There's never a dull moment when these two CONCACAF giants face off, especially when a ticket to the Confederations Cup is on the line.
In one of the most anticipated soccer matches in North America, Mexico, winners of the 2015 Gold Cup, face off against the United States, winners of the 2013 Gold Cup, in a playoff match that will definitely have a long-term impact on the future development and success of both teams.
Everyone knows who Usain Bolt is. The Jamaican sprinter is only the fastest man in the world, last demonstrating his superhuman speed at the 2015 Beijing World Championships. Many fans know him by his nickname, Lightning Bolt, and many in the soccer universe know Bolt for having been stuck in perpetual limbo over a first-team trial with Manchester United for some time now.
It’s been an up-and-down couple of months for United States Men’s National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
Following wins against Germany and the Netherlands earlier this year, the Americans looked poised to cruise through the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
A shocking 2-1 loss to Jamaica in the semifinal, followed by an even more bamboozling 3-2 loss in penalties to Panama in the third place match now has the red, white and blue faithful questioning if Klinsmann is the right man for the job.
October 10 is looming over both El Tri and the United States Men’s National Team. The winner of the playoff match earns a chance to represent CONCACAF in the 2017 Confederations Cup tournament in Russia. A man who would have loved to be there, facing the Americans, is Jurgen Damm.
Brazilian club Sao Paulo have announced that Juan Carlos Osorio has left the club to become the manager of the Mexico National Team.
Osorio, a native Colombian, has coached at Sao Paulo since earlier this year. He has had stints with the Chicago Fire, New York Red Bulls, Liga MX side Puebla and various Colombian clubs. He is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University.
Mexico international and LA Galaxy attacker Giovani dos Santos has an injury, according to Mexico manager Tuca Ferretti, and will miss the USA-Mexico playoff match. The dos Santos injury was first heard of by The18 through Grant Wahl.
Giovani Dos Santos out of USA-Mexico with an injury, says Mexico manager Tuca Ferretti.
— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) October 5, 2015
As the United States Men’s National Team prepares for its all-important clash with Mexico on Oct. 10 with a spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup up for grabs, one pressing question must be asked: who really deserves to be the starting goalkeeper when these two CONCACAF rivals square off in Pasadena? Guzan vs Howard?
Chicharito Hernandez has opened his Bundesliga account. The Mexican striker scored his second goal for Bayer Leverkusen (he got his first in the Champions League last week) against Mainz Wednesday.
Cheeeeeeeeeech! pic.twitter.com/V2OXPND1kM
— Maxi Rodriguez (@FutbolIntellect) September 23, 2015
Stranger things have happened, but it's not looking good for Mexican midfielder Andres Guardado's chances of playing in the Confederations Cup playoff Oct. 10 against the United States.
A Dutch newspaper reported Thursday that Mexico captain Andres Guardado would be out for approximately six weeks because of an ankle injury he suffered against Manchester United in the Champions League Tuesday.
This is a big blow to Mexico, as that time frame puts the midfielder out for Mexico's Confederations Cup playoff Oct. 10 against the United States.