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Ventura Alvarado
Ventura Alvarado Aispuro (born August 16, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Liga MX club Mazatlán. Born in the United States to Mexican parents, Alvarado was eligible to represent the United States and Mexico national teams, but ultimately chose to play for the country of his birth. He represented the United States at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Early life Son of Ventura Alvarado and Blanca Aispuro, both Mexicans. Ventura began playing soccer at the age of eight in Phoenix in the forward position. At the age of thirteen, in 2005, he went to play for the basic forces of Pachuca for a year without much success, for which he had to return to his place of origin. He was training hard and after six months they gave him the option of going to América or Morelia and finally he decided on Club América, staying in the basic forces in the containment position. One day, Ventura says, that a central defender was injured, they put him in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Men's National Soccer Team
The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT), officially recognized as USA by FIFA, represents the United States in men's international Association football, soccer. The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation, which is a member of FIFA since 1914 and was a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961. It was also affiliated with North American Football Confederation, NAFC, which was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and the governing soccer body in North America from 1946 to 1961. The U.S. has appeared in eleven FIFA World Cups, including the first in 1930 FIFA World Cup, 1930, where they reached the semifinals; their third-place finish, which was later awarded through overall tournament records, is the best result by a team from outside UEFA and CONMEBOL. They returned in 1934 FIFA World Cup, 1934 and 1950 FIFA World Cup, 1950, defeating England national football team, England United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup), 1–0 in the latter, but did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Jiménez
Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez (; born 5 May 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Fulham and the Mexico national team. Jiménez began his career in Club América's youth system before debuting in the first division in October 2011. He won his first championship with América in 2013, winning the Clausura tournament, and was the team's second-highest goalscorer. In August 2014, Jiménez joined Spanish side Atlético Madrid. After one season he signed for Benfica. He amassed 120 appearances and scored 31 goals during his three years with the Portuguese side, winning two consecutive league titles, among other major honours. In June 2018, Jiménez joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan, and was the team's top scorer with 17 goals across all competitions. He joined Wolves on a permanent basis the following year and became an instrumental and prolific striker, though spent nine months out with a serious head injury between November 2020 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexicans
Mexicans () are the citizens and nationals of the Mexico, United Mexican States. The Mexican people have varied origins with the most spoken language being Spanish language, Spanish, but many also speak languages from 68 different Languages of Mexico, Indigenous linguistic groups and other languages brought to Mexico by expatriates or recent immigration. In 2020, 19.4% of Mexico's population identified as Indigenous peoples of Mexico, Indigenous. There are currently about 12 million Mexican nationals residing outside Mexico, with about 11.7 million living in the United States. The larger Mexican diaspora can also include individuals that trace ancestry to Mexico and self-concept, self-identify as Mexican but are not necessarily Mexican citizenship, Mexican by citizenship. The United States has the largest Mexican population in the world after Mexico at 10,918,205 in 2021. The modern nation of Mexico achieved independence from the Spanish Empire in 1821, after a decade-long war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the tenth and final edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's Association football, football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Russia was announced as the host on 2 December 2010 after the country was awarded the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids, hosting rights of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played in four stadiums in four cities: Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, and Sochi. It was the only time Russia hosted the tournament and the third time the Confederations Cup was held in the European continent. As hosts, Russia national football team, Russia qualified automatically for the tournament; they were joined by the six winners of the Continental football championships, FIFA confederation championships and the 2014 FIFA World Cup champions, Germany national football team, Germany. The final tournament was play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmann (; born 30 July 1964) is a German professional Association football, football manager and former player. He played for several prominent clubs in Europe including VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, AS Monaco FC, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur, and FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich. He was part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany, West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the German reunification, unified UEFA Euro 1996 squads#Germany, German team that won the UEFA Euro 1996. As a manager, Klinsmann managed the Germany national football team, German national team to a 2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Third place play-off, third-place finish at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was subsequently coach of a number of other teams including, notably Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich and the United States men's national soccer team, United States national team. Considered one of Germany's premier Forward (association footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Arturo Rivas
José Arturo Rivas Mortera (born 18 October 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Rivas has spent the most of his career in Tigres, winning three Liga MX, one Copa MX and one Campeón de Campeones championships. Career Rivas played most of his career with Tigres playing since 2004 to 2018 ending his career at Veracruz in 2018. Rivas was born on October 18, 1984, in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz and at the age of 18 he enrolled with Tigres and from that day on he has never left the institution. La Palma Rivas received the opportunity to be registered in the UANL Tigres first team for the 2004 Apertura. He has been gaining the trust of the various coaches who have directed him. In the 2006 Clausura tournament, he suffered an injury that sidelined him for about a year and a half. In the 2011 Apertura he won the first championship of his career in the Mexican First Division with the UANL Tigres. Three years later, he won his second title in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Matosas
Gustavo Cristian Matosas Paidón (born 25 May 1967) is an Argentine-born Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Club The son of former footballer Roberto Matosas, Gustavo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1967, as his father was playing for River Plate at the time. Matosas made his debut in 1985 playing for Peñarol in Uruguay, with whom he won the Copa Libertadores in 1987, as well as two league titles, and went on to play for Málaga in Spain, San Lorenzo in Argentina, São Paulo in Brazil, Tianjin Teda in China, as well as having brief stints with other clubs in Argentina, Brazil, and Spain before retiring in 2001, last playing for Querétaro of the Mexican Primera División. International An Uruguayan international, Matosas gained his first cap in 1987. That year, he won the Copa América title with Uruguay after defeating Chile 1–0 in the Final. Matosas was capped seven times in his career. Managerial career In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CF Montréal
Club de Foot Montréal () is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Montreal. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. Founded in 1992 as the Montreal Impact, they began playing in the MLS in 2012 as the league's nineteenth franchise and third Canadian club. In 2015, the Impact was the first ever Canadian club and the second MLS club to advance to 2015 CONCACAF Champions League Finals, the final of the CONCACAF Champions League, where they lost to Club América. The club rebranded as Club de Foot Montréal in 2021 with a new club crest and colours. Amidst discontent and pressure from supporters and local media, the club introduced a revised logo for the 2023 season, with the club being known simply as CF Montréal. CF Montréal and its predecessor clubs have won the Voyageurs Cup, the domestic trophy for professional club soccer in Canada, a total of 11 times, five of which are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigres UANL
Club Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, abbreviated as Tigres UANL and simply known as Tigres or internationally as Tigres de México, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León, Mexico. Founded in 1960 as Club Deportivo Universitario de Nuevo León and then changed to its current name in 1967. The club has spent 60 years in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football league system, Mexican football. They had their first major success in the 1975–76 season, becoming the first team from Nuevo León to win a trophy by conquering the Copa MX against Club América. Tigres have been league champions eight times, and have won the Copa MX three times. In international competitions, Tigres won a CONCACAF Champions League title in 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, 2020 (finishing as runners-up three times), and was the 2015 Copa Libertadores Finals runner-up to Club Atlético River Plate, River Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Mohamed
Ricardo Antonio Mohamed Matijević (born 2 April 1970) is an Argentinian football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club Toluca. Mohamed played as a striker, making his senior debut with Huracán in 1988 and being sold to Italian club Fiorentina in 1991. He never played for the side, and served loans at Boca Juniors and Independiente before resuming his career in Mexico. He subsequently started his coaching career in 2003 at his last club Zacatepec, and subsequently won the 2010 Copa Sudamericana with Independiente and four Liga MX titles each with Tijuana, América Monterrey and Toluca. Club career Born in Buenos Aires, Mohamed made his senior debut with Huracán in 1988, playing in the Primera B Nacional. After subsequently establishing himself as a starter, he helped his side to achieve promotion in the 1989–90 season as champions by scoring the only goal against Los Andes in the decisive match. Mohamed made his Primera División deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayamón Fútbol Club
Bayamón Fútbol Club is a Puerto Rican professional football club. The team is based in Bayamón and founded in 1999. They play their home games at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium. The club is a member of David Villa's DV7 Soccer Academy. History 1999–2005 Bayamón FC was formed in 1999. They began to play in the Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional. They were very successful during their period in the league, becoming champions in the years 2000 and 2002, second place in 2003 and third place in 2004. The team was inactive from 2006 to 2008. 2009 season Bayamón FC played in the first game of the 2009 Puerto Rico Soccer League season against defending champions Sevilla FC, which Sevilla FC won 1–0. Bayamón then defeated Humacao Tornados 8–1 and Guaynabo Fluminense 4–1. After finishing second in the league table, Bayamón captured the playoff championship with a 3–2 aggregate victory over Atléticos de San Juan. 2010–2013 The team did not participate in the Puerto Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The champions automatically qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament currently uses a knockout format; it had a group stage prior to the 2018 edition. Unlike its European and South American counterparts, the winners of the CONCACAF Champions Cup does not automatically qualify for the following edition of the tournament. The title has been won by 30 clubs, 14 of which have won the title more than once. Liga MX from Mexico is the most successful league, with 40 titles in total. The second most successful league is the Liga FPD from Costa Rica, with six titles in total. Club América and Cruz Azul are the most successful club in the competition, winning seven titles eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
