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	Mexican Football Basics - SoccerPulse Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The First Division is a successor of the Liga Mayor (Major League) that was established in 1943.
		Is the immediate lower division of the Primera Division, currently consists on 20 teams, some of them with history in first division and national championships, the Primera A was established with it's current structure in the early 90's but it was formed over the structure of the 1950's second division.
		The Mexican National team has 81 years of history, the first time a National squad was created was after a tour of the mexican club America in Guatemala in 1923, thanks to the success of that tour a year after a comission of the mexican federation decided to create a Mexican representative.
	www.soccerpulse.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=63199 (4891 words)

	Mexican Football Shirts - Primera División de México (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Mexican first division (La Primera División de México) was created by the Mexican Football Federation (Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación) in 1943.
		The league was formed from Mexico's first professional league the Liga Mayor which contained ten teams, today's league has 18.
		The league is split into two seperate annual seasons, with the top teams competing at the end of each season in the playoffs to decide the overall champion.
	www.football-shirts.co.uk /mexican.html (79 words)

	Primera División de México - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The First Division is a successor of the Liga Mayor that was established in 1943.
		The first members of the league were founded by six clubs of the Primera Fuerza of Mexico City, two clubs from the Liga Occidental (Western League) and two members from the Liga Veracruzana (Veracruz League).
		Mexican clubs who placed relatively high in the league standings did not have the luxury to participate in prestigious international tournaments (such as the Copa Libertadores or the UEFA Champions League) as many South American and European clubs did.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_M%C3%A9xico (1034 words)

	Untitled13 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The coaching position with the Spirit will be his first at the professional level.
		Vasquez' last four seasons in the Mexican First Division were spent with Atlas.
		His play in the Mexican First Division led to ten appearances with the Mexican National Team at the end of 1993 and beginning of 1994.
	www.laprensa-sandiego.org /archieve/february16/spirit.htm (528 words)

	soccer - MLS - Rapids Sign Star Mexican First Division Player David Patino (April 28, 1997)
		Patino has 34 appearances and four goals with the Mexican National Team and comes to the Rapids from Monterrey, a Mexican First Division Team where he has played since 1993.
		Monterrey is currently in second place in its group of the Mexican First Division.
		Before joining Monterrey, Patino played for Pumas in the Mexican First Division from 1986-93, leading the team to the Mexican League Championship in 1990-91.
	www.intermark.com /rapids/rp042897.html (518 words)

	MLS PLAYERS - roster and bios
		The former UCLA star spent the first half of the 1995 season with Morelia of the Mexican First Division...
		Three-time NCAA Division II All-American and conference player of the year at F.I.T. Was the top Division II scorer all three seasons, scoring 42 in 1991, 49 in 1992 and 39 in '93...
		First team all-state for three years at Westlake Village High School and was named the California Interscholastic Federation's 1986 Player of the Year.
	www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~litterer/mls/mls-bios4.html (4567 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Scoring outburst in Mexican league
		The Chiapas victory crowned a weekend of furious scoring in the Mexican league, in which 50 goals were recorded.
		Millwall reached its first FA Cup final with a 1-0 victory over Sunderland yesterday in London, setting up a title match with 10-time winner Manchester United.
		Australian forward Tim Cahill, who made his first international appearance against South Africa on Tuesday, pounced on a defensive mix-up to score the only goal in the 26th minute.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/soccer/20040405-9999-news_1s5soccer.html (441 words)

	Cantigny First Division Foundation - Main Exhibit Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the lobby area at the entrance to the Main Exhibit Hall are four life-cast figures that represent the pre-1917 ancestry of the First Division's component units.
		The figures respectively represent the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, the Mexican and Civil Wars, the Indian and Spanish-American Wars, and the Mexican Border Incident of 1916.
		The Cold War Gallery includes displays on the Nuremberg trials, where the First Division served as guards, as well as the occupation and partitioning of Germany, where the 1st Division remained until 1955.
	www.rrmtf.org /firstdivision/main.htm (775 words)

	Colorado Rapids Sign Mexican International Alberto Rizo
		Rizo, a native of Guadalajara, Mexico began his professional career in 1996 and made his debut in the Mexican First Division playing for club Atlas in 1999.
		Before joining Atlas' First Division team, Rizo won the Mexican Second Division championship in two occasions (1996 and 1997) playing for the Atlas reserve squad.
		The former Mexican Under- 17 and Under-2 1 National Team player is currently in the Denver area waiting for his work permit to come through to be able to play his first game for the Rapids.
	www.hispanianews.com /archive/2003/04/19/01.htm (283 words)

	2002 FIFA World Cup
		Soccer-mad Mexico witnessed his brilliant playmaking skills first-hand, and Aguinaga quickly established himself one of the top stars on the Mexican first division and was named the league's best foreign player of the 1990s.
		He led Necaxa to back-to-back first league titles in 1994 and 1995, and helped the club win its third league championship of the decade in 1998.
		After failing to qualify for USA '94 and France '98, Ecuador qualified for its first World Cup in Japan and South Korea, finishing in second place in South American qualification behind Argentina and fuelling the hopes of a nation that has waited decades for a World Cup team.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/soccer/playerprofile_aguinaga.html (383 words)

	Soccer365 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Following its first playoff run in team history, Chivas USA of Major League Soccer will close out 2006 in style, with an international exhibition against Mexican First Division side Necaxa in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
		The match, in which Chivas USA looks to maintain its perfect record on Mexican soil, will also serve as the farewell game for Necaxa head coach Hugo Sánchez, who earlier this month was named the new head coach of the Mexican national team.
		Coached by Mexican legend and MLS veteran Sánchez, Necaxa has won three Mexican First Division titles during its professional era (1994-95, 1995-96, Invierno 1998), joining América, Guadalajara, Cruz Azul, Toluca, Pachuca and Pumas in the select group of Mexican clubs with three or more league titles.
	soccer365.com /Home/page_89_131907.shtml (308 words)

	Mexican Leagues and Clubs
		The first Mexican club, Pachuca, is still well in existence.
		Mexican football is comprised of four divisions, beginning with the Mexican First Division.
		Mexican clubs are assessed on their previous five campaigns.
	www.banderasnews.com /0508/nr-mexleagues.htm (969 words)

	Hispanic Business - Coors Light Presents Chivas vs. Santos Laguna Match at Cotton Bowl
		Having ascended from the Second Division in 1988, Santos went on to win First Division championships in 1996 and 2001 while finishing second in 1994 and 2000.
		The Santos are among the division's highest scorers allowing them to place at the top of the Mexican First Division during the last five years.
		With the Mexican League season set to kick off a week later, both squads are expected to bring their best available players.
	www.hispanicbusiness.com /news/newsbyid.asp?id=17185 (583 words)

	SportingNews.com - Pumas fires Sanchez two days after loss to America
		The 47-year-old Sanchez, who has openly criticized Mexican national team coach Ricardo Lavolpe and campaigned for the job himself, was fired two days after Pumas was beaten 2-1 at home by crosstown rival America.
		In contrast to last year's success, when the team won its first titles since 1991, Pumas has won nine of 36 games over Mexico's split season.
		Be the first to comment on this topic and get the conversation rolling.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=31322 (354 words)

	Soccer y Fútbol
		The Chivas, aiming to become the first Mexican team to garner an 11th title, went ahead in the 44th minute when Ramon Morales' high cross found striker Omar Bravo, who beat keeper Hernan Cristante with a precise header to the left of the keeper.
		The Mexican First Division finals are here again, this time around featuring 10-time champion Chivas Guadalajara and eight-time champion Toluca.
		For the first time in a long time, Guadalajara is playing well and with fire AND is staying humble about it.
	blogs.chron.com /soccer (2351 words)

	CD Chivas USA sign multiple Mexican players to contracts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mexican players Ramón Ramírez, Isaac Romo, Martín Zúñiga, Alfonso Loera, Armando Begines, Héctor Cuadros and Francisco Mendoza, as well as their teammates selected in the MLS Expansion and Supplemental Drafts and SuperDraft, were presented to the press in a brief ceremony on the West Terrace of the Stadium Club.
		Cuadros' mother-in-law is one of two female assistant referees currently officiating in the Mexican First Division.
		Romo played an important role with the Mexican U-20s in the run-up to the 2003 World Youth Championship, but saw limited action in the United Arab Emirates due to a suspension in the first game of the group stage.
	www.ussoccerplayers.com /latest_soccer_news/464634.html (897 words)

	FIFA.com
		Rergis has a well-disciplined, tactically sound squad to choose from, many of whom have already made their debuts in the Mexican first division.
		These young Mexicans transform defence into attack in the blink of an eye and work hard for each other in the knowledge that teamwork has been the key to their success so far.
		Mexico's best performance in the tournament was also their first, at Tunisia 77, when they lost in the Final on penalty kicks to the USSR.
	www.fifa.com /en/comp/teamprofile/0,3693,WYC-2003-3-MEX-6537,00.html (583 words)

	New rule in Mexican Football - Soccer Fans Network Forums
		Mexican Futbol Ranked in the top ten by FIFA; In 2005 Mexico's U-17 team lifted their 1st ever FIFA World Cup.
		How many of you are aware of the new rule in Mexican Football that establishes that teams must field a player under 21 years old for at least half of the regular season?
		Although with some reluctancy from some clubs the iniciative was approved in the last meeting of club presidents, they decided it in honor to promote the debut of young player in mexican first division, this due to the lack of success for Mexican national teams with age limit in recent comeptitions.
	forums.soccerfansnetwork.com /showthread.php?t=31751 (586 words)

	Glendale to host Mexican rivalry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of the most colorful rivalries in Mexican soccer, Club America vs. Chivas de Guadalajara, is coming to Cardinals Stadium in Glendale next month.
		Chivas is the 10-time Mexican First Division champion and Copa Libertadores semifinalists in 2005 and 2006.
		This is the first soccer match played at the $455 million stadium that is home to the Cardinals.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0930soccer0930.html (483 words)

	BigTex.com: Newsroom
		Mexican National Team Players Oswaldo Sanchez and Carlos Salcido to highlight game between Chivas and Tuzos on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.
		The Mexican first division soccer extravaganza will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
		This friendly match between these two Mexican First Division clubs is the second game of the Coors Light Chivas Rayadas summer tournament.
	www.bigtex.com /newsroom/stories/2005/101105soccer.html (458 words)

	POLISH NEWS - Sport Page - FIRE TO FACE MEXICO'S CLUB PUEBLA IN EXHIBITION MATCH ON NOV. 6 AT CARDINAL STADIUM. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of Mexico's premiere teams, Puebla captured the Mexican championship in 1982-83 and again in 1989-90.
		Pablo Caballero is the team's scoring leader with four goals in 11 appearances this season.
		Tickets to the game will range from $20-$35 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (312) 559-1212, or at any Ticketmaster outlet or visiting Ticketmaster.com.
	www.polishnews.com /fulltext/sport/2002/sport78_1.shtml (352 words)

	The rich get richer: Galaxy gets Hermosillo.
		Hermosillo, 33, the top scorer in Mexican first division history with 275 goals in 457 matches, long has been coveted by MLS, with speculation the first two years more in the direction of San Jose Clash.
		After the season he will go on loan to Necaxa, which means he may miss the first part of the '99 MLS campaign until the Mexican club's spring season is completed.
		But the Mexican national team starter, now with the Chicago Fire, was a major gate attraction, and the Galaxy felt it needed someone from Mexico to appeal to that large ethnic population in Los Angeles.
	www.soccertimes.com /mls/1998/may27.htm (1173 words)

	All 12 MLS teams in action this weekend. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He has 13 years in the Mexican First Division, most recently with Veracruz.
		They lusted for two years to obtain Carlos Hermosillo, 33, the record scorer in the Mexican First Division and long a mainstay on the national team.
		Now, when MLS, in conjunction with Necaxa of the Mexican First Division, can afford him, he was assigned this week to the arch-rival Los Angeles Galaxy.
	www.soccertimes.com /mls/1998/may29.htm (557 words)

	Night of shock results - soccer24-7.com Forums
		Mexican First Division VERACRUZ-SAN LUIS (live), 4 pm.
		Mexican First Division GALLOS BLANCOS-UAG (live), 1 pm.
		Mexican First Division PUEBLA-CRUZ AZUL (live), 3 pm.
	www.soccer24-7.com /forum/showthread.php?t=8237 (327 words)

	Guadalajara, Toluca battle for Mexican League title \| Chron.com - Houston Chronicle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Having won every postseason home game this season, the Chivas of Guadalajara figure the best chance at garnering their first title in nearly 10 years lies in winning at Jalisco Stadium and holding down the fort in the away game.
		Probably not, but such a scenario is one of many that makes this two-game series one of the most anticipated Mexican championships in recent years.
		It's also the first time the finals have had two teams that were forced to a play-in series just to enter the postseason.
	www.chron.com /disp/story.mpl/sports/4384960.html (898 words)

	International Soccer League > Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Four teams of the International Soccer League were named as Dex Team of the Month for their respective Divisions. Crew Select is the team of the month for the Premier Division. Holanda is the Dex Team of the Month for December for the First Division, while Deportivo Juarez took the honors for the Second Division, and Deportivo Relampago is the Dex Team of the Month for the Third Division.
		Despite heavy criticism for everything from his choice of goalkeepers to his permanent California residence, Klinsmann, in his first ever head coaching job, led the German national team to a highly unexpected third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup.
		In 1995, in his first season in English soccer after his famous move to Tottenham he won the English Footballer of the Year award.
	internationalsoccerleague.com (627 words)

	SoccerAmerica.com: SOCCER ON TV (thru 4/25) Your Viewing Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mexican Second Division CRUZ AZUL OAXACA-CELAYA (live), 5 pm.
		Mexican First Division DORADOS-CRUZ AZUL (live), 8 pm.
		Mexican First Division CLUB AMERICA-TIGRES (live), 4 pm PT West Feed;, 9pm ET/8pm CT (delay, east feed), 8pm MT (delay, mountain feed).
	www.socceramerica.com /article.asp?Art_ID=562135758 (247 words)

	Colorado Rapids. The official site of the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer Team. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		DENVER, CO (04-08-03)- The Colorado Rapids and Major League Soccer announced today the signing of 24-year old Mexican international Alberto Rizo to a multi-year deal.
		In 2002 Rizo played for the current current leader of the Mexican Primera A Division, Zacatepec, playing a key role inthe team’s defensive scheme.
		The former Mexican Under-17 and Under-21 National Team player is currently in the Denver area waiting for his work permit to come through to be able to play his first game for the Rapids.
	www.coloradorapids.com /news/newsdetails.asp?ID=179 (309 words)

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