Liga MX

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

Rudderless Cementeros coming apart at the seams

Rayados hold off feisty Toluca; Chivas avoid embarrassing loss

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

Despite struggling to collect Liga MX hardware in recent decades, Cruz Azul does have a nice collection of secondary trophies. Here the Cementeros celebrate after winning the 2022 Liga MX Champions Cup. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Deconstructing Cruz Azul, Part I: Building ‘The Blue Machine’

Mazatlán's Kraken Stadium will remain empty tonight as Liga MX officials postponed the Cañoneros' match against León due to cartel-related violence. (Photo by Sergio Mejia/Getty Images)

Cartel violence forces postponement of FC Mazatlán season opener

Uriel Antuna and Cruz Azul appear set to reject an offer from Panathinaikos making it likely the winger will stay in Liga MX months at least another six months. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Liga MX: Scattershooting ahead of the Clausura 2023 season

Cruz Azul celebrates with the Copa por México trophy after defeating the Chivas in Guadalajara on Dec. 30. (Photo by Carlos Zepeda/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Cruz Azul tops Chivas for preseason bragging rights

Cruz Azul and the Chivas will vie for the 2022 Copa for México trophy tonight in Guadalajara. The Liga MX season begins next weekend. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)

Chivas, Cementeros repeat in Copa por México final

Michael Estrada celebrates after putting Cruz Azul ahead 2-0 from the penalty spot. The Cementeros defeated América 2-0 to advance to the Copa por México final. (Photo by Jonathan Mondragon/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Cruz Azul survives late Aguilas charge, will face Chivas in Copa por México final

The Chivas will square off against crosstown rivals Atlas in a preseason "Clasico Tapatío." (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Junior Classic, ‘Clásico Tapatío’ set stage for Copa de México final

Luis Suárez has decided to accept an offer from Gremio rather than join Liga MX. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Suárez picks Gremio over Cruz Azul; Chivas eyeing 13th crown

Edgar Gutiérrez (in blue) put Cruz Azul ahead early in the second half but the Cementeros could not hold onto the lead, conceding a late goal to Toluca in a Copa por México match. (Photo by Jonathan Mondragon/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Cruz Azul-Toluca match overshadowed by Luis Suárez saga