Joe Rodriguez is a soccer fanatic and he blogs about fútbol in El Paso and Juarez. Joe covers FC Juarez for 600 ESPN El Paso and he is also a longtime member of the Football Friday Night team. When he’s not watching soccer or football, you will probably find him at a sports bar enjoying a Cincinnati Reds baseball game.
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Bravos Hosts Club America Tonight, Playoff Spot On The Line
Bravos de FC Juarez can clinch a playoff spot with a win against Club America tonight at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium in the final week of the regular season.
FC Juarez Defeats Queretaro 1-0 to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
Bravos de FC Juarez defeated Queretaro late Friday night at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium by the score of 1-0 keeping their playoffs hopes alive.
FC Juarez Continues to Flirt With Playoff Birth
With a win tonight against what is the next to last place team in Queretaro, Bravos de FC Juarez can move back into the playoff zone.
Locomotive FC Lose In Conference Finals After PK Magic Runs Out
El Paso Locomotive lost to the Phoenix Rising in a penalty kick shootout 4-2 in Scottsdale, Arizona in the Western Conference final of the USL Championship.
Loco Defender Mechack Jérôme Not Most Improved, He is Simply Back
For El Paso Locomotive FC defender Mechack Jerome, the altered and abbreviated 2020 season of the USL Championship is the completion of a career cycle.
Deja-Vu For Locomotive FC and Defeat NM United in PK Shootout
El Paso Locomotive FC defeated their bitter rival New Mexico United in the USL's Western Conference semifinals 5-3 in a penalty kick shootout Saturday night.
FC Juarez Terrible In 3-2 Loss To Last Place Mazatlan
It was bad, it was ugly, it was horrid…and that might be putting it nicely. On Friday night, FC Juarez lost to Mazatlan FC by the score of 3-2 in the west coast state of Sinaloa. The Bravos sixth defeat of this 2020 Apertura season was against a Mazatlan team who has been bad, ugly and horrid all s…
Locomotive FC Does Not Raise Ticket Prices for NMU Playoff Game
Despite a 12-match unbeaten streak and playoff run, El Paso Locomotive FC has kept ticket prices the same as they prepare to host New Mexico United tomorrow.
Locomotive FC Defeats Tulsa in PK Shootout to Advance in Playoffs
El Paso Locomotive FC defeated FC Tulsa 4-2 in a penalty kick shootout to advance to the conference semi-finals.
Locomotive FC Cruise 4-0 and Bravos Come Back To Tie
El Paso Locomotive FC ended their regular season with an emphatic 4-0 win over Real Moncarchs SLC while FC Juarez and Pachuca finished in a 1-1 tie Sunday.