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Matchday 1 is in the books (mostly) and here are the top Liga MX headlines: Pachuca declares intent to defend its crown Top two bettors' favorites open Clausura 2023 shooting blanks Cruz Azul controversies cloud key road result The reason for the parenthetical adverb in the first sentence is that two M1 matches were postponed - the Mazatlán-León…

Predictions don't get a lot easier than this. The two teams have very different objectives heading into the Clausura season. Club America were top of the Apertura table with 38 points and expected to lift the title, but got knocked out by Toluca in the semifinals over two tight semi final legs. Queretaro were bottom of the Apertura table with just…

After the surprise sacking of "Piojo," club president Mauricio Culebro convinced the man who ended Atlas' 70-year trophy drought to take the reins in San Nicolás. Herrera was canned weeks after a post-game rant in which he blamed the players for their playoff elimination, calling the roster "too old." That did not sit well with the veterans in the…

Pachuca lift the Liga MX title, but were they how did the rate among other teams? Ismael Rosas/ Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty Images The 2022 Liga MX Apertura season is now officially over. While the celebratory confetti has finally settled in Pachuca after Los Tuzos lifted Liga MX's trophy last Sunday, runner-ups Toluca will remain…

Only two members of the Liga MX Big 4 are alive as the "Liguilla" kicks off tonight in Puebla. América and Cruz Azul are still chasing the trophy, while Guadalajara is licking its wounds after Sunday's elimination (by Puebla) and UNAM is looking for a new coach after face-planting this season. Top-seeded América will take the pitch at Estadio…

Toluca vs Atlas has ended goalless in the last two meetings, and a similar result could be on the cards this weekend. However, since both sides are desperately in need of points at either end of the playoffs battle, we could be in for a high-paced, end-to-end game that could involve both goals and cards. The last five meetings between these teams…

Places on the Mexico 2022 World Cup roster will be up for grabs when El Tri faces Paraguay in a Wednesday friendly at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Players battling to impress manager Gerardo'Tata' Martino will be given only the few tuneups that remain - Peru and Colombia are up next in September - before the 26-man squad for Qatar is…