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Monica Ocampo scored two goals to lead Mexico to a 3-0 victory over Jamaica in the third-place game of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Sunday.
Mexico will play Japan in a two-game series for one of the two remaining berths in the 2007 Women's World Cup, which will take place in September in China.
Ocampo scored on a penalty kick in the 20th minute after being tripped in the penalty ...
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Mexico defender Rafael Marquez is about to
gain Spanish citizenship, making him eligible to appear for FC
Barcelona as a European Union player.
Marquez swore allegiance to the Spanish Constitution in the
Catalan town of Gava on Friday and is now awaiting clearance from
the country's soccer federation and Football League.
``It's good news,'' Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard said in
Saturday's edition of Mundo Deportivo. ``The club too has helped
Marquez to get the passport.''
Marquez's citizenship will leave ...
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Mexico defender Rafael Marquez will obtain Spanish citizenship on Nov. 24, sports daily As said Thursday.
Marquez has been waiting several months for the call to swear allegiance to the Spanish Constitution. He will then be eligible to appear for Barcelona as a European Union player.
Marquez's citizenship would free up a place in Barcelona's squad for a non-EU player, with reports suggesting it will go to another Mexican, 17-year-old ...
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European champion Barcelona of Spain will meet
either Mexico's America or the eventual Asian champion in the
semifinals of this year's Club World Cup in Japan after the official
draw Thursday.
South American football confederation winner Internacional of
Brazil will face either New Zealand's Auckland City, the Oceania
Football Confederation Club Championship winner, or the yet to be
decided African Football Confederation champion in the other
semifinal.
Auckland City was drawn to open the tournament against the
African winner on ...
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Hugo Sanchez will take over as coach of Necaxa, and still thinks he can add the job of coaching Mexico's national soccer team.
Sanchez, who led the Spanish league in scoring five times, took over Necaxa on Sunday, according to the team's Web site.
The Mexican league team drew 1-1 with Pumas on Saturday _ its fifth game without a win. Necaxa (2-4-4) is in last place in Group 1. ...
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MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Salvador ``Taquito'' Cabanas scored four goals in the first half as Mexico City's Club America trounced Veracruz 5-1 to move into second place in Group 3 of the Mexican first division.
It was the Paraguayan's first goals since transferring to the Aguilas before the start of the season and gave him a share of the league scoring lead with Brazilian Kleber Boas of Necaxa, Argentine Bruno ...
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MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Soccer fans will no longer be asking ``Who was that masked man?'' after the Mexican soccer federation on Thursday instituted a ban to half the recent trend of players celebrating goals by donning masks, often ones similar to those used by professional wrestlers.
A Mexican federation official said the Federacion Mexicana de Futbol (FMF) adopted a policy two weeks ago calling for a yellow card for ...
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) _ Outgoing Mexico World Cup coach Ricardo Lavolpe said Monday he had turned down an offer to become manager of 22-time Argentine league champion Boca Juniors.
Argentine native Lavolpe said his 26 years working in Mexican soccer meant he lacked the necessary knowledge of the current Argentine game.
``At this moment I don't believe that I could be the coach of Boca because you need ...
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