{"id":13139,"date":"2026-02-23T10:59:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13139"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:59:49","slug":"football-matches-postponed-in-mexico-after-drug-kingpin-el-mencho-killed-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13139","title":{"rendered":"Football matches postponed in Mexico after drug kingpin El Mencho killed | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Cancelled games included the seventh round of the Clausura tournament in Mexico\u2019s premier MX professional league.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">2 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 23 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">23 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Two top-tier competition fixtures \u2013 Queretaro vs Juarez in the men\u2019s tournament and Chivas vs America in the women\u2019s league \u2013 were postponed, and two in the second division were called off.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>An international friendly match between Mexico and Iceland, which was scheduled for Wednesday at the Corregidora Stadium in Queretaro, has also been cancelled by the Mexican Football Federation.<\/p>\n<p>Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, also known as \u201cEl Mencho\u201d, 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.<\/p>\n<p>Following his death, cartel members burned cars and blocked roads in nearly a dozen Mexican states.<\/p>\n<p>Jalisco\u2019s capital, Guadalajara, is scheduled to host four World Cup games in June, including two involving South Korea. Mexico, the cohosts of the tournament, as well as Spain, Uruguay and Colombia, will also play at the venue, Akron Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Jalisco cartel is considered the most powerful in Mexico, with an estimated 19,000 members and operations spanning 21 of the country\u2019s 32 states. It has been designated a \u201cForeign Terrorist Organization\u201d by the administration of United States President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cthe tournament\u2019s operation continues as normal\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4155149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4155149\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4155149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-03T122212Z_1523838402_RC2K5GAQBQUE_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-WORLDCUP-STADIUMS-1765032139.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C433&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Akron Stadium in Guadalajara is one of Mexico's three venues for the 2026 World Cup - Guadalajara, Mexico - August 14, 2025 General aerial view of Akron Stadium will host four matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026 including Mexico's second group stage match. It was inaugurated in 2010 and has a capacity of 50,000 spectators. It has hosted Pan American Games events and a Copa Libertadores final. 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