Topic - Sports

Among the many versatilities of the Spanish language is the use of adjectives as nouns. By adding “el,” “los,” “la,” or “las” before an adjective or past participle of a verb, you get a descriptive noun referring to a person, place or thing.
El veloz - “the speedy” one
La Ventosa - “the windy” place
Los desesperados - […]

In winning the 2009 Gold Cup,  Mexico’s national football team did more than lift an official FIFA trophy for the first time in years. “El Tri” as the team of the green, white and red strip is known, ended a decade-long drought in which it was unable to beat the U.S. away from home , with […]

The Sven-Goran Eriksson “era” in charge of Mexico’s national football team came to an end when, for the second time under the Swedish boss, the team went down to Honduras in San Pedro Sula. Last time could be considered bad luck, a single own-goal decided the match. On Wednesday night, despite having most of the […]

After a month-long drought, around mid-January the Mexican football (soccer) season got back underway, providing millions of fans with their weekly entertainment and a ready topic of small talk which, for the holiday season, had to be replaced with the weather.
The break in the annual football schedule - some years ago Mexico switched to the […]

One of the problems with predicting the outcome of football matches is that the prediction is as likely as not to be wrong. The prediction  that Mexico would defeat Honduras away in the 2010 World Cup qualifying turned out to be one of those, as the local side won 1-0 and secured first place in the group […]

Mexico’s national football (soccer) team manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has drawn some criticism after their 2-2 draw with Canada in the semi-final round of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
After stringing three home  victories together in his first games as manager, the former England boss’s next two matches were less impressive, a loss away to a […]