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Cat runs for mayor in Mexico
By Olga R. Rodriquez, The Associated Press MEXICO CITY - This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes.Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern Mexico with the campaign slogan "Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat." And he is attracting tens of thousands of ...
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Tom Marshall The case for playing Mexicos youngsters against Brazil
Less than 12 months ago, Mexico won the Olympic gold medal in soccer for the first time in its history. It was the dawn of a new generation of Mexican players that conquered a very strong Brazil and were ready to step up on the international stage.On Sunday, only Javier Aquino of the eight U-23 players that started the final in Wembley was in Jose Manuel "Chepo" de la Torre's ...
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Italy beats Mexico 2-1
Silvia Izquierdo/AP RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Mario Balotelli showed his strength and rapidly developing talent Sunday, scoring in the 78th minute to lead Italy past Mexico 2-1 in the Confederations Cup. Balotelli took a perfectly placed acrobatic pass from Emanuele Giaccherini and muscled between two defenders. His goal broke a 1-1 tie in the Group A game, the first official match at ...
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Mexico 1-2 Italy Pirlo and Balotelli on target as El Tri drops opener
A change in competitions couldn't change Mexico's fortunes for the better. El Tri stepped away from World Cup qualifying and took a 2-1 loss to Italy to open up the 2013 Confederations Cup campaign for both ...
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Prandelli undeterred by plucky Mexico
Italy head coach Cesare Prandelli has claimed his team was 'never scared' they would lose to Mexico in their Confederations Cup opener.While Mexico head coach Jose Manuel de la Torre claimed Italy's narrow tactics made them 'predictable' and allowed the Mexicans to control general play, Prandelli insisted the match 'went according to plan'.Italy took the lead ...










