"Cancelled games included the seventh round of the Clausura tournament in Mexico's premier MX professional league. Four high-level football matches were postponed on Sunday after the Mexican army killed the leader of a powerful drug cartel in a town close to the FIFA World Cup 2026 host city of Guadalajara. Two top-tier competition fixtures Queretaro vs Juarez in the men's tournament and Chivas vs America in the women's league were postponed, and two in the second division were called off."
"Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho, who led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was wounded in Tapalpa, Jalisco, about a two-hour drive southwest of Guadalajara, and he died while being flown to the national capital, Mexico City. Following his death, cartel members burned cars and blocked roads in nearly a dozen Mexican states. Jalisco's capital, Guadalajara, is scheduled to host four World Cup games in June, including two involving South Korea."
"Meanwhile, the Mexican Open, an ATP tennis tournament, will begin on Monday at the GNP Arena in Acapulco, Guerrero. Organisers issued a statement on Sunday saying the tournament's operation continues as normal. Akron Stadium, located on the outskirts of Guadalajara in Jalisco state, will host four group-stage matches in June for the FIFA World Cup 2026 [File: Daniel Becerril/Reuters]"
Multiple top-level Mexican football matches and an international friendly were cancelled after the Mexican army killed Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Postponed fixtures included the seventh round of the Clausura, Queretaro vs Juarez, Chivas vs America in the women's league, and two second-division matches. Cartel members burned cars and blocked roads in nearly a dozen states following his death. Guadalajara and Akron Stadium are scheduled to host four World Cup 2026 group-stage matches. The Jalisco cartel is estimated at 19,000 members across 21 states and has been designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. administration under Donald Trump. The Mexican Open tennis tournament will proceed as scheduled.
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