2020 was one atypical year And in the sports world, events happened that you would think were a joke, but they actually happened.
ESPN Digital presents you sports notes that seemed false but actually happened.
Municipal police sends Atlético de San Luis to Los Pericos Stadium in Puebla
Puebla Municipal Police escort took Atlético de San Luis to Los Pericos Stadium instead of leading them to Cuauhtémoc Stadium, for the commitment of Guard1anes 2020 date 17.
The Potosí team was escorted from the concentration hotel to the Cuauhtémoc stadium, but the municipal servers were mislocated. It was only when some of the rojiblanco team staff realized that the destination was not correct, did they contact the municipal bodyguards to ask them to take them to the correct stadium.
Cruz Azul generates an even larger blue cross than the existing one
The ‘Machine’ was left out of the Guard1anes 2020 final after losing a four goal lead in the semifinal before that Cougars, which is why they were once again the national joke among fans and not so close to football.
The Heavenly team had virtually secured their streak for the title by beating Pumas to zero by four goals in the first match, but in the second match of the series, the cement producers were beaten 3-0 in the first half and in the final minutes the last thrust was nailed Juan Pablo Vigón.
Marco Fabián arrives at FC Juárez.
After passing the MLS, Marco Fabián was signed by FC Juárez at the start of Guard1anes 2020. Although it sounded to strengthen Chivasleaned the rojiblanco canterano towards the new frontier project led by Guillermo Cantu.
In the midst of turmoil, Fabián arrived at the airport in the border town to start a new adventure in Mexican football. In its first tournament, the national team played ten games, including nine as a starter.
Miguel Herrera loses another job due to an extrajudicial problem
Miguel Herrera was fired again for an extrajudicial problem, after the confrontation in which he took part against the technical assistant of the LAFC, Ante Razov, during halftime of the Concacaf Champions League semi-final.
In 2015, after hitting a commentator at the Philadelphia airport, Miguel Herrera He was fired from the Mexican national team.
Jesús Molina’s teammates fail him badly due to ongoing extrajudicial scandals
In the second half of 2020, Chivas suffered from the constant indiscipline within the squad and drew the captain of it Jesus Molina.
The captain of the rojiblanco defended Uriel Antuna and Alexis Vega, after what both players were separated from the first team because it appeared on social media a video in which they find themselves in a seemingly unconventional state to celebrate a birthday.
Molina promised on behalf of his teammates that there would be no more indiscipline in the rojiblanco’s locker room and if so he would step down as captain.
Months later, a new indiscipline fell on the team. Dieter Villalpando, Eduardo Lopez, Jose Juan Vazquez and Alexis Pena took part in one party in which Villalpando was accused of sexual abuse, while the rest of the players were separated from the squad.
‘Bofo’ Bautista for politics
He champion with Chivas at Apertura 2006 will venture into Mexico’s political life next year when he signed up for the Encuentro Solidario party compete for one of the federal councils of Guadalajara, Jalisco.
The PES opened the call for every citizen to register, so ‘Bofo’ did not need any political requirement to participate in the contest in the next election.
Bugs grab the spotlight from Mazatlán FC on their debut in the Liga Mx.
The first meeting in the history of Mazatlan FC in the Liga BBVA MX it was overshadowed by the plague of pinacates on the Kraken court.
In the game against Puebla, on Day 2 of Guard1anes 2020, the plague unleashed ridicule from users on social networks who believed the team was suffering from a cockroach invasion. Minutes later, it was the entity itself who revealed which insects they were.
Luis Montes resigns from the Mexican national team
Luis Montes, considered the best player in the Liga BBVA MX he resigned in 2020 Mexican team directed by Gerardo Martino, as he felt the Argentinian was not fair around the number of minutes he was awarded in every game of the Tri for which he was called up.
‘Checo’ Pérez from Racing Point … and Red Bull
Despite one of his best seasons in F1, Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez stayed out of Racing Point, in an unexpected move.
“Everything has a beginning and an end, and after seven years together my cycle with the team comes to an end at the end of the season,” he wrote on social media.
This was confirmed a little over two months after this news the Mexican will compete with Max Verstappen in the Red Bull team.
Mike Tyson returns to the ring
The fighter Mike Tyson returned to the ring at the age of 54 to Roy Jones Jr. fight, who also came out of retirement in this match.
After the eight rounds, the jury decided to draw a tie between both boxers.