A country that has already hosted a World Cup twice and is involved as a junior partner of the United States at the next World Cup in 2026 on the North American continent can theoretically count itself among the pillars of international football. But when a new man took over the leadership of the Mexican Football Federation this year, he sounded as if he would have to start from scratch both at the foundation and at the top.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez, a former television manager, not only fired the Argentine Diego Cocca, who had just three months in office as national team coach, and installed Jaime Lozano. He also announced an ambitious plan to bring four association areas into shape with the help of a group of consultants. Not only is there a crisis in the economically weak professional league MX, but there is obviously a lack of crucial areas: first-class youth work, a transmission belt to specifically accommodate and promote promising talent in top European leagues, sports science input and logistics and the administration.
