The Tijuana Post
Squad23 Jul 2029
The knee: Martín Astudillo out for 55 days
55 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Tijuana lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Market23 Jul 2029
Fernando Monarrez puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Tijuana, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout23 Jul 2029
Ricardo Díaz says Tijuana went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match21 Jul 2029
No end in sight to Tijuana's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Tijuana has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom23 Jul 2029
Graduation day at Tijuana
10 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Transfer targets23 Jul 2029
Door shut on Salomón Rodríguez
Tijuana asked and O'Higgins said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad23 Jul 2029
A falling-out at Tijuana
Jordan Knight and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market23 Jul 2029
One of our own: Jonathan Jimenez joins the Tijuana first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jonathan Jimenez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Jul 2029
Jonathan Ramirez steps up from the Tijuana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonathan Ramirez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Rodolfo Ramirez joins the Tijuana first team
- Squad Appearance number 200 for Aarón Mejía
- Boardroom A promise the Tijuana board did not keep