0 comments by Josh Espinal on 5/31/2016
In what was a major incident in the world of soccer over the weekend, 25-year-old Olympiakos and Mexican player, Alan Pulido, was kidnapped in his home state of Tamaulipas, taken by armed captors. He and his girlfriend were held at gunpoint after leaving a party at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, and Pulido was forcibly seized, while […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 4/15/2016
For many years the famous chant can be heard in stadiums all over Mexico, and even stadiums here in the United States when Mexico plays. It starts with the crowd chanting “¡Eeeeeeeeehhhhh!” as the goalkeeper gets set to deliver a goal kick. The culmination of the chant ends with a gigantic scream of “¡PUTO!” once […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 1/31/2016
A sad, shameful story coming from San Luis Potosí, Mexico as a clash between supporters of Ascenso MX (Mexican second division) sides Atlético San Luis and Necaxa ended in a hail of bullets that has left 16 people injured with two of them in critical condition. The game ended in a 1-0 victory for visiting […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 12/17/2015
Tigres held off a fiery Pumas to win the 2015 Liga MX Apertura championship in grand fashion winning 4-2 in PKs. The events that unfolded in the two-legged series are things that Hollywood movies are made of as no one thought that Pumas were going to be able to comeback after what happened in the […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 12/10/2015
Finally, after battling it out through two rounds we have a final set in the Liga MX Apertura 2015 Liguilla. It will be a feline classic as Pumas will take on Tigres for the chance at the Mexican First Division championship. Pumas will look to win their eighth championship in team history, meanwhile Tigres will […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 11/25/2015
The final week of the Liga MX season was a wild one, one that led to teams jumping up and dropping down in positions. But now the eight teams are set to go and we will see how the quarterfinals of la Liguilla of the Liga MX was decided on the last day of the […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 11/12/2015
The second to last week of the Liga MX has concluded and the playoff picture is looking clearer than ever as most teams have assured themselves a place in the Apertura 2015 Liguilla and are jockeying for better positioning in the table. Let us examine the week that was in the Liga MX Week 16. First, […]
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 31 de octubre de 2015. Avilés Hurtado y Oscar Rojas durante el partido correspondiente a la Jornada 15 del torneo Apertura 2015 de la Liga Bancomer MX, entre los Jaguares de Chiapas y la Franja del Puebla, celebrado en el Estadio Zoque “Victor Manuel Reyna”.
Foto/Imago 7/Carlos Morgan.
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 11/5/2015
Just two more weeks remain in the Liga MX Apertura season and the race for the top eight is getting tighter and tighter. We shall see how things turn out after Week 17, but as for right now this is how the playoff race is looking like so far. Spots 1-4 Pumas with their 2-1 win […]
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Chivas defeated León by a score of 1-0 in León, Guanajuato to win the Apertura 2015 Copa MX. The hero for El Rebaño Sangrado was Oswaldo Alanís, who scored the game’s only goal and secured the title for Chivas. This is Guadalajara’s first major title since winning the league in the 2006 Apertura season, and their first Copa MX since […]
NATAL, BRAZIL – JUNE 13: Head coach Miguel Herrera of Mexico looks on from the sideline in the first half during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Mexico and Cameroon at Estadio das Dunas on June 13, 2014 in Natal, Brazil. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 11/3/2015
Everyone’s favorite meme-generating, journalist-punching, former Mexican National Team manager has finally found a new job. Miguel “El Piojo” Herrera will be the new manager of Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, known as Tijuana or Xolos for short. That’s right, a man nicknamed “The Flea” will manage a club who’s mascot is a Xoloitzcuintli, a Mexican dog […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 10/28/2015
Another week down, another week closer the Liga MX gets to starting La Liguilla, or playoffs. We here at 32 Flags will examine, week by week, which teams will make it and which teams will get to start the offseason early. Spots 1-4 In what was a horrible week to be in the top four, all teams in […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 10/21/2015
The Liga MX 2015 Apertura season is winding down and that means that the playoffs are nearing meaning that the top eight teams in the table will battle it out for the chance to be champion. With that said, 32 Flags will examine the path to la Liguilla as the season draws to a close. Technically, […]
PASADENA, CA – OCTOBER 10: Rafael Marquez #4 of Mexico holds up the trophy as he celebrates with his teammates after defeating the United States 3-2 during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Qualifier at Rose Bowl on October 10, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 10/11/2015
Mexico edged the United States by a score of 3-2, in a game that ended up going to added extra time and left fans of both teams on the edge of their seats, a riveting back and forth affair. After much anticipation the day finally came for both fanbases to see these two fierce rivals […]
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – JUNE 06: Juan Carlos Osorio, coach of Sao Paulo in action during the match between Sao Paulo and Gremio for the Brazilian Series A 2015 at Morumbi stadium on June 06, 2015 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 10/7/2015
Even with all the hype surrounding the CONCACAF Cup that is set to be played on October 10th, Mexico is looking forward to the future, regardless of the result on Saturday. The news that Mexico has found their new manager that is set to replace Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti, who is acting as caretaker manager up […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 10/5/2015
This is the day that most of Mexico waits for. It doesn’t matter that one team is fighting relegation and the other is on a mission to achieve their third championship. When Chivas and América play the eyes of Mexico fall upon this game and it always proves to be an entertaining game. The Apertura […]
