Mexico

5 Key Lessons From Mexico’s Impressive Win Over The Netherlands In Amsterdam

Mexico has gone into the empty belly of the beast and defeated the Netherlands 1-0 at Johan Cruijff ArenA. The game’s only goal — a penalty converted by Raúl Jiménez — was fortunate in that Jiménez was offside before the foul that led to the spot kick, but Mexico’s play in defense, midfield and attack was superior to the Dutch’s over the course of 90 minutes in Amsterdam.

Here are my five key takeaways after watching Wednesday’s match on ESPN2.    

#1. Tecatito is fun as hell.

Mexico Returns To Action Tonight And You Could Win A $1K Home Depot Gift Card

It’s flown under the radar since it’s not within the FIFA International Match Calendar — meaning European clubs aren’t obligated to release players — but the Mexico national team returns to action on Wednesday night with a friendly against Guatemala at the Azteca. 

It’s been almost a year since we last saw El Tri (a 2-1 victory over Bermuda back on Nov. 19, 2019), but the likes of Miguel Layún, Uriel Antuna and José Juan Macías are finally back in action for the world’s 11th-ranked nation.

USMNT Will Face Alphonso Davies And Company In 2021 Gold Cup Group Stage

The first ever Gold Cup Group Stage Draw has pitted the USMNT against the foes from up north, Canada. Joining the U.S. and Canada in Group B is Martinique and the winner of a play-in round that will be one of the following teams: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bermuda, Barbados or Haiti.

In case you are unfamiliar with the structure of the 2021 Gold Cup, I refer you here

Jacob Morales Of Pumas Tabasco Pulls Out The Sauce With Scorpion Kick

Say what you will about whether Liga de Expansión MX is a good or bad idea of Mexican soccer, letting the kids play has the propensity to produce the spectacular. For every mistake from a youngster, you’ll see something like this Jacob Morales scorpion kick.

Pumas Tabasco, a subsidiary of Pumas UNAM, played to a 2-2 draw with UDG at Jalisco Stadium on Sunday. The highlight of the match — indeed perhaps the best highlight of the day — was this Jacob Morales scorpion kick from the 21-year-old in the 22nd minute.

Chucky Lozano Has Started His 2020 Campaign On Fire

A couple months ago, Chucky Lozano was kicked out of training, with the Mexico international looking like he was on the outs at Napoli. Two games into the 2020-21 Serie A campaign, however, he looks to be an integral piece in Gennaro Gattuso’s side.

City Defeats Wolves 3-1, But The Game’s Best Goal Belongs To Raúl Jiménez

After defeating Manchester City in both their meetings last season, many predicted another trial by fire for Pep Guardiola’s side against Wolves at the Molineux on Monday night, especially so with Nathan Aké and John Stones anchoring City’s backline.

But the opening 45 minutes was a master class in command from the Sky Blues (although looking very much like the Lilywhites) with Rodri and Fernandinho protecting the backline and Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling playing in perfect harmony.

Chucky Lozano Shines For Napoli As Spectators Return To Serie A

Napoli pounced on two defensive mistakes to win 2-0 at Parma in their opening match of the season on Sunday as spectators returned to Serie A for the first time since March.

Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne got Napoli's campaign off to a winning start with second-half goals shortly after club record signing Victor Osimhen was brought on for his debut.

Raúl Jiménez Takes All Of 3 Minutes To Open His 2020-21 Premier League Account

After scoring 17 goals across all competitions during his first season with Wolves — including 13 in the Premier League — many wondered if Raúl Jiménez would experience a sophomore slump last year as defenders came to grips with the Mexican striker.

That certainly wasn’t the case as Jiménez scored 27, including 17 in the EPL and 10 during his side’s run to the Europa League quarterfinals. What’s more, he outlined his overall contribution to the side by providing 10 assists across all competitions.   

The Concacaf Kings Return This Month; Here’s Mexico’s Potential Starting XI

International soccer has already returned in Europe with the UEFA Nations League and soon it will be Concacaf’s turn. Mexico and Costa Rica will square off in the Estadio Azteca on Sept. 30 for a friendly. It has been some time since the reigning Concacaf champions have played with Mexico’s last international match being in November. Here is the potential Mexico starting XI 2020 to look forward to.

While it is unlikely that the best of the best will participate in a friendly, it’s still fun to see the full fire power Mexico has to offer.

When Was The Golden Age Of Soccer Jerseys?

With each kit released for the 2020-21 season, I find myself shaking my head; it has become abundantly clear that kit designers have simply run out of ideas.

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