Como no te voy a Querer?

The Clausura 2009 league champion was crowned today as Pumas prevailed over the Tuzos of Pachuca, away at Hidalgo stadium, with a two-goal draw to win the final series with a 3-2 aggregate.

I am glad that Pumas won because the Tuzos deserved to lose at home after having stolen a semi-finals match up against my beloved Chivas youth squad. Remember with me if you will the Clausura 2006 season. Pachuca had won the first leg (2-1), at the Jalisco stadium, and seemed to have the series in the bag since Chivas would be missing many key players for the return-leg.

Then Chivas, true to themselves, shocked the Tuzos with a 3-1 score that had them eliminated. That was until the match official decided to extend the three minutes of overtime into five-plus allowing the Tuzos to score and level the aggregate (4-4) and advance to the final with their better league standing.

Since then I have grown a hatred for Pachuca. They have also managed other upsets but I will admit those were because they got lucky. As for Pumas, even though they have a mild-rivalry with Chivas due to Vergara’s marketing schemes, I cannot hate them. They have always been Chivas feeder club even if they will not admit it.

Gallos Blancos

I had all but forgotten about Isaac Romo, a player I had been following closely ever since Hans Westerhof had hand picked him to be Chivas center forward, until a few days ago. Romo had gotten on the score-sheet in Queretors 2-1 home win over Merida in the first-leg of the Primera A championship.

The former Guadalajara and Chivas USA player, who had fallen into oblivion, finally made his presence be felt as he converted from the 12 yard mark to give Queretaro a 5-4 penalty kick shoot-out victory over Merida and send the Gallos Blancos back to the Mexican top flight.

Naco Ramirez: A Lost Hope

Jorge Vergara seems hell-bent on making me suffer! Of all the idiotic decisions he has made in the past I have always remained loyal but now it is getting too much. My beloved Chivas had crossed into the dark side with the emocentric Naco Ramirez at the helm; an affair I thought would not last.

Vergara, none the less, has decided to give him six more months to try and flush Chivas down the toilet. As much as I doubt it will happen I hope that Naco Ramirez proves me wrong because I am not the type of fan that hopes for their team to fail in order to bring changes.

In the four games Ramirez coached not once was the team able to score more than one goal, and when qualification for the Liguilla was on the line the team choked. I honestly do not know what to expect from this coach aside from the club continuing it's trend of not qualifying to the liguilla.

They stole all hearts away

Barcelona you are too hot. You have never been in love until you've seen the Stars rise over the stadio Olimpico and you have never been in love until you've seen the Blaugrana rise behind the home for the blind. We are the pretty petty Champions League thieves and your standing on our streets..

Newcastle United Relegated

Newcstle’s one-nil defeat to Aston Villa, with an own goal from Damien Duff, has seen the Magpies' 16-year stay in the top flight ended with relegation to the Coca-Cola Championship.

I knew the Toon Army was set to go downhill after they sold their top players to Real Madrid. Perhaps, Newcastle would have done well without Gavin Harris but trading Santiago Munez for Michael Owen, a deal which then Tinyside head coach Roz disagreed with, proved to be disastrous.

Newcastle also ignored Glen Foy, the former Scottish footballer and scout, who spotted Santiago playing for an amateur club in Los Angeles. Poor old Foy had to return to his used car lot when he would have been better put to use looking for gems in and around Macarthur Park.

IL Grande Capitano

Paolo Cesare Maldini, "il capitano dalle 901 battaglie", bid farewell to the Rossoneri faithful today after playing his last match at the San Siro stadium with a 2-3 defeat against AS Roma.

The 40 year old battle-hardened defender made his debut for AC Milan at the age of 16 and remained at the club for his entire career becoming the most selected player in the history of the Milan Club, the Italian Serie A, and the Italian national team.

Maldini had an illustrious career with the Milan club having won seven league titles, five Italian super-cups, five Champions League cups, two Intercontinental cups, and one FIFA Clubs World Cup. Still, Il grande capitano was not as successful with the Italian National team and even admitted in a recent interview his lament for not being able to win silverware with the Azzurri.

Maldini played in four World Cups (90-02) and had he not retired from the Italian National Team would have added the one trophy that escaped his long list of achievements.

El Maleno

Indios of Ciudad Juarez began their season with an uphill relegation dog-fight but managed to avoid the drop and even clinched qualification to the league playoffs in the last match day. Julio Daniel “Maleno” Frias is the clubs unlikely hero.

When I first heard Frias name mentioned I thought he was a third rate South American player found in the lower leagues. Frias, however, is from the ravaged city of Juarez where he claims to have been involved in drugs and gangs.

“I had to abandon the things I used to be involved with in order to take care of my son,” said Frias who worked in construction before landing in Indios. “I am used to the troubled city, I live with that, most of my teammates are afraid to go outside,” explained Frias who maintains a great relationship with the locals.

Arriba los rudos y el Atlante

Si habia una historia que me llamara la atencion en la finalisima de la inaugural Liga de Campeones de la CONCACAF era la de la Maquina del Cruz Azul. Los Cementeros tomaban el papel protagonico habiendo llegado a la final despues de perder dos finales de liga consecutivas.

Ahora buscaban acabar con su mala racha y de haber fracasado en su intento por llegar a la liguilla. Pero las cosas no fueron asi para el Cruz Azul que no supo y no pudo remontar los dos goles que havia recibido en casa.

El Atlante, los rudos, se afferaron a su ventaja para coronarse campeones en casa, con un empate a cero-goles, propinandole a la Maquina su tercera derota consecutiva en finales y ganandose un boleto al mundial de clubes.

Y los Potros que, los que se tuvieron que mudar a Quintana Roo por falta de hinchada en la ciudad de Mexico. Ahora van rumbo a Abu Dhabii buscando conquistar otros horizontes.

Mi Querido Magadan.

Cuando yo andaba muy lejos

muy tranquilo me paseaba

gastando mis buenos pesos

a mi nada me importaba

pero me llego una carta

que mi Joel agonizaba.

Never a qualified coach, but rather a stowaway.

Two-time national team assistant Paco Ramirez resigned from his post as acting Chivas head coach today.

Now all that is left is for Vergara to finish the game, and make it official.

Lightning struck not once but twice with this bozo.

A reminder of the FMF's shortcomings, and, ultimately, a lesson never learned.

Let us rid ourselves of the plague that is Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe and his many minions of death.

After the 5-0 shalacking Atlas received, yet one more playoff elimination in a long line of second chances gifted to El Otro, it's only fitting:

It is time these incumbent assholes show a semblance of dignity, and forever retreat from the national spotlight.

A Chingar a Su Madre

FMF supremo Justino Compean finally showed some back bone and told CONMEBOL to shine their Copa Libertadores trophy nice and slow, turn it sideways, and stick it straight up their candy asses.

“As president of the FMF, I would like to announce that Mexican football will withdraw completely from all CONMEBOL competition until we reach an agreement,” Compean said. “If we want to compete, it has to be as equals. ‘Fair play’ must prevail.”

I was looking forward to my beloved Chivas match against Sao Paolo but a few shady characters from COMEBOLAS kept looking to benefit from the swine-flu "pandemic" to gain leverage in the match.

I say this because even neutral venues like Miami and Los Angeles were refused. The South Americans instead have pressured to have both legs, or a one off match, played in their own homes.

In the mean time nothing has been said about the Dengue fever outbreak affecting Argentina; which has now spread into their capitol. I doubt, however, that Bosta Jrs will get the same treatment as the Mexican clubs.

Javier Saavedra

A loan goal from Javier Saavedra, in the 87th minute, allowed Indios of Ciudad Juarez to defeat Cruz Azul one-nil and assure the club avoid relegation. Indios salvation is perhaps Saavedras saving grace as the 35 year old midfielder, best known as "el Mala Suerte", holds the distinctive title of having reached 5 league finals and losing every single one of them.

Ronaldo - O Fenomeno

Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, more commonly known as O’ fenomeno, never seems to get tired of winning. It matters not if he is overweight, skinny, on a bad knee, tore tendons, or partying with transvestites, he always finds a way to make a comeback and win. This past Sunday was no exception as Ronaldo helped his current club Corinthians win the state Championship.

The record winning Corinthians side not only extended their unbeaten streak at the Pacaembu stadium to 25 matches but their crowning achievement was also the first time in almost 40 years that the winner of the Paulista State Championship went unbeaten through the tournament. And with Ronaldo at their side one can expect much more from the “Timão”, O’ fenomeno after all has won 10 of the 13 finals he has played in!

“I can honestly tell you that I am the happiest man on earth", Ronaldo told reporters after the match. "It has been a long road to recovery and today's title makes everything that much more special. It feels great. The victory means a lot to me, I can’t stop, won’t stop, hit it, hit it".

Mas Macho

(EFE/ Santander) Hugo Sánchez, entrenador del Almería, se ha mostrado muy satisfecho con la victoria conseguida por sus pupilos en el Sardinero, con la que deja prácticamente resuelta su permanencia en la Liga BBVA.

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