Cesar Hernandez
Soccer Journalist at ESPN
🇲🇽 fútbol, 🇺🇸 soccer, and more for @ESPNFC. Previous work: @TheAthleticSCCR, @guardian, @MLS, @VICEsports. 🎙 @mexsoccershow
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3 days ago |
espn.com | Cesar Hernandez |César Hernández |Jeff Kassouf
Feeling more like a nightclub than Old Trafford, music bumped through speakers as former Manchester United midfielder Josh Harrop walked into a concert-like atmosphere in London's Copper Box Arena. The referee threw the ball into the air as an airhorn went off and social media influencers recorded the videos on their phones a few feet from the sideline.
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5 days ago |
espn.com | Cesar Hernandez |César Hernández
LOS ANGELES -- Most MLS organizations would state that they have ambitions of having a global reach. Indeed, two years before even kicking a ball in its 2018 debut, front office members at LAFC were already tossing around the aspirations of being a "global brand," which would have been fair to take with a pinch of salt at that moment.
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1 week ago |
espn.com | Cesar Hernandez |César Hernández
Ahead of arguably the biggest game in the history of the Vancouver Whitecaps, head coach Jesper Sørensen was candid about his team's stunning 2025 resurgence that has led to his team's place in Sunday's Concacaf Champions Cup final. "I did not expect this. I did not expect us to go to -- I didn't even know much about the Champions Cup before I came," the former Danish midfielder, hired in January, said to ESPN.
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1 week ago |
espn.com | Cesar Hernandez |César Hernández
Former Mexico and LAFC forward Carlos Vela announced his retirement from soccer on Tuesday, with the 36-year-old to become LAFC's first club ambassador. Vela, who has been out of contract since the end of last year, helped LAFC lift an MLS Cup title (2022) and two Supporters' Shields (2019, 2022). He had returned to LAFC in October 2024 on a short-term deal after a nine-month absence following the expiration of his previous contract at the end of 2023.
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1 week ago |
espn.com | Cesar Hernandez |César Hernández
In a beautifully chaotic league like Liga MX, success is never a given for even the best decision-makers in Mexican soccer. No team can attest to that more than Sunday's winners of the 2025 Clausura title, Toluca.
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With Alexis Vega leading the way, Toluca ended their 15-year title drought last Sunday. Can they now aid Mexico in the upcoming Gold Cup? https://t.co/HaFHnCh7MZ
CAS have confirmed this morning that they've registered the appeal by 10 Mexican 2nd division clubs in the pro/rel case. "The appeal seeks to reinstate promotion and relegation in the Mexican first division league, Liga MX" Media release: https://t.co/6bvpGnjvpK
Liga de Expansion clubs have filed a suit against Liga MX and the FMF regarding the return of promotion of relegation, sources confirmed to ESPN. @FelipeCar first with the news. https://t.co/7dEbSP2Iqg
Liga de Expansion clubs have filed a suit against Liga MX and the FMF regarding the return of promotion of relegation, sources confirmed to ESPN. @FelipeCar first with the news. https://t.co/7dEbSP2Iqg