The National Football League confirmed Monday that it will go ahead with plans to stage a game in Mexico City in 2019 despite having to move this season’s fixture back to the USA over pitch concerns.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The NFL*s decision to move the regular-season game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams due to the poor condition of the turf at Azteca Stadium has left many Mexicans disappointed, angered and wondering how it will affect the relationship with the league for the future.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL moved the Rams’ Monday night showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs from Mexico City to Los Angeles on Tuesday due to the poor condition of the field at Azteca Stadium.
Next week’s Monday Night Football match-up between the Chiefs and the Rams in Mexico City, is slated to pit the league’s top two offenses against each other.
“Our time is running very short,” Lighthizer said Monday during a press conference at the end of the seventh round of negotiations in Mexico City.
A deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between Iran and Iraq around 9:20 p.m. Sunday evening, leaving over 400 people dead and injuring over 6,600 more.
Unknown gunmen stole a tractor-trailer used to transport food items and emergency supplies to survivors of Mexico’s deadly earthquake. In a separate case, thieves stole a thermal imaging camera used to locate trapped victims.
Jeers and insults filled the air as hundreds of earthquake survivors voiced their discontent at one of Mexico’s top officials trying to make a public appearance while rescue efforts were underway.
Rescue workers, military personnel, and volunteers continue to search for survivors in the rubble following a deadly 7.1 earthquake that claimed 225 lives so far.
The Times of Israel reports: Israel said it will dispatch aid to Mexico following a devastating earthquake that shook the center of the country, collapsing buildings and killing at least 149 people.
Residents in Mexico City and other central regions of the country are assessing the damages left by a 7.1 earthquake that struck on the 32nd anniversary of the country’s deadliest quake to date.
pparently the NFL is as tone-deaf in Spanish, as it is in English. Mexico was hit with an earthquake on Thursday, a massive, 8.2-magnitude event that did serious damage.
The death toll in the Mexican earthquake rose to 64 as authorities continued their rescue effort in parts of central Mexico. The search to locate survivors or recover bodies continued two days after a massive 8.2 Richter scale earthquake shook multiple states including Mexico City.
A powerful earthquake struck in one of the poorest regions in Mexico, spreading chaos throughout the central part of the country, including Mexico City. Preliminary information released by the government reports at least 30 deaths and 8.2 rating on the Richter scale.
California Governor Jerry Brown is flying to Vladivostok Sunday for an economic cooperation conference hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, where the governor plans to promote decarbonizing investments.
A journalist from Mexico City working to expose the inner workings of a local cartel is the target of increasing death threats. The warnings come at a time when Mexico continues to be a hotspot for murdering reporters.
Gun battles and cartel blockades finally reached Mexico City after authorities killed a local crime boss and a team of his top gunmen in one of the areas roughest suburbs. The violence came days after top government officials claimed that Mexico City is safe and that no cartels operate in the country’s capital.
Journalists throughout Mexico gathered at the main plaza square in Mexico City to demand an end to the ongoing murder of their colleagues. The Mexican government was quick to erase the message.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Michael Bradley scored a stunning early goal from about 40 yards and the U.S. hung on for a 1-1 tie against Mexico in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday night, gaining only its third point at Azteca Stadium as coach Bruce Arena changed seven starters and used a five-man defense to overcome the thin air and short recovery time.
President Donald Trump begins his first week in office with a busy schedule of meetings and executive orders. The president will begin the week by hosting a breakfast for key business leaders, where he plans to listen to their advice
Left-wing Mexican senators celebrated the start of the Christmas season by beating a piñata of U.S. President-Elect Donald J. Trump while chanting “faggot” and other expletives.
Guns N’ Roses invited fans at their Mexico City concert this week onstage to beat a giant piñata bearing the likeness of Republican President-elect Donald Trump.
When American teams play in other countries the fans in those foreign lands customarily expose us to new and interesting expressions of celebration, support, song, and sometimes ridicule that involve harmless merriments such as vuvuzelas or chants of “Ole’.”
Derek Carr woke up a struggling Oakland offense by throwing two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter as the Raiders capped a successful trip to Mexico with a 27-20 victory over the Houston Texans on Monday night.
When in a new and exciting place, vacationers put on their finery to venture out from the protective lair of their hotel, sample the local cuisine, and otherwise fully embrace the experience of interfacing with a different culture. The NFL told the Houston Texans to do just the opposite in advance of their Mexico City trip to play the Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football.
Mexican-born Latinos For Trump founder Marco Gutierrez told MSNBC this week that if U.S. immigration is left unchecked, Mexico’s “dominant culture” is going to result in “taco trucks on every corner.”
Wednesday in Mexico City, just hours before he was set to deliver a speech on immigration in Phoenix, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a joint appearance with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto following an hour-long meeting. Transcript as follows:
Two-time US Open winner Andy North was left bewildered by the PGA tour’s decision leave Trump’s Doral resort course near Miami, Florida, for Mexico City next year.
Despite Mexico City’s enormous population and opportunities for criminal organizations, it has remained a relative neutral ground for drug cartels. But that image was shattered when drivers discovered a corpse hanging from a Mexico City bridge—a telltale sign that the capital’s peace may be about to shatter.
A horde of angry taxicab drivers attacked users of the ride-sharing app Uber in Mexico City. The assailants vandalized various cars in an effort to halt the use of the app.
