As Mexico prepared for a summer of football including the 2016 Rio Olympics and Copa America Centenario, Mexico City called on artists to adorn 64 massive soccer balls along the Paseo de la Reforma, a wide avenue that runs across the heart of the capital.
These photos, taken by Papa Bravo, illustrate the beauty, passion and love of the game in the country. The Balón CDMX balls measure nearly five feet in diameter.
This week sees the resurrection of one of sports' greatest rivalries. Two neighbouring countries who have spent years locking horns in various elements across the world of sport will collide once again. With precious points in World Cup qualification up for grabs, the United States versus Mexico will be a can't miss encounter.
Jermaine Jones ha proporcionado la mayor fuente de "material de cartelera" desde el vestidor de México al lanzar una evaluación mordaz del mexicano Javier 'Chicharito' Hernández. Si bien Jones dice que no etiquetaría a Chicharito como un "jugador sucio", sí cree que la afición del delantero mexicano por jugar directamente en la línea de fuera de juego lo convierte en algo molesto para enfrentarlo.
Drake and Future appear to be Mexico fans. Who knew?
The pair donned El Tri jerseys and danced alongside a gaggle of hot Mexico-themed coeds in their new video for "Used to This", which you can and should watch below:
The Hex kicks off on November 11 in Columbus, Ohio with the big one: the United States versus Mexico. El Tri manager Juan Carlos Osorio has announced his squad for that match and their trip to Central America to play Panama four days later.
While Osorio had the luxury of naming largely experimental squads for September’s final fourth round World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Honduras, as well as their October friendlies against New Zealand and Panama, the Colombian has named his strongest possible side in an attempt to end the Dos a Cero spell.
For those watching Mexico play New Zealand in a friendly match in early October, it was easy to scoff at the sight of Giovani dos Santos wearing the captain’s armband for El Tri. Leadership has never been a quality directly associated with the Mexican attacker, but his continued evolution as a footballer speaks to his newfound maturity.
Mexico has previously stated its desire to host the 2026 World Cup, a tournament that will almost certainly be given to the CONCACAF region, but now it's getting serious.
Following CAF in 2010 (South Africa), CONMEBOL in 2014 (Brazil), UEFA in 2018 (Russia) and AFC in 2022 (Qatar), FIFA has all but promised the tournament to North America.