MEXICO CITY -- Mexico coach Jose Manuel De la Torre was fired and replaced by Luis Fernando Tena on Saturday within hours of an embarrassing home loss to
Honduras in World Cup qualifying.
Myles Jack Jaguars Jersey . Mexico lost 2-1 to Honduras on Friday, only its second ever loss in World Cup qualifying matches
at Estadio Azteca, and the first since 2001 when Costa Rica won a match
remembered in Mexico as the "Aztecazo." The Mexican federation wasted little
time after the match firing De la Torre and choosing his replacement, as it sent
out a press release with the details at about 3 a.m. on Saturday. Tena, who was
one of De la Torres top assistants, has won the Mexican league twice and guided
Mexico to the gold medal at the London Olympics, one of the biggest sports
achievements in Mexicos history. It was Mexicos first Olympic medal in team
sports since a bronze in basketball in 1936. Tena was to be introduced late
Saturday at Centro de Alto Rendimiento. Mexico is fourth in the six-team
CONCACAF final qualifying group. Only the top three qualify for the finals in
Brazil next year, while the fourth will go into a playoff series against Oceania
winner New Zealand. Mexico has not missed a World Cup since 1990.
Justin Blackmon Jaguars Jersey . The fourth-year guard from Carleton University kicked off his varsity career with
rookie of the year honours in 2011, before racking up three straight Mike Moser
Memorial Trophies for outstanding player.
Jared Odrick Jaguars Jersey . In the midst of the Canadiens Sunday night game against the New York islanders the mayor took to
Twitter to chime in his two cents as the Habs tried to lock up two points.NEW
YORK, N.Y. - Major League Soccer is prepared to start its season this weekend
even if there isnt a labour deal with its referees and other on-field officials.
The Professional Soccer Referee Association was certified by the National Labor
Relations Board last May to represent referees, assistant referees and fourth
officials working MLS games. It has not reached an agreement with the
Professional Referee Organization, which was created by the U.S. Soccer
Federation and MLS in 2012 to manage game officials in U.S. and Canadian
professional leagues. The PSRA has filed a pair of unfair labour practice
charges with the NLRBs New York office, accusing the PRO of bad-faith bargaining
and making threats against PSRA members. PSRA members voted 64-1 last month to
authorize an unfair labour practice strike. "We will be opening up this weekend
with referees, and we are absolutely in a position to have a contingency plan in
the event that those discussions dont end positively," MLS Commissioner Don
Garber said Tuesday. "We have so many things that were gearing up for with our
2014 season. Nothing is going to stop us from having a strong opening and to
continue to grow this league." PSRA chairman Steve Taylor said there are
economic and non-economic issues. "They have not made significant movement," he
said of the PRO. Answering questions from reporters and fans during a season
kickoff session, Garber said increasing the leagues television ratings is a
priority. Viewers for national television broadcasts during the regular season
dropped from an average of 180,000 viewers in 2012 to 170,000 last year,
according to Nielsen Media Research. MLS has been negotiating with ESPN and Fox
to replace deals with ESPN and NBC that expire at the end of this season. Garber
said while quality of play, attendance, soccer-specific stadiums have increased,
"our national television ratings have not grown at the same level." "So we need
to figure out why thats happening. OObviously, theres a lot more competition
than there ever was.
Jalen Ramsey Jaguars Jersey. . Viewers have more alternatives. We need not to fight that but accept it and address it," he
said. "Our games have been scheduled all over the week. Its been difficult even
if you work in the league office to know what time and what day a game is taking
place. So our new agreements will be very, very, very focused in terms of a
specific date and time." Garber said progress has slowed on obtaining a new
stadium for New York City FC, which joins the league along with Orlando, Fla.,
in 2015 as MLS expands to 21 teams. "Its tough to get stadium projects done in
New York City, perhaps even a little more difficult now than it was maybe six
months or a year ago," he said. MLS said in July it plans to reach 24 teams by
2020, and a Miami team has been awarded to former Los Angeles Galaxy star David
Beckham, with no year identified for it to start play. Garber briefly discussed
the expansion possibilities of several cities: Atlanta: "Were getting close.
There are ongoing discussions. Theres not a rush to finalize something there.
... That time is probably sooner as opposed to later." Austin, Texas, and San
Antonio: "Its premature for both markets. ... Expanding in Texas is something
thats likely going to happen. Where that happens, when that happens is still to
be seen." Cleveland: "There havent been any discussions of late. What I would
say to folks that are living in Cincinnati, the folks that are living in Dayton,
folks that are living Cleveland, support the Crew," a reference to the Columbus
team. Detroit: "There havent been any discussions. Not sure its on the short
list, but you never know." Minneapolis: "On the short list. Lots of interest
there." North Carolina: "It is a hotbed for soccer. ... Well monitor it. ... Im
not sure Carolina is coming any time soon." He also mentioned Sacramento as an
expansion possibility.
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