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Porto’s Mexican Duo Silences Moscow With Two Goals And An Assist
Porto climbed to the top of UEFA Champions League Group D with an impressive 3-1 win in Moscow against Lokomotiv on Wednesday, and the Mexican duo of Handsome Hector Herrera and Jesús “Tecatito” Corona played a large part in the win.
The Handsome One scored Porto’s second with Tecatito supplying the assist in the 35th minute.
Hector Herrera doubles Porto's lead
Hirving Lozano Punishes Poor Play From Spurs With Looping Goal
The ball looped up into the air and time slowed down. Goalie Hugo Lloris watched helplessly as a deflected shot sailed just out of his reach. Tens of thousands of fans inside the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven held their collective breath. Then the Hirving Lozano goal vs Tottenham fell into the net and the crowd exploded into jubilant celebration.
Mexico international Chucky Lozano scored against the run of play with his first Champions League group-stage goal on Wednesday in Group B action, and it all came down to a poor piece of play from Spurs defender Toby Alderweireld.
Atlanta Confirms Tata Martino’s Departure, Opening The Door For Mexico Job
Atlanta United has announced that after cooperative negotiations between the club and manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino concerning a contract extension beyond the 2018 season, the 55-year-old Argentine coach has elected to decline the offer and move on following the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs.
Diego Lainez Puts In Virtuoso Performance And Is Named To Liga MX Team Of The Week
After missing four matches due to an ankle injury caused by teammate Bruno Valdez during training, 18-year-old Club America phenom Diego Lainez made his full return on Saturday by starting his first Liga MX match since Aug. 23. Matt Miazga’s BFF certainly looked back to his best in America’s 3-0 win over Tijuana, going the full 90 minutes and scoring a golazo in the 59th minute.
Chucky Lozano, Érick Gutiérrez Score Minutes Apart For Third Time This Year For PSV
A pair of former Pachuca teammates are having themselves a ball in the Netherlands right now.
Chucky Lozano had a breakout season with PSV Eindhoven a year ago, scoring 17 goals in the Eredivisie. He welcomed compatriot Érick Gutiérrez to the team in August and now the two El Tri players are becoming terrifyingly prolific.
Against FC Emmen on Saturday, the Chucky and Guti were at it again, scoring back-to-back goals for the third time this season.
VAR To Make Liga MX Debut Friday For Atlas Vs. Veracruz
Video Assistant Referee is the future, whether old people (read: the English Premier League) want to admit it or not. Thankfully, Mexico is finally jumping on the train, as we’ll see VAR in Liga MX for the first time this weekend.
IFAB, the International Football Association Board, has approved Liga MX to use VAR in nine upcoming matches, starting Friday with Atlas hosting Veracuz.
Mexican Women’s Soccer Pioneer Mar Ibarra Found Murdered Near Tijuana
Marbella “Mar” Ibarra, 44, was found wrapped in plastic and beaten to death in Rosarito, south of Tijuana, early Monday morning. Ibarra was a pioneer for the women’s game in Mexico, using the profits from her beauty salon in Tijuana to start amateur club Isamar FC.
MLS, Liga MX In Talks To Join Copa Libertadores; 5 Reasons Why We Love It — And One Why We Don’t
Major League Soccer and Liga MX are in talks to participate in the Copa Libertadores — the Champions League of South America — according to recent reports. Liga MX competed in the competition for 18 years while MLS in Copa Libertadores would be a first.