Hard to imagine there are greater things as a 21 year old lad in Buenos Aires than being the next goalscoring superstar and scoring the "1″ in a 1-0 Superclasico in your debut year - even if half the city despises your very soul. Which I suppose is what makes these accusations seem pretty bizarre. Click to continue reading...

Los Pumas de la UNAM se metieron el día de hoy a la selva Lacandona a enfrentar a los Jaguares de Chiapas en juego pendiente del Apertura 2008. El juego para los visitantes siempre fue a su favor ya que desde muy temprano se puso al frente en el marcador, y así fue todo el [...] Click to continue reading...

Los Pumas de la UNAM se metieron el día de hoy a la selva Lacandona a enfrentar a los Jaguares de Chiapas en juego pendiente del Apertura 2008. El juego para los visitantes siempre fue a su favor ya que desde muy temprano se puso al frente en el marcador, y así fue todo el [...] Click to continue reading...

Tuesday's been a fairly slow news day and I didn't get home until after midnight tonight, so forgive me for just linking to my writing elsewhere in October's first post. Over a year ago, prior to the 2007 Apertura kicking off, I suggested that one of the players to watch in the next twelve months [.. Click to continue reading...

Tabla General - Apertura 2008 # Equipo JJ JG JE JP GF GC DIF PTS1 San Luis 10 6 2 2 14 9 5 202 Atlante 10 5 4 1 13 8 5 193 Pumas 9 5 1 3 13... Click to continue reading...

Tabla General - Apertura 2008 # Equipo JJ JG JE JP GF GC DIF PTS1 San Luis 10 6 2 2 14 9 5 202 Atlante 10 5 4 1 13 8 5 193 Pumas 9 5 1 3 13... Click to continue reading...

El día de ayer fue un día que el americanismo ansiaba ya semanas atrás. El América despertó de la mala racha que le azotaba en el Apertura 2008 y coincidió con la reaparición de su icono en la delantera Salvador Cabañas. Y que mejor rival para el regreso que el cliente consentido: el Cruz Azul. Click to continue reading...

Los Pumas de la UNAM sufrieron su segundo descalabró de forma consecutiva en el Apertura 2008, en esta ocasión fueron victimas de los Potros de Hierro del Atlante, aunque ahora se perdió de visitante en el estadio Andrés Quintana Roo. Una vez más Ricardo el "Tuca" Ferreti volvió a ser presa del Atlante y es que [. Click to continue reading...

Champions League take three. The team is in need of a positive result and will look to do so on Wednesday against Mexican team CDSC Cruz Azul. Here's a little bit of info about the Blue Machine.

HistoryThe Cruz Azul Coorporation, a cement-making company, first got into the sports world in 1924 with a baseball team. Click to continue reading...

Enrique Vera, Salvador Cabañas y Alfredo Moreno
Originally uploaded by nidoazulcrema América 2-0 Cruz Azul Apertura 2008 fútbol mexicano

Lo habíamos mencionado anteriormente, los que pensaban que la maquina ganaría fácilmente, estaban equivocados y que si ganaban solo seria por desconcentracion y pánico escénico de los azules, solo vean la primer jugada que termina en gol. Click to continue reading...

Continuing the long-winded look at all the reform ideas people are raising for MLS, here's a hypothetical schedule if MLS had an Apertura-Clausura schedule next year, an overwhelmingly busy international year thanks to World Cup qualifying and a couple of marginally important tournaments.

We'd set it up this way:

- The Apertura and Clausura winners both get automatic berths in the CONCACAF Champions League and MLS Cup berths.

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San Lorenzo lead the Apertura following Friday night's win over Colón in the Nuevo Gasómetro, but they've got some competition, and on Saturday Vélez Sársfield reminded them of that fact with a 2-1 victory at home to Rosario Central. El Fortín played well after an early scare, and now sit two points back on San [. Click to continue reading...

The concepts of the game are universally renowned at every level, from watching our stars dazzle the pitch through a flash of virtuosity on our TVs or simply playing five-a-side down the local pitch with our friends. The ultimate objective? To be triumphant through scoring as many as goals as possible and thereby beating the opposition. Click to continue reading...

It's all domestic football this week. Without so much as time to take a breath, the seventh round of the Apertura is already looming. There's an all-Sur clash between Arsenal and Banfield in Sarandí, leaders San Lorenzo host Colón and Racing are in bad need of a win against the newly managerless Estudiantes. Click to continue reading...

The sixth match of the Apertura was the date preordained by River Plate manager Diego Simeone as the day his first-choice side would finally come to life. Oh dear oh dear. River lost at home to Vélez on Wednesday and, one third of the way through the campaign, surely can't afford any more slip-ups if [. Click to continue reading...

If you read this story on Tribal Football, you will find a story you most likely read here for the first time over a week ago. (With no link to our site or credit given.)

Here's our original September 8 story...

And here's our September 13 follow-up with Audio....

And here's an excerpt of the September 16, Tribal Football story. Click to continue reading...

La foto oficial de las Chivas de las temporadas Apertura 2008 y Clausura 2009 quedó oficialmente enlodada. Una vez más la sesión de la toma de la foto principal del Rebaño Sagrado estuvo llena de diversión y perdió toda la formalidad que generalmente se ve en el resto de las fotografías oficiales de los equipos [. Click to continue reading...

La foto oficial de las Chivas de las temporadas Apertura 2008 y Clausura 2009 quedó oficialmente enlodada. Una vez más la sesión de la toma de la foto principal del Rebaño Sagrado estuvo llena de diversión y perdió toda la formalidad que generalmente se ve en el resto de las fotografías oficiales de los equipos [. Click to continue reading...

Something to ponder ahead of the games this weekend.

As first seen here in this posting, MLS insider and commentator Sean Wheelock talked about MLS examining the Apertura/Clausura type schedule as a solution to several scheduling problems.

Sean Wheelock was a guest on BBC's World Football Phone-In again early this morning UK time. Click to continue reading...

Después del parón en el Apertura 2008 causado por los dos partidos disputados por la Selección Mexicana contra sus similares de Jamaica y Canadá, este fin de semana se reanuda la liga mexicana con encuentros atractivos como la visita del "rebaño sagrado" al estadio Hidalgo, el difícil encuentro del Necaxa con Santos Laguna y el [. Click to continue reading...

Monterrey se enfrenta a Cruz Azul, en el partido correspondiente a las fecha 5. Al minuto 27, falta sobre Borgetti en el área, y Humberto Suazo cobra el penal, para el 1-0. Primera anotación del Chupete, en este Apertura 2008. Siete minutos después, Suazo convierte de nuevo, un golazo para el 2-0, que tras una [. Click to continue reading...

Early leaders Tigre and champions River have yet to play in the third weekend of the Apertura, but on Friday evening Colón lead the league table after a 1-0 win away to Rosario Central for their second win of the season. Having drawn with River on the opening weekend and thrashed Gimnasia de Jujuy away [. Click to continue reading...

A due ore dall'apertura della camera ardente in Campidoglio sono già oltre 5.000, secondo le prime stime, le persone che hanno reso omaggio al feretro del presidente della Roma Franco Sensi, scomparso domenica sera. Fra i primi a confortare la moglie e le figlie del presidente della Roma è stato il sottosegretario alla Presidenza del Consiglio Gianni Letta. Click to continue reading...

Empieza el partido e Itamar Batista hace feliz a la afición de Jaguares, pero al final de éste tuvo todo para darles el triunfo y falló un penal que hubiera significado su primer triunfo en el Apertura 2008 y se tuvieron que conformar con el empate a uno contra Atlante. Chiapas consiguió la primera anotación del [. Click to continue reading...

Empieza el partido e Itamar Batista hace feliz a la afición de Jaguares, pero al final de éste tuvo todo para darles el triunfo y falló un penal que hubiera significado su primer triunfo en el Apertura 2008 y se tuvieron que conformar con el empate a uno contra Atlante. Chiapas consiguió la primera anotación del [. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Marquez and his mates play as many games in the US as on Mexican Soil these days/ Photo from esmas.com

Many I speak to wonder sometime quietly why the Mexican National Team seem to play all its friendlies on US soil and not in its home country. These same people wonder what affect this has on the US National Team, as their big rival often plays to bigger and more vocal crowds.

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Racing showed on the opening day of the Apertura that they've still got some improving to do in certain areas if they're not going to have a repeat of last season's desperate struggle against relegation. On Tuesday, a step forward was taken with the unveiling of Boca Juniors' Pablo Migliore on loan, to provide more [. Click to continue reading...

Estadisticas, Resultados de la tercera jornada de la divion de plata del futbol nacional. Jornada 3 Día Hora Local Resultado Visitante Estadio 01-08-2008 20:30 Correcaminos 3-3 Querétaro Marte R. Gómez 02-08-2008 16:00 Tecos UAG 4-0 Dorados Tres de Marzo 02-08-2008 17:30 Tampico Madero 0-1 Tigres B Tamaulipas 02-08-2008 19:00 Irapuato 0-0 Tijuana Sergio León Chávez 03-08-2008 11:00 Rayados 0-0 Socio Águila Tecnológico 03-08-2008 12:00 León 2-0 Real Colima Nou Camp 03-08-2008 12:00 Tapatío 4-2 Salamanca Jalisco 03-08-2008 12:00 Lobos BUAP 2-3 Pumas Morelos Cuauhtémoc 03-08-2008 15:00 Atlético Mexiquense 2-1 Monarcas Mérida Nemesio Díez 03-08-2008 16:00 Jaguares 1-3 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Víctor Manuel Reyna 03-08-2008 18:00 Potros de Chetumal 1-1 Veracruz José López Portillo 03-08-2008 20:00 Santos 0-0 Durango Corona Tabla General - Primera A. Click to continue reading...

Resultados de la jornada 2 Torneo Apertura 2008 Futbol Mexicano viernes 1 de agosto de 2008 Hora Estadio * Tecos 1 - 0 Chivas sábado 2 de agosto de 2008 * Jaguares 1 - 3 Tigres * Monterrey 2 -... Click to continue reading...

Who: Atlante F.C. at New England Revolution
What: SuperLiga Semifinal
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.
When: Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. (Telefutura, MLSNet.com)

The New England Revolution are one win away from hosting the SuperLiga final at Gillette Stadium, and with the Houston Dynamo winning the other semifinal, that match could prove the perfect opportunity to avenge their losses in the past two MLS Cups.

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Partidos de la jornada 2 Torneo Apertura 2008 Futbol Mexicano Destacados: Atlas vs Cruz Azul,Santos vs Pumas viernes 1 de agosto de 2008 Hora Estadio * Tecos vs. Chivas 6:00 PM Tres de Marzo sábado 2 de agosto de 2008... Click to continue reading...

La Roma cerca un attaccante per rimpiazzare Mutu. Aspettano l'apertura di Julio Baptista. «Sono al Real, ma nel calcio tutto può cambiare in un secondo», ha detto il centravanti brasiliano, che a Trigoria troverebbe vecchi amici come Cicinho e Doni. L'Inter ha bisogno di vendere e quindi ha messo Suazo sul mercato, ma i rapporti fra l'honduregno e il tecnico toscano si sono guastati l'anno scorso, dopo la lunga trattativa che ha portato l'ex cagliaritano in nerazzurro. Click to continue reading...

Cruz Azul Chivas 26/07/08
Originally uploaded by prismatico Cruz Azul 2-2 Chivas Apertura 26/07/08 futbol mexicano

Hoy pude estar presente en el estadio Azul para ver esta partido de futbol.los precios subieron, el estadio aun así estuvo, lleno la reventa hizo de la suya. Click to continue reading...

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Originally uploaded by prismatico Este es el fixture/calendario de la primer jornada del futbol mexicano Apertura 2008, estaremos presentes en 3 partidos, esperemos y la patada inicial nos de espectaculo.

Sabado 26 de julio 2008
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Injuries can happen at anytime to anyone, so blaming a tournament for a disastrous injury is a bit of misplaced blame.

However, that's probably little consolation for Chivas de Guadalajara supporters, who not only lost out on the chance to play in the semifinal round but lost their starting goalkeeper for the entire Apertura 2008 season. Click to continue reading...