The Cruz Azul Gazette
Match24 Jul 2027
José Paradela leads the rout of Tijuana
3‑0, and José Paradela took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Cruz Azul tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings26 Jul 2027
José Paradela scores twice — 8.61
Two goals and a mark of 8.61 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Market26 Jul 2027
Christian Ebere asks to leave Cruz Azul
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market26 Jul 2027
Cruz Azul turn down Plateau United for Christian Ebere
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
The dugout26 Jul 2027
Luis Alberto Cárdenas says Cruz Azul 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.
Squad26 Jul 2027
José Paradela in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Cruz Azul this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Omar Campos signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Omar Campos and Cruz Azul agree another 5 years.
Boardroom26 Jul 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Cruz Azul
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market26 Jul 2027
One of our own: Guillermo Reyes joins the Cruz Azul first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Guillermo Reyes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Ivan Romo steps up from the Cruz Azul academy
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Jeremy Márquez at his very best
- Squad Christian Ebere falls out with a teammate over standards