Leones Negros FTW

Guadalajara, Jal.- Tuvieron que pasar 16 años y un mes exactamente para que los Leones Negros volvieran a ganar y saborearan la victoria jugando en el Jalisco; ayer, en la fecha cuatro de la Liga de Ascenso, los melenudos se impusieron 3-1 a los Guerreros.

I am not sure what is more impressive; that Leones Negros jersey reminds me of Hotdog on a Stick or that despite not being able to win a home game, last season, the newly promoted club still managed to register better attendance than both Chivas and Atlas at the Jalisco stadium!

CR9 Falcon Pawnch!

Cristiano Ronaldo scored both Real Madrid's goals in a 2-0 win over Malaga on Sunday but was later red-carded for deliberately elbowing defender Patrick Jan Mtiliga in the face.

And I missed it. I just heard about this incident whilst driving to work in the morning. Perhaps, it is a wakeup call to start watching more football games.

Mexicos World Cup preperation

Gio

Hugol Y 10 Mas

Hugo Sanchez has been ranked as the 11th best striker of all time in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The IFFHS list is composed of the top 313 top first division strikers.

01. Pelé BRA/USA 560 1957-1977 541
02. Josef Bican AUT/CZE 341 1931-1955 518
03. Fenerec Puskás HUN/ESP 533 1943-1966 511
04. Romário de Suoza BRA/HOL/ESP/AUS 612 1985-2007 489
05. Carlos R. Olivera 'Dinamita' BRA/ESP 758 1971-1992 470
06. Imre Schloseer HUN/AUT 318 1905-1928 417
07. Gyula Zsengéller HUN/ITA/COL 394 1935-1952 416
08. James Edward McGrory ESC 408 1922-1938 410
09. Zico BRA/ITA/JPN 596 1971-1994 406
10. Gerhard Muller GER/USA 507 1965-1981 405
11. Hugo Sánchez MEX/USA/ESP 662 1976-1997 394

What is most impressive for me is if we take into account how much more difficult football became during Hugo's time as an active player then he would certainly be ranked much higher.

Y Arriva Las Chivas

Perhaps I am being premature but I can't seem to remember the last time I was this exited over Chivas prospects after two games into the season! Defeating Toluca, one of the teams that has recently had Chivas number, and then Tigres, on the road, by a three goal margin has got my attention.

Nevermind that Bofo is back with the team since it has been Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez goal scoring prowess that has propelled to the club to the top of the table. If Hernandez continues on this path he will surely be called into the World Cup squad. My hopes, with Chivas, however are that the Club can make a strong challange for the Copa Libertadores and win the league title.

El Bar Bar

El Bar Bar was the scene of the crime where Salvador Cabanas was gunned down and left in a very critical condition. The motiff for the Paraguayan's assult are still uncertain. I for one hope for the best for the America striker.

Ruben Omar Romano

The Argentine coach finally managed to end a year long, 22 game, winless streak with Santos Laguna 3-2 victory over Monarcas Morelia. Romano's curse seems to have started after he was kidnaped whilst coaching former club Cruz Azul. In any case Santos is ofering the argentine a fresh new start.

Hasta Que Vuelvas

Andare tu risa que dejo tibio mi lecho
buscare tu llanto que perdieras en la cancha
guardare tu Gol que llenó mis alegrias
hasta que vuelvas, Nery.

Andare el camino que corrias en Olympiakos
buscare el silencio que olvidaras con la prensa
guardare la espera que andaron mis poemas
hasta que vuevas, Castillo.

Hasta que vuelvas detengo el tiempo
que nadie pise tu recuerdo
hasta que vuelvas junto a mis ojos
mirando sueños te esperare..

Libertadores FAIL

I do not care much for Interliga, unless Chivas is participating, so the only game I watched was the America-Monterrey final for a direct ticket to South America's premier cup competition Copa Libertadores.

Before the tourney began America president Michel Bauer made the mistake of claiming that he wanted his club to be the first Mexican team to win the Copa Libertadores. Refreshing optimism but it was too soon to make such promises.

If I have learned anything is to underpromise and overdeliver. Bauer now has his first Failure of the year. In any case America seems like the type of club that will cause a few headaches this season.