Trump is waging a terror campaign against Latino & immigrant communities here.
The same communities that prop up our soccer industry and allow people like @AlexiLalas to make the living he does.
Can’t be ‘soccer president’ while destroying the communities that drive the sport.
Javier Aguirre says he’s not a spokesperson for Mexican immigrants in the U.S.
But for decades, the Mexican national team has profited from the nostalgia of over 70 million Mexicans in the United States especially in cities like Los Angeles, the second largest Mexican city in the world.
To now claim detachment. To say “that’s not my place” in a moment when our people live in fear?
That’s Vergonzoso.
It’s embarrassing.
It’s apathetic.
It’s entirely out of touch.
You don’t get to take the love, loyalty, and dollars from Mexican communities in the U.S. for decades and then turn your back when they need your voice the most.
Especially now, when millions are being affected without due process. When people don’t even get the chance to “do it the right way” legally, because their rights are being stripped from them.
In this crucial moment, you cannot turn your back on the people who’ve had your back for decades.
These are the same people that fill stadiums from Pasadena to New York.
The reason Mexico always plays on U.S. soil.
They love to cash in on Mexican Pride.
But when the ‘incondicionales’ need you, where are you, Javier?
Where is the Mexican national team?

I’m deeply against the ICE raids happening across the country. No one deserves to be harassed or dehumanized—regardless of their background, status, or job.
I try to stay out of politics with my public views. I don’t identify as right or left. But I do feel obligated to speak up for those who don’t have the platform. Silence, in moments like these, feels like betrayal.
Seeing Los Angeles get torn apart like this… it’s devastating. Families broken, children physically separated from their parents, neighbors turning on each other, and entire blocks damaged in the name of “justice”—it feels like we’re losing ourselves.
This country was built on the backs of immigrants. I stand with those who’ve been the backbone of this nation for generations—working, sacrificing, and holding up entire communities with little recognition.
I’m sickened by how extreme both sides have become—how quickly we dehumanize anyone who disagrees with us, how everything turns into a battle instead of a conversation. It’s exhausting, and it’s tearing us apart.
Politics has blinded our ability to feel and reason. We’ve let anger replace empathy and division replace dialogue.
This isn’t who we are. This isn’t the way.
I’m at a loss for words. Nothing I can say can mend the heartbreak of seeing a family member ripped from their very community or seeing the life you helped build destroyed in protest.
Please stay safe. Be aware. And show compassion to one another.
Thought I might share a life story from a few months ago to brighten your day. Back in March, I spotted a raccoon on the side of the interstate that had very clearly been run over. I pulled over thinking I’d have to put it out of its misery. We ended up becoming good friends.
The Seattle Sounders have announced a new "First Match On Us" initiative.
Essentially, it's free tickets to select matches for anyone who hasn't attended a Sounders game before. Seattle say they want to grow the game.
This is a great way to do so. Awesome idea 👏👏
A Champions League Club like Feyenoord will give young Mexican players a chance but the majority of Liga MX clubs wont.
Has to make you wonder 💭
Enorme, Staphano 👏🏼