Month: March 2019

  • Will CONCACAF pull a CONMEBOL?

    The Concachampions Group stages are over. As it has happened in the two previous tournaments, all four Mexican sides have qualified for the quarterfinals. This time, though, there are two […]

  • Holland oats; or, Gullit the dogs out

    Disappointing, troubling, worrisome. If that's the form the team shows up with in June, it'll be a very, very short trip, and the repercussions will be terrible to behold. Too […]

  • Mexican Standoff

    It was gonna happen, but I didn’t think it was going to happen this quick. In a response to last week’s public spanking, Rafa Marquez sent a strongly worded letter […]

  • for wizards fans who have considered rebranding/when losing the rainbow is not enuf

    Someday, I hope a team makes two separate rebrands – one that will inevitably get leaked, that will serve as a decoy. And one that will actually be decent. That […]

  • Talk Soup

    Well, Cinco de County Mayo is over for another year. If only Patrick had kept the snakes and driven out the Irish. Stop me if I've told you that one. […]

  • Is Guardado the Odd Man Out?

    Andres Guardado has been noticeably absent in some key friendlies​ When Mexico finally was able to field its complete team at Wembley, there was one notable absence in the starting […]

  • My Most Memorable Moments of the Galaxy-New York Rivalry

    We've had a lot of time this week to think back on the history between the Galaxy and the Red Bulls/Metrostars. What are some of my favorite rivalry moments? Let's […]

  • US shouldn't bust with '22

    So was the US World Cup 2018 bid a huge waste of time? Only if you believe there wasn't some sort of deal made between the FA and the USSF, […]

  • Memo Ochoa Gets a Lifeline

    When he is at his best, Guillermo Ochoa is unquestionably the best goal keeper in Mexican futbol. It has been a while, though, since we have seen Memo in top […]

  • Has the Hex been axed?

    It is a qualifying week in Europe and Africa and a FIFA week for the rest of the world. Far be it from FMF to miss an opportunity to parade […]