Pachuca, formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexican state of Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat. Pachuca is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Mexico City via Mexican Federal Highway 85.
Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., more commonly referred to as Pumas UNAM, is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. They were founded in 1954 and play their home games at Estadio Olímpico Universitario, which seats over 72,000 spectators.
Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin was an American left fielder and right fielder in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who played with the Newark Eagles, New York Giants (1949–1955) and Chicago Cubs (1956). He grew up in New Jersey and was a standout football player at Lincoln University. Irvin left Lincoln to spend several seasons in Negro league baseball. His career was interrupted by military service from 1943 to 1945.
The El Salvador national football team, known as La Selecta, represents El Salvador in international football, and is governed by the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT).
James Houston Davenport was an American Major League Baseball infielder, primarily a third baseman, who played his entire career—over 1,500 games—with the San Francisco Giants (1958–1970). He also managed the Giants (1985), served as a coach for them for nine years over three different terms, and spent 51 years in all with the San Francisco organization. The right-handed batter and thrower, nicknamed "Peanut" or "Peanuts" as a child by his grandfather, was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
Monte George Kiffin was an American football coach. He is widely considered to have been one of the preeminent defensive coordinators in modern football, as well as one of the greatest defensive coordinators in NFL history. Father of the widely imitated "Tampa 2" defense, Kiffin's concepts are among the most influential in modern college and pro football.
Monte Dale Clark was an American football player who served as head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at USC.
Mineral del Monte, commonly called Real del Monte or El Real, is a small mining town, and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in the State of Hidalgo in east-central Mexico.
Solomon Wayne Moore was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle for nine seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played both college football and basketball for the Lamar Cardinals. He was a member of the Dolphins' undefeated team in 1972.
The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the first edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was held between 23 March to 7 April. Nine teams participated in the inaugural event.
Mexico's most popular sport is football. The first level leagues in Mexico are Liga MX for men and Liga MX Femenil for women.
Miguel Ángel Montes Moreno is a Salvadoran former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was banned for life in 2013, for match fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team.
Los Mochis is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Ahome. As of the 2010 census, the population was 362,613, which was 61 percent of the municipality's population.
Luis Arturo Montes Jiménez, also known as Chapito, is a Mexican professional footballer.
Francisco "Cobo" Zuluaga Rodríguez was a Colombian footballer. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Chile.
Ignacio Francisco "Nacho" Calderón González is a Mexican former football goalkeeper who played 60 times for the Mexico national team between 1965 and 1974.
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup is an official FIFA international football tournament to be held in United States from June 5 to June 25, 2011. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of 23 players, as stipulated in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament Rules and Regulations; only players listed in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. Listed players may only be substituted in the event of a serious injury up until 24 hours before the team's first match. The squads were submitted on May 21, 2011, 15 days prior to the first game.
Club de Fútbol Halcones de Querétaro was a Mexican football team that played in Primera División A and Segunda División de México and currently plays in Segunda División de Balompié Mexicano. They plays their home games in the city of Cadereyta de Montes, México.
César Jasib Montes Castro is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow and the Mexico national team.
Francisco Avilán Cruz was a Mexican footballer and football manager.
