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  • The Ups and Downs of Mexico's 2010

    2010 was a World Cup year, so expectations were always going to be high. And after the first few months of the year, those expectations were ratcheted up a few […]

  • Chicharito Brightens up a tough Weekend

    Yesterday was not a good day for me. Well, actually it started Friday night. I was in the middle of working the Texas Longhorns Women’s soccer game when I received […]

  • Fans' Views of the Final Norteño

    The first leg of the Mexican Apertura Final takes place tonight in Torreon’s shiny new TSM Corona Stadium. I have enlisted the help of a few friends; two fans each […]

  • Brazil shows up, US waits for the other axe to fall

    Did you notice we actually shut out Brazil in the second half? That's not a compliment – it's a miracle. As we saw with our long-suffering eyes, that was a […]

  • The strange sale of Alberto Aquilani!

    In the words of the great Andrea Boccelli, it is “Time to say Goodbye” for Liverpool fans as £18m midfielder Alberto Aquilani was effectively sold to Juventus last week. The […]

  • CONCACAF Farce

    In case you missed last nights' CONCACAF Champions' League action, here's a pictorial summary: ​ The next time someone starts in about how the problem with the CONCACAF Champions League […]

  • Rocky Mountain Snoozefest

    Since I was otherwise occupied last weekend, I saw almost no live MLS soccer. So this weekend I was determined to watch every minute of every game which, fortunately, the […]

  • 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 […]