Liga MX

Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti will soon be working with long-time Cementeros defender Julio César Domínguez as he is on the verge of signing a three-year deal to become the next Cruz Azul head coach. (Photo by Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Can ‘Tuca’ rebuild the sad-sack Cementeros and make them a contender?

Slumping Pumas running out of patience with Puente

América survives Tijuana upset bid; Toluca wins it late vs. champs

‘Regiomontano’ rivals sit atop Liga MX table after hard-fought wins

JJ Macias was days away from returning to Liga MX action only to suffer another injury setback.(Photo by Alfredo Moya/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Macías suffers new knee injury; Chivas visit Pumas in Matchday 8 contest

Edgar Méndez (center) exults after scoring the first of two goals in Wednesday's Liga MX contest vs UNAM. Necaxa won 3-1, giving their coach Andrés Lillini revenge against the team that fired him in October. (Photo by Cesar Gomez/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Liga MX: Rayados win 6th straight; Rayos bolt past Pumas

FC Juárez went on the road and blanked the high-powered Tigres in a Liga MX match Tuesday night. (Photo by Alfredo Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images)

FC Juárez showing they’re for real while Henry keeps scoring for América

Sebastián Saucedo lets fly from 20 meters to score Toluca's third goal in his team's 3-1 win over Cruz Azul. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)

Liga MX: Toluca celebrates birthday as Cruz Azul flounders

Pachuca goalie Óscar Ustari went above and beyond to help the Liga MX champs salvage a point against Guadalajara on Saturday. (Photo by Jaime Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Chivas snap champs’ home win streak, split points

Miguel Herrera will soon be prowling the Liga MX sidelines for Tijuana after agreeing to take the Xolos job on Friday. (OSCAR WONG/AFP via Getty Images)

‘New’ coaches Romano, Herrera in Matchday 6 spotlight

Cruz Azul players trudge off the field after their Matchday 5 contest at Estadio Azteca. The Cementeros lost to Tigres 1-0 to sink to 0-1-3 on the season. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)

Rudderless Cementeros coming apart at the seams

Arturo González tees up his first of two goals for Monterrey against Toluca on a Sunday night Liga MX match. (Photo by Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Rayados hold off feisty Toluca; Chivas avoid embarrassing loss

Javier "Chofis" López gets a pat on the head from Avilés Hurtado after scoring against León. Thge Liga MX champs defeated the Esmeraldas 1-0. (Photo by Leopoldo Smith/Getty Images)

Champs remain in first after surviving challenge from feisty León

Atlético de San Luis players celebrate after defeating Puebla in a Thursday night Liga MX match. (Photo by Leopoldo Smith/Getty Images)

Atlético de San Luis shows intent; Mazatlán FC in free-fall

Santiago Ormeño had little success with Chivas and will hope a change of scenery boosts his prospects. Ormeño will play the rest of the current Liga MX season with FC Juárez. (Photo by Refugio Ruiz/Getty Images)

Liga MX transfer deadline comes and goes with little activity

Fernando Navarro grimaces in disbelief after one of many failed opportunities for Toluca to get on the board against nine-man León in a Liga MX Matchday 4 contest Sunday. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)

Goals in short supply on Matchday 4; Pachuca tops Liga MX table

Henry Martín poses after netting the first of this three goals Saturday night. His scoring spree boosted him atop the Liga MX scoring list. (Photo by Mauricio Salas/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Henry bags three as América routs Mazatlán FC; Chivas edge FC Juárez

Pachuca leads all Liga MX teams with 10 goals through three games as scoring is at a near-record pace. (Photo by Jam Media/Getty Images)

Fans treated to goals galore in early stages of Clausura 2023

Defender Carlos Vargas (left) will now be playing alongside Rodrigo Huescas (right) after agreeing to a move from Mazatlán FC to Cruz Azul. (Photo by Mauricio Salas/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Liga MX clubs still reshaping rosters ahead of transfer deadline

André-Pierre Gignac is once again carrying the Tigres scoring burden in the early stages of the Liga MX season. (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Liga MX: Tigres top Clausura 2023 table, Monterrey 2nd, América falters

Nicolás Ibáñez is the newest member of Tigres and will team up with André-Pierre Gignac to provide the northern giants with a scary front line. (Photo by Refugio Ruiz/Getty Images)

Free-spending Tigres now consensus title favorites

Cruz Azul head coach Raúl Gutiérrez is hoping for additional reinforcements before the transfer window closes, but the Cementeros' front office is in disarray. (Photo by Mauricio Salas/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Deconstructing Cruz Azul, Part VII: The current blueprint

Cruz Azul went from the high of a Liga MX title in May 2021 to a historic beatdown at the hands of bitter rivals América in August 2022. (Photo by Mauricio Salas/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Deconstructing Cruz Azul, Part VI: Framework fails to hold

Cruz Azul rose above the chaos and mayhem in corporate HQ to claim the Clausura 2021 championship and end a nearly 24-year league title drought. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Deconstructing Cruz Azul, Part V: Reclamation project begins

Guillermo Álvarez had been the face of Cruz Azul for decades ... then suddenly in 2020 he was a fugitive. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Deconstructing Cruz Azul, Part IV: The structural rot is exposed

Guillermo Alvarez, president of the Cruz Azul soccer team and the construction company of the same name (Photo by Hector Vivas/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Deconstructing Cruz Azul, Part III: Cracks in the foundation

Nicolás Ibáñez and Pachuca got off to a flying start Monday, routing Puebla 5-1 as they made it clear they intend to defend their crown. (Photo by Jam Media/Getty Images)

Champs get statement victory; América, Monterrey falter

Cruz Azul and their hard-bitten fans suffered through two lengthy droughts after winning the 1980 Liga MX championship, including one that lasted 24 years. (Photo by Miguel Tovar/LatinContent via Getty Images)

Deconstructing Cruz Azul, Part II: Manufacturing trouble