mickey Mouse League", he's just playing with Mickey Mouse. Which when you really think about it is actually better than having to play with Rafa Marquez. So yeah, I guess Disney really is the happiest place on Earth. Click to continue reading...

This CONCACAF Gold Cup will be contested by watered down squads from the two traditional CONCACAF heavyweights, the USA and Mexico. Additionally, the failure of Trinidad & Tobago and Guatemala to qualify for this edition of the event opened the field up.

Guadeloupe, a surprise package to everyone but myself two years ago (I actually believed Guadeloupe could make the final two years ago before the event and they almost did) returns with another strong team as does Jamaica who missed qualification in 2007.

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Yaya Toure's agent has stoked the rumour mill regarding his client. Dmitri Seluk reckons Barca don't ‘respect' his client and has suggested the powerful midfielder might be playing his football elsewhere next season.

This is what Seluk has had to say: "Barca have not complied with the gentleman's agreement that we reached.

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En un partido donde domino los últimos 85 minutos, el Barça de Messi, Henry, Eto'o, Iniesta, Xavi y Rafa Marquez se llevaron la orejona. Los del Mersey se mostraron impotentes, ante el buen juego y toque de balón de los...

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En esta final de Champions el Barcelona dominó los últimos 85 minutos; el Barça de Messi, Henry, Eto'o, Iniesta, Xavi, Pujol y Rafa Marquez se llevó sin competencia la orejona de Europa. Los del Mersey se mostraron impotentes ante el buen juego y toque de balón de los de Catalunya.

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