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Santiago Muñoz (footballer, Born 2002)
Santiago René Muñoz Robles (born 14 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on loan from Liga MX club Santos Laguna. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-23 team. Club career Santos Laguna Muñoz made his professional debut with Santos Laguna under manager Guillermo Almada on 25 October 2020 in a Liga MX match against Atlético San Luis, coming on as a substitute, winning 2–1. Loan to Newcastle United On 31 August 2021, Muñoz joined Premier League side Newcastle United on an 18-month loan deal, linking up with the club's academy sides with the English club having the option to make the deal permanent. On 30 July 2022, Muñoz made his senior team debut for Newcastle in a 2–1 pre-season friendly win against Athletic Bilbao; coming on as a late substitute alongside fellow academy player Lucas De Bolle. On 23 January 2023, Muñoz returned to Santos Laguna. Loan to Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Paso, Texas
El Paso (; ; or ) is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. The 2020 United States census, 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the List of United States cities by population, 22nd-most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in West Texas, and the List of cities in Texas by population, sixth-most populous city in Texas. Its metropolitan statistical area covers all of El Paso and Hudspeth County, Texas, Hudspeth counties in Texas, and had a population of 868,859 in 2020. El Paso stands on the Rio Grande across the Mexico–United States border from Ciudad Juárez, the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. On the U.S. side, the El Paso metropolitan area forms part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico combined statistical area, El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area with Las Cruces, New Mexico, which has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Almada
Guillermo Jorge Almada Alves (born 18 June 1966) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Segunda División club Real Valladolid. Coaching career Following his retirement as a player, Almada began his coaching career in Uruguay, where he managed Tacuarembó and River Plate de Montevideo. In June 2015, Almada assumed the role of head coach at Barcelona SC in Ecuador. In December 2016, he successfully led the club to secure its 15th league title. In April 2019, Almada moved to Mexico to coach Santos Laguna, finishing as runners-up in the Guardianes 2021 tournament. Almada became the head coach of Pachuca in December 2021. During his tenure, he developed a young, dynamic team with a distinct playing style that won the Apertura 2022 championship, followed by the CONCACAF Champions League. In the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, Pachuca eliminated Botafogo, who were the reigning CONMEBOL champions at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
The CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was an association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its continental qualifying tournament for the men's olympic teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, to determine the qualified teams for the Olympic football tournament. The olympic teams were represented by amateur players (1964–1988) and later by under-23 players since 1992. The tournament was held from 1964 to 2020. On 16 September 2021, CONCACAF announced that the representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will qualify through the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The two finalists at the U-20 tournament will qualify for the Olympics in 2024. Results Performances Top goalscorers Top goalscorers by edition ;1964 * Carl Gentile (4 goals) * Aaron Padilla (4 goals) ;1968 * Juan Ramon Martinez (3 goals) ;1972 * Leonard Cuellar (4 goals) * Mike Seeray (4 goals) ;1976 * Hugo Sanchez (4 goals) ;1980 * Don Ebert (3 goals) * Javie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Liga MX Season
The 2024–25 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is to be divided into two championships—the #Torneo Apertura, Apertura 2024 and the #Torneo Clausura, Clausura 2025—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Clubs A total of eighteen clubs participated in the 2024–25 edition of the Liga MX. All have participated in Liga MX since the 2020–21 Liga MX season, 2020–21 season. Moves Club América, América will change its venue due to works at the Estadio Azteca for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On July 4, 2024 América announced the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes as their venue for the Apertura 2024 season. Cruz Azul changed its venue due logistical issues at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes. On January 8, 2025, Cruz Azul announced the Estadio Olímpico Universitario as their venue for the Clausura 2025 season. Stadiums and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Liga MX Season
The 2023–24 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was divided into two championships—the Apertura 2023 and the Clausura 2024—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Clubs A total of eighteen teams are participating in the 2023–24 edition of the Liga MX. All eighteen teams have participated in Liga MX since the 2020–21 season. Moves The owner's assembly decided to adjust liguilla qualification, which was modified as of the Guardianes 2020 season. The number of teams directly qualifying to the quarter-finals was increased from four to six, while reducing the number of teams entering the reclassification round from eight to four, aligning it with the NBA's "play-in" round. The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Liga MX Season
The 2022–23 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 76th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was divided into two championships—the Apertura 2022 and the Clausura 2023—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The winners of the two championships met in the 2023 Campeón de Campeones match. With the 2022 FIFA World Cup commencing on 20 November, the second leg of the Apertura 2022 final was played on 30 October. Clubs Stadiums and locations The Estadio Azteca will be closed from 2023 to 2025 due to renovations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Although the project was anticipated to begin in January 2023, the renovations were postponed for the summer of 2023. Personnel and kits Managerial changes Torneo Apertura The Apertura 2022 was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on 1 July. The defending champions were Atlas. Regular phase Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Liga MX Season
The 2020–21 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 74th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was divided into two championships—the Guardianes 2020, Torneo Guardianes 2020 and the Guardianes 2021, Torneo Guardianes 2021—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Both the Apertura 2020 and Clausura 2021 tournaments were renamed "Torneo Guardianes 2020" and "Torneo Guardianes 2021" (stylized as Guard1anes) to honor healthcare workers in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The Guardianes 2020 tournament began on 24 July 2020. The season saw the debut of Mazatlán F.C., replacing Atlético Morelia, Monarcas Morelia, who were relocated to Mazatlán, Mazatlán, Sinaloa to become the new Mazatlán franchise, despite backlash from supporters, former players, and the sports media across Mexico. The season saw an expanded playoff system. Twelve teams qualified to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Maurice Revello Tournament
The 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament (officially ), was the 48th edition of the Maurice Revello Tournament, an annual, international, age-restricted football tournament, which was formerly known as the Toulon Tournament. It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 29 May to 12 June 2022. The last champions Brazil were not invited to the 2022 tournament. France won their 13th title beating Venezuela 2–1 in the final. Participants Twelve participating teams were announced on 14 April 2022. ;AFC * (2nd participation) * (15th participation) * (1st participation) ;CAF * (3rd participation) * (1st participation) * (3rd participation) ;CONCACAF * (26th participation) * (1st participation) ;CONMEBOL * (10th participation) * (14th participation) * (1st participation) ;UEFA * (43rd participation) Squads Venues A total of six cities hosted the tournament. Match officials The Maurice Revello Tournament and FIFA, on 20 May 2022, announced a collaboration that ensured all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
The 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fifteenth and final edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted association football, football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North America, North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Football at the Summer Olympics, Olympic football tournament. In August 2019, it was announced that the tournament would be hosted in Guadalajara and Zapopan, both cities in the Jalisco, state of Jalisco, Mexico, with the tournament originally scheduled to take place between 20 March and 1 April 2020. On 13 March 2020, CONCACAF suspended all upcoming competitions scheduled to take place over the next thirty days due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America. On 14 January 2021, CONCACAF announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifiers would now take place between 18 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Lozano
Jaime Arturo "Jimmy" Lozano Espín (born 29 September 1979) is a Mexican professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club C.F. Pachuca, Pachuca. Lozano spent the majority of his playing career with Club Universidad Nacional, Universidad Nacional, where he made over 160 appearances. At international level, Lozano made 34 appearances and scored 12 goals over a seven-year period. He represented the national team in various competitions, including the 2004 Copa America, 2004 and 2007 Copa America tournaments, the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Club career Lozano made his professional debut with Club Universidad Nacional, Universidad Nacional in 1998. Following a brief period with Celaya F.C., Celaya, he returned to UNAM, where he secured back-to-back championships under the guidance of coach Hugo Sánchez. In the summer of 2005, he was transferred to Tig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas De Bolle
Lucas De Bolle (born 22 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense. Early life The son of a Belgian father and an English mother, De Bolle is eligible to play for England, Scotland and Belgium. Initially a product of Wallsend Boys Club he then joined Newcastle United in 2015. De Bolle played at Newcastle United for 9 years, including a loan spell and appearances for Scotland U21s. He made his Newcastle United debut in July 2022. Career Newcastle United De Bolle appeared on the substitutes bench of four Premier League games for Newcastle United during the 2021–22 season. De Bolle made his Newcastle United debut in July 2022 in a preseason game against Spanish side Athletic Club. He signed a new two-year contract with Newcastle in the summer of 2022 before heading on loan. De Bolle made his debut for Scotland U21s in 2022, coming off the bench and on full debut De Bolle assisted in a draw Vs Northern Ireland. De Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known as ''Lehoiak'' (The Lions) because their stadium was built near a church called ''San Mamés'', which was named after Saint Mammes of Caesarea, Saint Mammes, an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Roman Empire, Romans. Mammes pacified the lions and was later made a saint. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white striped shirts with black shorts. Athletic are the fourth most successful club in ''La Liga'' with eight titles to their name. In the table of titles, Athletic is second only to Barcelona, having won it 24 times. It is also the most successful Basque football club in both league and cup titles won. The club also has one of the most successful Athletic Club Femenino, wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
