U.S. off to World Cup, beats Mexico 2-0

U.S. off to World Cup, beats Mexico 2-0

Mary Mata September 11, 2013

By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino The U.S. men’s national soccer team is headed to the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.  An anxious crowd of more than 25,000 watched in the […]

Born in Mexico, but now American, which team do you root for?

Mary Mata September 10, 2013

By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Dr. Gabriel Aguilera is a professor of international security studies at the Air War College in Montgomery, Alabama, but during his free time, he is a hardcore fútbol, or […]

Mexico Faces Must-win Scenario

Mary Mata March 25, 2013

By Kyle McCarthy, MSN Fox Sports xpectations in Mexico to the point where a pair of draws to open the Hexagonal prompts significant scrutiny. Even in the absence of actual danger, the […]

Activists to Mexican National Team: Don’t Play Game in AZ

Mary Mata January 18, 2013

By Latino Rebels On January 30, the Mexican national soccer team (known as “El Tri”) is scheduled to play Denmark in an international friendly at University of Phoenix Stadium in […]

MEXICO: Homeless World Cup

Mary Mata October 23, 2012

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog Mexico City photographer Keith Dannemiller has some great shots of the Homeless World Cup soccer tournament. Great idea — forming soccer teams made up […]

When Soccer Was An Immigrant’s Game

Mary Mata August 28, 2012

By Silvio Sirias The sight of Marilyn Monroe kicking a soccer ball caught my eye. This photograph, credited to AFP, accompanied a Yahoo News story about the 50th anniversary of her […]

Morning NewsTaco

NewsTaco August 17, 2012

Friday August 17, 2012 Federal court gives 5 Florida counties extra early voting days (The Washington Post): A federal court on Thursday gave five Florida counties four extra days of […]

Soccer Attendance Surpasses Basketball, Hockey

Mary Mata November 2, 2011

Soccer attendance in stadiums across the U.S. has surpassed that of either the NBA or the NHL, a change that comes partially because soccer stadiums just are larger and have […]

Mexico Isn’t All Violence, Despite Soccer Match Gunfire

Mary Mata August 29, 2011

By Wuicho Vargas On August 21 of the year 2011 the game of Monarcas from Morelia, Michoacán Mexico versus the Santos of Torreón, Coahuila was being played like normal in Torreón. The game […]

Copa America: Argentina Vs. Colombia

Mary Mata July 7, 2011

All the stress was on the Argentines as they came out to meet the Colombian Copa América squad in Santa Fe, Argentina at the Estinaslao Lopez stadium. As the host […]