The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Twenty-five years ago, Saturday’s soccer clash between the Mexican and U.S. national teams would have been somewhat of a foregone conclusion.
Rugby is the sporting flavor of the moment with the 2015 World Cup taking place in England set to enthrall fans of American football’s “older sibling” over the next six weeks.
There was a moment during the third round of last week’s Barclays Championship when the CBS commentators seemed to hesitate when they saw an unfamiliar name at the top of the leaderboard.
The follow up to a very successful debut season for the Charros de Jalisco baseball team begins on the road Friday, October 9 against a familiar foe – the Tomateros de Culiacan.
Another round in the fierce Mexico-Puerto Rico boxing rivalry will play out at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on November 21 when Guadalajara’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez takes on WBC middleweight world champion Miguel Cotto
Guadalajara’s hometown soccer hero, Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, has signed a three-year deal for his third European club – Bayer Leverkusen from Germany’s Bundesliga – for a reported fee of US$11 million.
Guadalajara’s Formula One racing driver Sergio”Checo” Perez took time off from the track last week to open a new therapy center for physically disadvantaged children on the outskirts of Guadalajara.
Mexico is launching its very first professional football league (the American variety, that is).
Although not confirmed officially, it appears Mexico will host regular season NFL games once again.
