Last month, Jorge Gómez from the Gothia Cup’s head office, traveled to Mexico for a promotion visit. The purpose of the trip was to visit Gothia Cup’s representative in Mexico, Patricia Espiniosa as well as established clubs, schools and associations.
Football was introduced to Mexico in the end of the 1800 by english men that came to the country as advisors for the mining industry. For these men, football was a usual way to have fun and kill some time. It was then when workers at the mine company Real del Monte de Pachuca, started the first football team in the year 1900. Today, Mexico has a well organizaed football system. The Mexican Football Federation is the governing body in football in Mexico and administers the Mexican national team, the national league and affiliated amateur sectors. The League consists of 4 professional divisions: Primera Division, Liga de Ascenso, Segunda Division and Tercera Division.
Club Deportivo Paris
Jorge’s visit extended to over 6 cities, mainly in the central parts of Mexico. Major established clubs were visited but also schools and sports asociations. Together with Gothia Cups representative, Patricia Espinosa, Jorge visited in Mexico City the Club Deportivo Paris, which were one of the very first mexican clubs to participate in the Gothia Cup.
The trip to Mexico was very successful and already next year we will have the pleasure of seeing some of these clubs participate in Gothia Cup. We are pleased with the relations we were able to establish and the new friends we’ve made. We hope that more teams from Mexico are able to travel to Gothenburg and the Gothia Cup.
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- Club Deportivo Paris
