Undoubtedly, in terms of sports, June was one of the most intense months in terms of changes, because in Liga MX moving the franchise by Morelia to MazatlanIn addition, the arrival of several teams at Expansion League. Internationally, English League activity has been resumed and also Raul Jimenez had important achievements.
Goodbye Monarcas Morelia, hello Mazatlán FC
On June 2 and after a few days of rumors, Monarchs Morelia announced that the process of changing the name and headquarters before the MX League has begun. On June 10, it was formalized and also in the assembly, it was confirmed goodbye for descent and promotion. Thus, Morelia went to Mazatlán and later to the franchise Zacatepec was moved to Morelia to play in the Expansion League.
León, champion of the first E-League tournament
Nicolás Sosa made León the first eLigaMX champion, defeating the American player in the final, Santiago Cáseres, June 14. ELigaMX emerged as an emerging idea in which, after the league break due to the pandemic, a football tournament was organized in video games, the emerald team being the champion.
The return of activity to the English League in a covid pandemic
First league reactivated competition on June 17 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Day 30 was played, and the duel that marked the return to activity was between Aston Villa and Sheffield United.
Benjamín Galindo said goodbye to the hospital
The former Chivas player, Benjamin Galindo He was discharged from hospital after suffering a stroke in May, which had him in intensive care for several days, but the best news came on June 18, when he was able to begin rehabilitation at home.
Raúl Jiménez broke Chicharito Hernández’s mark
On June 20, Raul Jimenez he scored the 14th goal of the season for Wolverhampton to leave Javier Hernández’s best mark in a year. Chicharito in the 2010-2011 campaign scored 13 goals with Manchester United.
Chivas Femenil exported Rubí Soto to Spain
Holiday on June 23 in Guadalajara, since then Chivas The women made their first export to Europe official when Rubí Soto’s arrival in Villarreal in the Second Division of Spain was announced.
Soto, who was the historic top scorer of Guadalajara Rosa, was loaned to fulfill the European dream after experiencing difficult times due to the death of his mother.
Joao Maleck has completed his first year in prison in Puente Grande
The Mexican football player Joao Maleck He served one year in prison in Puente Grande, Jalisco, on June 24, where he was awaiting sentencing for the deaths of the newly married couple, María Fernanda Peña and Alejandro Castro, in a car accident in Zapopan.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the courts were not opened and the problem was postponed, so there were complicated moments for all parties due to the player’s case.
Hello, Expansion League
June 26 was another historic day in Liga MX since the arrival of the Expansion League to replace Ascenso MX it has become official, with which there have been changes and team arrivals.
Among these changes, cases of Pumas Tabasco, Cancún FC, Atlético Morelia, as well as the return to Mexico City of Atlante, which announced Estadio Azul as its new home.
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