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A fan gets his temperature checked as he enters Azteca Stadium before a Mexican soccer league quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Cruz Azul and Toluca in Mexico City, May 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Azteca Stadium to reopen 75 days before start of the 2026 World Cup
The revamped Azteca Stadium is scheduled to reopen 75 days before the start of the 2026 World Cup with improved services around it. That’s according to Mexico City mayor Clara Brugada.
 
Dancers perform during a drivers parade before the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix auto race at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Mexico City GP signs extension to stay on F1 calendar to 2028 and mayor hints at longer deal
The Mexico City Grand Prix will remain on the F1 calendar through at least the 2028 season after a three-year contract extension was announced on Wednesday.
 
Roberto Ruano, the secretary of an association of box owners, poses for a portrait in his skybox during an interview at a Kings League Americas soccer game at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme, File)
Corporate box owners in Mexico are still uncertain about their properties for the 2026 World Cup
A corporate box owner at the iconic Azteca stadium has filed a complaint with Mexico’s consumer protection agency seeking clarity over his use of the seating for the 2026 World Cup.
 
Player Kelsie Whitmore stretches during a training session with the Aguila de Veracruz profesional baseball team in Veracruz, Mexico, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Victoria Razo)
Kelsie Whitmore is feeling ‘awesome’ as she tries out in Mexican Baseball League and learns Spanish
When El Aguila de Veracruz called with an opportunity to tryout for a spot on their roster ahead of the start of the Mexican Baseball League, Kelsie Whitmore accepted but knew she needed to learn Spanish. Pronto.
 
Tristan Blackmon of Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps (33) is congratulated after scoring his side's 2nd goal against Mexico's Pumas during a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Vancouver Whitecaps advance over Pumas to face Messi’s Inter Miami in the Champions Cup semifinals
Tristan Blackmon scored a stoppage-time equalizer to help Vancouver Whitecaps earn a 2-2 draw with Pumas and book a spot in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.
 
Angel Sepulveda of Mexico's Cruz Azul celebrates scoring his side's 2nd goal against Mexico's America during a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Sepulveda scores twice as Cruz Azul beats America to progress to the Champions Cup semifinals
Striker Angel Sepulveda has scored twice to help Cruz Azul defeat crosstown rival America 2-1 and progress to the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals.
 
Alvarez wants a Mexican flavor to his meals before his Saudi Arabia fight with Scull
Canelo Alvarez knows that fighting in the Middle East for the first time entails changes to his routine. Food will not be one of them, though.
 
Ex-Real Madrid player Canales injures his leg after kicking door in locker room argument
Former Real Madrid midfielder Sergio Canales has injured his left leg from kicking and breaking a crystal door after an argument with his Monterrey coach Martin Demichelis.
 
Erik Lira of Mexico's Cruz Azul, center, dribbles the ball past Alejandro Zendejas of Mexico's America during a CONCACAF Champions Cup first leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Club America settles for a 0-0 draw with Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals
Club America settled for a 0-0 draw against crosstown rival Cruz Azul in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series. Club America had the best scoring chances, including one from Alejandro Zendejas in the second half.
 
El mexicano James Rodríguez remata el balón ante la marca de Israel Reyes del América en el partido de la Liga MX, el 19 de febrero de 2025, en la Ciudad de México. (AP Foto/Eduardo Verdugo)
Mexican club Leon urges FIFA to reconsider axing it from the Club World Cup
Leon captain James Rodriguez and coach Eduardo Berizzo have urged FIFA to reconsider booting the Mexican team from the Club World Cup. Leon was axed last week for failing to comply with the regulations regarding multi-club ownership.
 
El colombiano James Rodríguez, del León, ofrece una conferencia de prensa el 14 de enero de 2025 (AP foto/Mario Armas)
Mexican team Leon is kicked out of the Club World Cup over multi-club ownership
Mexican team Leon has been kicked out of the Club World Cup after FIFA’s appeals committee upheld a decision that it violated a rule that forbids multi-club ownership.
 
From left, Mexico Secretary of Tourism Enrique de la Madrid, President of the Mexican Football Federation Decio de Maria, Director for the Mexico World Cup candidacy Yon de Luisa, Secretary General of the Mexican Football Federation Guillermo Cantu, listen to Mexico's Interior Secretary Alfonso Navarrete Prida during the presentation of the guarantees for Mexico's bid for the 2026 Soccer World Cup, at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Feb. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
International labor union says FIFA blocking access to Azteca Stadium for inspection
An international federation of labor unions says FIFA denied it access to the Azteca Stadium to inspect conditions of construction workers doing renovations ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
 
Uruguayan midfielder Nicolás Fonseca is robbed and his truck is stolen in central Mexico
Uruguayan midfielder Nicolás Fonseca has been robbed and his truck has been stolen near his Mexican club Leon. The club on Friday did not specify the date of the robbery but says Fonseca has not been harmed and is training with the team.
 
Seven players in Mexican soccer suspended for a combined 57 years for fixing matches
Seven players from two clubs in Mexico’s third division have been suspended for a combined 57 years for involvement in sports betting and fixing matches. Six of them played for Real Apodaca and the other for Correcaminos UAT.
 
Spanish soccer player Sergio Ramos holds up his jersey during a press conference with Monterrey, his new soccer club, in Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Mendoza)
Spanish defender Sergio Ramos says he’s in Mexico to win more trophies
The chance to win more trophies and play at the next edition of the FIFA Club World Cup convinced Spanish defender Sergio Ramos to sign a one-year deal with Monterrey of Liga MX in Mexico.
 
America's Priscila Flor Da Silva gives a ball to young fans at the end of her team's Mexican women's soccer league semi-final first-leg match against Tigres in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Women’s pro soccer is thriving in Mexico seven years after top league started
Mexican striker Charlyn Corral packed up for Spain in 2015 because her home country didn’t have a professional league. Women’s soccer in Mexico has transformed since then, however.
 
FIFA President Gianni Infantino reacts after he delivers a speech during the Asian Football Confederation or AFC Annual Award Seoul 2023, ceremony at the Grand Peace Palace in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A Costa Rican team threatens FIFA with legal action in bid for spot at Club World Cup
The winningest team in Costa Rica is asking FIFA for a spot in next summer’s Club World Cup and says it is willing to take legal action if denied.
 
Mexican teenage driver Ivanna Richards goes over her car's performance with Zapata team members after competing in the Super Copa series in the Gran Turismo Mexico division, at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
A teenage Mexican girl is racing against men and dreaming of reaching Formula 1
Ivanna Richards hopes to one day crack the Formula 1 boys club. The 16-year-old Mexican driver is off to a good start. Richards is one of just two female drivers racing in the top categories in Mexico.
 
Washington Wizards Jordan Poole drives to the basket against the Miami Heat's Tyler Herro during the first half of an NBA basketball game, at the Mexico Arena in Mexico City, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Bam Adebayo scores 32 points to help the Heat beat the Wizards, 118-98 in Mexico City
Bam Adebayo scored 20 of his 32 points in the first half and the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 118-98 on Saturday night in the 14th NBA regular-season game in Mexico. Adebayo had 14 rebounds and shot 12 of 24 from the field.
 
Mexico's Raúl Jiménez, right, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal against the United States during an international friendly soccer match at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Mexico stops 7-game winless streak against the US as Jiménez and Huerta score in 2-0 victory
Raúl Jiménez scored on a 22nd-minute free kick and set up César Huerta’s goal in the 49th as Mexico stopped a seven-game winless streak against the United States with a 2-0 victory in Mauricio Pochettino’s second game as the American coach.
 
FILE - Monterrey's coach Javier Aguirre gives a thumbs-up to his players during a Mexican soccer league match against Cruz Azul at Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Nov. 21, 2021. Aguirre has been appointed head coach of Mexico's national team for the third time and will replace Jaime Lozano, the Mexican soccer federation confirmed Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Alejandro Godinez, File)
Aguirre returns as Mexico coach for a third time with Marquez assisting
Javier Aguirre has been appointed coach of Mexico for the third time and will replace Jaime Lozano. The Mexican Football Association announced the appointment on Monday.
 
Mexican soccer fan shot outside of a stadium in Tijuana after a Liga MX match dies
A 24-year-old fan who was shot outside of a stadium in the northern city of Tijuana, Mexico, after a league match between Chivas and Xolos has died in a hospital, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
 
Venezuela's Salomon Rondon, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring a penalty during a Copa America Group B soccer match Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Venezuela advances to Copa America quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Mexico on Rondón goal
Salomón Rondón scored on a penalty kick in the 57th minute, and Venezuela advanced to the Copa America quarterfinals with 1-0 victory over Mexico.
 
Mexico's Gerardo Arteaga celebrates scoring his side's opening goal against Jamaica during a Copa America Group B soccer match in Houston, Saturday, June 22, 2024. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Mexico beats Jamaica 1-0 in Copa America opener on Gerardo Arteaga’s 69th-minute goal
Gerardo Arteaga scored from the edge of the penalty area in the 69th minute, and Mexico beat Jamaica 1-0 in its Copa America opener.
 
FILE - Argentina's Lionel Messi controls the ball during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Uruguay at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Two players regarded as key for Argentina's renovation will be in the United States for the tournament, Brighton left back Valentín Barco and Monza striker Valentín Carboni. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello, File)
A look at the teams in the Copa America
A look at the groups for the Copa America.
 
FILE - Mexico head coach Jaime Lozano looks on prior to an international soccer friendly match between Mexico and Brazil, Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Texas A&M's Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Mexico will arrive at the Copa América 2024 looking for a fresh start after disappointing performances in the last World Cup and in the CONCACAF Nations League where the Mexicans lost to the U.S. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
With new faces, Mexico arrives at Copa America looking for a fresh start
With a renewed cast and with the notable absences of Guillermo Ochoa, Hirving Lozano and Raúl Jiménez, Mexico will arrive at the Copa América looking for a fresh start after disappointing performances in the World Cup and in the CONCACAF Nations League, where the Mexicans lost to the U.S.
 
FILE - Mexico's Guillermo Ochoa waits for the trophy presentation after a CONCACAF Nations League final soccer match against the United States, March 24, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. The veteran goalkeeper was left off the Mexico team for the Copa America, alongside strikers Raul Jimenez and Hirving Lozano, manager Jaime Lozano announced on Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Mexico veterans Ochoa, Jiménez and Lozano are out of Copa America squad
World Cup veterans Guillermo Ochoa, Raul Jimenez and Hirving Lozano have missed out on the Mexico squad for the Copa America. Between the three, they were at 10 World Cups.
 
Houston Astros Jose Altuve, center, celebrates his one run home run against the Colorado Rockies during third inning of a baseball game at Alfredo Harp Helu stadium in Mexico City, Sunday, April 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Kyle Tucker homers as the Astros beat the Rockies 8-2 in Mexico City
Kyle Tucker, Jose Altuve and Jeremy Peña each hit a solo homer, helping Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 in Mexico City.
 
Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez celebrates after hitting a solo home run against the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning of a baseball game at Alfredo Harp Helu stadium in Mexico City, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Alvarez hits 2 homers and Astros snap a 5-game losing streak with a 12-4 win over Rockies in Mexico
Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs, Kyle Tucker added a solo shot and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 12-4 in the MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series to snap a five-game losing streak.
 
Goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán suspended for 11 games, fined for pointing laser at rival in Liga MX match
Nahuel Guzmán, a goalkeeper for the Mexican club Tigres of Nuevo Leon, was suspended 11 games and fined for pointing a laser at fellow goalie Esteban Andrada during a tournament match last weekend.
 
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