For the first time since 2005, Mexico City hosted an NFL game, as the Oakland Raiders and Houston Texans faced off on Monday Night Football this week. The atmosphere created by the passionate 76,473 fans inside Estadio Azteca resonated across two countries, and the energy was clearly evident, even on television. Thirty minutes after tickets […]
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Friday night, rivals Mexico and the United States will square off in a World Cup qualifier in Columbus, Ohio. The U.S. is undefeated in 11 matches at MAPFRE Stadium there. Before the big game, former U.S. player and current Fox Sports analyst Alexi Lalas spoke with SI Kids about why this rivalry means so
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Driving toward the Alamodome before the soccer game between Mexico and the U.S. on Wednesday, still miles from the stadium and hours away from the match, I began to feel the rivalry. Flags of both countries proudly waved, and swarms of fans decked out in their team’s colors eagerly approached the sold-out Alamodome. As soon
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