Nayib Moran joins the pod for post-game reaction to Mexico winning the Nations League over Panama.
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TCK Podcast: Post-Game Reactions vs Panama
Posted in Mexico National Team, Podcast, Recap
Tagged CONCACAF, mexico, nations league, panama, Piojo Alvarado, raul jimenez, Soccer, USMNT
TCK Podcast: Post-Game Reactions vs Canada
Jon Arnold joins the pod for a post-game reaction to Mexico’s win over Canada. We also look ahead to the final and discuss the end of Pochettino’s honeymoon with the #USMNT
Posted in Mexico National Team, Podcast, Recap
Tagged canada, CONCACAF, mexico, nations league, panama, raul jimenez, santiago gimenez, Soccer, USMNT, world cup
TCK Podcast: Episode 5
In this episode, Raul welcomes Walter Franco from Victus Advisors to delve into the business side of soccer. Exploring the evolving landscape of sports broadcasting, the future of the MLS and Liga MX relationship, and the evolution of Liga MX TV commercial rights. Walter has a prediction for the SUM/FMF partnership and gives some insight on the ongoing renovations at Estadio Azteca. Finally, he gives his thoughts on the early days of San Diego FC.
Preliminary Nations League Rosters Announced
Mexico (and the rest of CONCACAF) have released their preliminary rosters for the Nations League….. It is 60 players long and has pretty much every Mexican player one can name.
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Tagged CONCACAF, fifa, Gold Cup, mexico, nations league
TCK Podcast: Episode 4
Amelia Lopez from FutMexNation and the “Our Futbol Podcast” drops by to discuss the latest in MLS fashion, her Galaxy season predictions, the vibes with El Tri and NWSL vs LigaMX Feminil.
Vasco’s First Roster
El Vasco Aguirre is back but this march to the World Cup will be different than he has experienced before. With Mexico being a host, there wont be any World Cup Qualifiers and it will be tough to find high quality opponents who wont be busy with their own qualifiers.
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Posted in Roster Announcement
Mexico’s Summertime Sadness
Going into the Copa America, I had realistic expectations of how Mexico’s run would end. Best case scenario, Mexico makes it out of the group and loses in quarterfinals. Most realistic expectation was for them to crash out of the group. Either way, I was fine with the destination but we were promised a slightly different journey…
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Posted in Copa America, Mexico National Team
New “TCK FC” Kits
4 Years ago, TCK FC released their first kit. The great people at Icarus came through with a great design and the kits were a hit. Well, 4 years is long enough and we have decided to release another kit but this time, there will be 2 options.
Continue reading2023 Chicago Fire Salary & Roster Breakdown
One of my favorite days in the MLS season is when the MLS Players Association releases salary figures for its members. They do this twice a year (Spring/Fall) after a transfer window closes. It started way back in 2007 and its how fans know that Cuauhtemoc Blanco was the 2nd highest paid player in the league during his 3 seasons at Chicago. The current Governor of Morelos could never quite catch up to David Beckham‘s salary of $6.5m but he didn’t do too bad at $2.7m a season. For a salary capped league, it really matters how much you pay each player and what you get out of them. For example, it probably wasn’t the best idea for the Fire to make Nery Castillo the 6th highest paid player in the league back in 2010. But that’s the past, lets see if the current FO has done a better job allocating their resources…
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Tagged chicago fire, MLS, salary cap
Mexico Continues U17 Dominance, So What?
Mexico capped off their 5th consecutive CONCACAF U17 Tournament win against the USMNT, winning 3-1 in Guatemala this past weekend. The streak started back in 2015 and will continue until the 2025 tournament. Sounds great but as with all things Mexican Soccer, its more complicated once you start digging.
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Posted in 2022 World Cup, Mexico National Team, Youth