After coming from behind to defeat the United States 4-2 in the Gold Cup final, Mexico’s preparations for Copa America 2011 appeared to be going smoothly. Despite pledging to take a largely under-23 team to Argentina, and the competition taking a backseat to the Gold Cup, the winning feeling generated by overcoming their eternal rivals to the north could be expected to spread to the squad. However, the suspension of eight players for a ...More

Following seven successful seasons at Barcelona including four La Liga titles and two Champions League triumphs, Rafael Márquez becomes the latest established star to make the move across the Atlantic. In an attempt to advance an already illustrious career, he has followed in the footsteps of ex-Camp Nou colleague Thierry Henry in signing for the New York Red Bulls. Major League Soccer’s ability to capture players of the Mexican’s...More

The knockout stage of any football tournament is always liable to increase both excitement and anticipation as the winner-take-all nature of the ties means there can be no second chances. Some teams may still insist on caginess over ambition, but eventually even they must conjure up a way of winning. The World Cup is no different. The last-16 provides an opportunity for the contenders to go through the gears and also gives an oppo...More

Two glaring mistakes sealed Mexico’s World Cup fate as Argentina repeated their 2006 exploits by eliminating the Aztecas in the second round. Defender Ricardo Osorio’s blunder gifted Gonzalo Higuain the opportunity to put Argentina two ahead, but the first was even more damaging. Mexican morale had been crushed after the linesman wrongly allowed Carlos Tevez’s opener. The Manchester City forward was initially denied by goalkeeper Os...More

Day 17 of the 2010 World Cup saw the day England fans had all been waiting for quickly develop into a nightmare. Germany took advantage of some shaky defending to record a 4-1 drumming over the Three Lions and despite the rampant score line, England fans cannot help but think what could have been if goal line technology was in use. Elsewhere, Argentina continue to impress, comfortably defeating a talented Mexico side 3-1 to set up a qu...More

ARGENTINA 3Tevez 25, 52, Higuain 33 MEXICO 1 Hernandez 71 Argentina cruised to victory over Mexico to set up a quarter-final against Germany but they needed the help of an offside goal to set them on their way. Carlos Tevez struck twice, including the hotly disputed goal, and Gonzalo Higuain also scored for Argentina with Javier Hernandez grabbing a consolation for the Mexicans. Mexico came close to scoring twice in 30 seconds af...More