It is an exhausting trip from Brentford to California, but Tommy Smith completed the 11,000 mile round trip for his New Zealand debut - and returned home with a suitcase full of compliments.
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Mexico's World Cup campaign is becoming a family affair, with the Dos Santos brothers playing together in the national team for the first time when New Zealand were defeated 2-0 in a California ... More »
Javier Aguirre, the Mexico coach, has lined up a hectic schedule as he prepares his squad for their assault on this summer's World Cup.
Ten friendly matches will be squeezed into 14 weeks, with ... More »
With this summer's World Cup fast approaching, Tottenham have allowed Mexican playmaker Giovani dos Santos to join Turkish side Galatasaray in search of first-team football.
The 20-year-old former ... More »
Barcelona star Rafael Marquez believes Mexico are mentally strong enough to qualify for the latter stages of this summer's World Cup finals. The experienced 30-year-old central defender also insists ... More »
Swapping the sunshine of Mexico for a weather cocktail of wind, rain and snow on Wearside may seem foolish, but the lure of the World Cup can do strange things to those who have designs on being part ... More »
Guillermo Franco has criticised the arduous festive fixture list in England and says he is beginning to feel the strain - even though he played fewer games than most Premier League stars.
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Mexico's Javier Aguirre is reputed to be the third-highest paid coach heading to the World Cup Finals.
The hugely experienced Mexican nets at least £2.5m a year - which amounts to more than ...
Louis Saha may a fine goalscorer, but his diplomacy skills don't appear to match up to his talents on the pitch.
The France and Everton striker is desperate to make Raymond Domenech's World Cup ... More »
Internal bickering and fierce criticism from the outside world continue to haunt France, but this doesn't seem to bother controversial coach Raymond Domenech.
Domenech appears to be on a hiding to ... More »
Mexico captain Gerardo Torrado insists it will be an honour to be a part of the historic first ever World Cup game in Africa.
Torrado's Mexico, in Group A against the hosts South Africa, along with ... More »
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola counts himself lucky to have snapped up Mexico's World Cup hopeful Guillermo Franco and is surprised that no other leading clubs expressed an interest in the striker. ... More »
Mexico are living proof that the selection of host nations for the World Cup has nothing to do with a country's football prowess or pedigree.
Their record could be used, though, to support the ... More »
The return to fitness and subsquent resurgence of Mexican star Carlos Vela will see Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger cool his interest in Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh.
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