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Sven Sacked

April 2nd, 2009 | By: Andrea | 2 Comments »

It’s official. Sven Goran Eriksson is the Mexican national team manager no more.
“The decision was made because we cannot put at risk Mexico’s participation in the World Cup,” Mexican Football Federation President Justino Compean said. “We could rely on having to win all of our home games just to qualify for the World Cup.”
Sven [...]

3 Players Out For Honduras

March 30th, 2009 | By: Andrea | 2 Comments »

After the 2-0 win over Costa Rica, Mexico was given a high. Now reality has hit again, and this time took 3 players along with it. Giovani Dos Santos, Edgar Castillo, and Ricardo Osorio are set to miss out.

And Then There Was Light

March 28th, 2009 | By: Andrea | 5 Comments »

The Costa Rican’s hopes for another Aztecazo came crashing today. They just weren’t in it this time and the team that had done so well during qualifying was beat by a gaining strength Mexico. With a weird dance after the goals, Omar Bravo and Pavel Pardo both scored goals at the Azteca stadium to give [...]

Gio Out, Castillo In

March 24th, 2009 | By: Andrea | No Comments »

After Gio Dos Santos suffered an injury during this past weekend with his club Ipswich, it was rumored that he would not be fit enough to play. Well, the rumors and true and Gio has been taken off the list for the game against Costa Rica on March 28th, but there is a chance that [...]

Call-Ups for Costa Rica and Honduras

March 20th, 2009 | By: Andrea | 9 Comments »

These are the players that have been called up for the games against Puerto RicoCosta Rica on the 28th, and Honduras on April 1st. They’ll go into training camps on March 23rd.

Always Have A Plan B…and C

March 19th, 2009 | By: Andrea | 1 Comment »

If Sven loses the plot(again) against Costa Rica on March 28th then he’s done. Out. Finished. His replacement would be Javier Aguirre who is currently out of a job after he was ousted from Atleti. In case that doesn’t work out then Jose Manuel “Chepo” De La Torre(currently the manager of Toluca) would take charge. [...]

Marquez and Ramirez Get Grounded by FIFA

March 17th, 2009 | By: Andrea | 5 Comments »

In the game against the US Rafa Marquez was sent off for the horrible tackle on Timmy Howard. At the time he was given the punishment of missing the game against Costa Rica on March 28th. Now he’s been given additional time, and he’ll miss the game against Honduras on April 1st as well(and no, [...]

A Family Duo And Then Some Make Mexico Stumble Once More

February 12th, 2009 | By: Andrea | 8 Comments »

Alright, so the game is over, the hype has come to an end(at least, until the return fixture is played). Mexico lost in the much anticipated game against neighbors and CONCACAF rivals, the US. Once, Mexico was THE soccer force in the region, but there’s a new team around.
Although many were sure that it [...]

Poll: The Natural Question

February 9th, 2009 | By: Alan | 5 Comments »

Coach Sven received a tough time from the Mexican media and public about his selection of naturalized players for the national team. The issue got so bad that now coach Sven gets a little sheet for every FMF game he watches, on the little card are the names of all the players along with a [...]

Call-Ups, Suspensions, Rankings and Bids, OH MY!

February 3rd, 2009 | By: Andrea | 4 Comments »

The much anticipated game in Columbus, Ohio is next week on February 11th, 2009. It’s against rivals the USofA and the first game in the hexagonal for the South African world cup. So who has Sven decided to call up this time?


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