Mexico National Team

These Stats Show Just How Good Chicharito Has Been This Year

It's obvious that Javier Hernandez has been in incredible form this year. But we didn't realize just how good Chicharito has been until we saw this list of records Hernandez has set so far this year with Bayer Leverkusen.

Mexico Coach Juan Carlos Osorio Learned Soccer Tactics By Spying On Liverpool

Mexico National Team coach Juan Carlos Osorio has been around. He's managed in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and the USA, but he cut his teeth in coaching as a young man in England. And he had a very peculiar strategy.

While studying for a science and football degree at John Moores University and living in Liverpool, Osorio tried everything he could to watch Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier's training sessions. The only problem was Houllier wouldn't let him watch.

So, he resorted to trying to find a room in a nearby house with a view of Liverpool's training grounds.

Should Miguel Layun Play On The Left Or The Right For Mexico?

One of the burning questions of Mexico manager Juan Carlos Osorio's tenure at the helm of El Tri so far is what to do with Swiss-army knife Miguel Layun. Layun, currently with Porto (along with El Tri teammates Hector Herrera and Tecatito Corona) in the Portuguese Liga. Before that, Layun was at Watford in the English Premier League.

At Long Last, Juan Carlos Osorio Held His First Mexico Practice

This international break will mark the first games in charge for new El Tri manager Juan Carlos Osorio. Mexico will play El Salvador and Honduras during this international break, which marks the beginning of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. Osorio held his first training session as Mexico manager Monday.

Andres Guardado And Hector Moreno Showcase Teamwork At Its Finest

Andres Guardado and Hector Moreno are teammates for both club and country, for PSV and Mexico. As such, they appear to have developed more chemistry than your average center mid-center back pairing.

This weekend against Utrecht, they got a chance to showcase that chemistry. Off a corner, Guardado found Moreno square in the middle of the box. Moreno then one-timed the ball into the goal, a superb finish for any center back.

Miguel Layun Comes Into World Cup Qualifying On Fire

Miguel Layun has been in wonderful form for both club and country this season, wonderful form he continued this weekend.  Layun scored a goal and recorded an assist in Porto's 2-0 win over Setubal, continuing his momentum from last week when he scored in the Champions League.

Andrés Guardado Is Never Finished. His Entire Career Proves it.

Andrés Guardado simply will not stop. He’s the epitome of hard work, strength of character and desire for all of the Americas. 

A born fighter, Guardado does not keep his battles solely on the field. He inspires others to work towards the betterment of themselves and the world around them.

He tackles the battle against breast cancer, pushing for global awareness and activisim, in the same way he'd fly into a tackle for El Tri.

Chicharito Scores Again In The Champions League, Sets CONCACAF Record

Chicharito Hernandez did a number of things today. He scored in his fifth straight game (seven total during that stretch) for Bayer Leverkusen in all competitions. He set the CONCACAF record for career goals in the UEFA Champions league (12 so far).

Unfortunately for Hernandez, Bayer couldn't get a result against Roma, losing 3-2 despite Hernandez's goal. 

Chicharito Scores For Leverkusen, Continues Run Of Good Form

Chicharito is on fire. We repeat: CHICHARITO IS ON FIRE.

Javier Hernandez scored against Wolfsburg Saturday, making four goals in six games for the Mexican Bayer Leverkusen striker.

Porto Want Miguel Layun Permanently

Miguel Layun has impressed so far this year during his loan from Watford to Porto, so much that Porto have reportedly opened negotiations with Watford to acquire Layun on a permanent basis.

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