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Damián Álvarez (footballer, Born 1979)
Damián Ariel Álvarez (born 21 May 1979), also known as "La Chilindrina", is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Argentina, he played for the Mexico national team. Club career Álvarez made his professional debut in Argentina for River Plate in 1998. In 2002, he moved to Serie B to play for Reggina. However, he returned to the Americas a year later, joining Morelia of the Liga MX. Álvarez played a significant role for the team that season, playing in 16 games, 13 starts, and scoring three goals and helped them reach the league final but lost to Monterrey. He remained a consistent starter for the team and started a total of 60 games for the team, scoring nine goals. He moved to Pachuca, earning six championships with the team: one Copa Sudamericana, three CONCACAF Champions' Cup, one SuperLiga, and the Mexican Clausura 2007. Álvarez has been a significant member in every championship. Tigres UANL In the 2010 draft of the Liga MX, Álvarez was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up of the surrounding municipalities of Torreón, Gómez Palacio , Lerdo and Matamoros . Santos Laguna was founded in 1983 and reached Mexico's top division after buying the Ángeles de Puebla club. The club debuted in first division in the 1988–89 season. Domestically, Santos Laguna has won 6 Liga MX championships, as well as 1 Copa MX and 1 Campeón de Campeones cup. It has also reached the finals of the CONCACAF Champions League twice, finishing runners-up on both occasions. Santos is the third football club formed in the Laguna region, after the unsuccessful Laguna FC and FC Torreón. In 2018, the club celebrated its 35th anniversary with a change in their logo. In a February 17, 2013 poll, by Consulta Mitofsky, it was the fifth-most-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pumas UNAM
Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Founded in 1954, they play their home games at Estadio Olímpico Universitario. Domestically, Universidad Nacional has won 11 trophies: 7 Liga MX, 1 Copa MX, the Campeón de Campeones twice, as well as 1 Segunda División de México. In international club football, the club has won 3 CONCACAF Champions Cups and 1 Copa Interamericana. The club has a long-standing rivalry with América in the '' derbi capitalino''. The club is one of the most popular clubs in Mexico. Alongside in-city rivals, América, Cruz Azul and Guadalajara are considered to be the '' Cuatro Grandes'' in Liga MX. The team is also known for its youth development system, which has produced international players such as Hugo Sánchez, Manuel Negrete, Luis Flores, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deportivo Toluca
Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Club Deportivo Toluca, is a Mexican football club, playing in the Primera División de México, the top-flight of Mexican football. Toluca's stadium, Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega is located in Toluca de Lerdo, State of Mexico in Mexico. The team was founded on February 12, 1917 by the brothers Manuel and Francisco Henkel Bros owners of the farm "La Huerta" located in Zinacantepec near of Toluca City. Toluca has won the Mexican Primera División 10 times, making it the third most winning team, behind América (13) and Guadalajara (12). Besides this, the team has also won two Copa MX and two CONCACAF Champions League. In addition, Toluca won the Mexiquense State Championship 14 times. Despite being one of the oldest teams in Mexico, with more than 100 years of history, the professional era for Toluca began in 1950, 33 years after its foundation, becoming one of the founding teams of the Segunda División de Méx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaguares De Chiapas
Chiapas Fútbol Club, commonly known as Jaguares de Chiapas, was a football club based in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico, that played in the Mexican football league system Liga MX. The team played their home matches at the Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna. History Jaguares de Chiapas The club in its Chiapas reincarnation was "founded" on 27 June 2002. They played their first game on 3 August against Tigres de la UANL, losing 3–1, with Lucio Filomeno scoring the club's first ever goal. The club's first win came on 25 August, a 1–0 win over San Luis. They finished the Apertura 2002, with a record of three wins, seven draws, and nine defeats. In the Clausura 2005 they finished with six wins, four draws, and seven defeats, and the head coach José Luis Trejo was sacked in the middle of the season. The club then named Antonio Mohamed as manager, but poor results meant another change with Fernando Quirarte taking over for the remainder of the season, bringing stability to the tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apertura 2015 Liga MX Championship Stage
The Apertura 2015 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as ''liguilla'' (mini league) was played from November 25, 2015 to December 13, 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2015 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. Qualified teams The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results during the regular season. Format *Teams are re-seeded each round. *Team with more goals on aggregate after two matches advances. *Away goals rule is applied in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but not the final. *In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate and away goals, the higher seeded team advances. *In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a shoot-out. *Both finalists qualify to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League (in Pot 3). Bracket Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Copa Libertadores
The 2015 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2015 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Argentine team River Plate qualified to play in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana as the best-placed South American team, before winning the final against Mexican team UANL 3–0 on aggregate to win their third title. San Lorenzo were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the group stage. Teams The following 38 teams from 11 associations (the 10 CONMEBOL members plus Mexico which were invited to compete) qualified for the tournament: *Title holders *Argentina and Brazil: 5 berths each *All other associations: 3 berths each The entry stage is determined as follows: *Second stage: 26 teams (top four teams from Argentina and Brazil, and top two teams from all other associations) *First stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mexico City. It is the official home of football clubs Club América and Cruz Azul as well as the Mexico national football team. The stadium sits at an altitude of above sea level. With an official capacity of 87,523, it is the largest stadium in Mexico and Latin America. The National Football League (NFL) features one game at Estadio Azteca per season as a part of their International Series. Regarded as one of the most famous and iconic football stadiums in the world, it is the first to have hosted two FIFA World Cup Finals; in the 1970 World Cup Final, Brazil defeated Italy 4–1, and in the 1986 World Cup Final, Argentina defeated West Germany 3–2. It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final match between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the "Hand of God goal" and the "Goal of the Century". The Estadio Azteca is the only football stadium in the world to have both Pelé (1970) and Diego Marado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. The club was founded in 1916, and since 1959 has been owned by media company Televisa. The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Latin America, and one of the largest stadiums in the world. América is one of the founding members of the Primera División. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Guadalajara, as both are the most successful and most popular teams in the country, and are the only clubs to have never been relegated. Matches between them are known as '' El Súper Clásico'', considered to be the biggest rivalry in Mexico, and one of the biggest in the world. América also play local derbies against Cruz Azul and Club Universidad Nacional. Club América have won more titles than any ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahuel Guzmán
Nahuel Ignacio Guzmán (born 10 February 1986) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. Club career Guzman made his professional debut for Newell's Old Boys in August 2006 against Club Atlético Belgrano, C.A. Belgrano. On 2008, he went on loan to Independiente Rivadavia until 2009. He became a key to the championship of Newell's in the 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season, 2013 Final Tournament. Tigres UANL In July 2014, he was transferred to Liga MX club Tigres UANL to play the Apertura 2014 season. Guzmán made his official debut with Tigres in a 0–0 draw against Atlas de Guadalajara at the Estadio Jalisco on 19 July. That season, Guzmán and his club made it to the finals of Liga MX against Club América. In the home leg, Tigres won by 1–0 with goal of Joffre Guerrón. In the second leg, Guzmán received a red card, as did teammates Hernán Burbano and Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernán Burbano
Hernán Darío Burbano (born 5 March 1988), popularly known by his nickname Piri, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Cúcuta Deportivo. He is a naturalized citizen of Mexico. Mainly a winger, he can also operate as an attacking midfielder or second striker. His key attributes are his speed, passing and dribbling. Career Burbano is a product of the Deportivo Cali youth system, and made his senior debut with Córdoba F.C. In 2008, he was scouted while he played for a local amateur football team called Deportivo Pasto, prior to joining Cali's senior side in 2011. However, he was loaned to Cordoba Futbol Club that at the time played in Colombia's Primera B. Which soon after changed to Atletico de la Sabana, in which he continued to play. The attacking midfielder signed for Mexican side Club León in December 2011. He was one of the key players in the promotion of Club Leon back to the First Division, and a key to the Apertura 2013 championship. Tigres UANL In Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first superhero team created by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and editor/co-plotter Stan Lee, who developed a collaborative approach to creating comics with this title. The four characters traditionally associated with the Fantastic Four, who gained superpower (ability), superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space, are: Reed Richards, Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), a scientific genius and the leader of the group, who can stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes; the Invisible Woman (Susan "Sue" Storm), who eventually married Reed, who can render herself invisible and project powerful invisible force fields and blasts; the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Sue's younger brother, who can generate fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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