{"id":23918,"date":"2026-02-23T02:11:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/cartel-leader-killed-near-guadalajara-soccer-match-in-mexico-postponed\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T02:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:11:29","slug":"cartel-leader-killed-near-guadalajara-soccer-match-in-mexico-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/cartel-leader-killed-near-guadalajara-soccer-match-in-mexico-postponed\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartel leader killed near Guadalajara, soccer match in Mexico postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MEXICO CITY (AP) \u2014 Four high-level soccer games have been postponed to Sunday. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Mexican military kills powerful drug cartel leader<\/span> in a nearby town <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span> The host city is Guadalajara.<\/p>\n<p>Two games in the top league, Queretaro vs. Juarez FC in the men&#8217;s league, and Chivas vs. America in the women&#8217;s league, have been postponed, and two games in the second division have been cancelled.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">mexican national team<\/span> A friendly match against Iceland is scheduled for Wednesday at the Corregidora Stadium in Queretaro. The Mexican Football Federation has not made any public moves toward a postponement.<\/p>\n<p>Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generaci\u00f3n<\/span>He was injured in Tapalpa, Jalisco, about a two-hour drive southwest of Guadalajara, and died on the way to Mexico City by plane.<\/p>\n<p>After his death, cartel members <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">The car was on fire and the road was closed.<\/span> In about 12 states of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco state, is scheduled to host four World Cup matches in June, two of which will be played by South Korea. Co-hosts Mexico, Spain, Uruguay and Colombia will also play there.<\/p>\n<p>The CJNG cartel is considered the most powerful in Mexico, with an estimated 19,000 members and operations across 21 of Mexico&#8217;s 32 states. It has been designated a foreign terrorist organization by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>The ATP Mexican Open tennis tournament begins on Monday at the GNP Arena in Acapulco, Guerrero. Organizers issued a statement on Sunday saying &#8220;tournament operations will continue as normal.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-cup-mexico-violence-el-mencho-guadalajara-806b83681660d6332663cb3f498a347e\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEXICO CITY (AP) \u2014 Four high-level soccer games have been postponed to Sunday. Mexican military kills powerful drug cartel leader in a nearby town world cup The host city is Guadalajara. 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