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wed 4/1/2009
Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire Mark Cuban is in talks to buy Mexican soccer teams Club América and Club Deportivo Guadalajara. Cuban says he plans to merge the teams to create a super squad.
América vs. Chivas
versus
wed 1/16/2008
| official name | Club América. | Club Deportivo Guadalajara. |
| team colors | Yellow, blue and red. | Red, white and blue. |
| founded in | 1916. | 1906. |
| repping | Mexico City, México. | Guadalajara, Jalisco. |
| home field | Estadio Azteca (cap. 115,500). | Estadio Jalisco (cap. 62,384). |
| nicknames | Águilas (Eagles), Azulcremas (light blues). | Chivas (Goats), El Rebaño Sagrado (The Sacred Herd), Rojiblancos (red and whites). |
| millionaire owner | Emilio Azcárraga Jean of Televisa. | Jorge Vergara of Omnilife. |
| outfitted by | Nike. | Reebok. |
| sponsors | Bimbo and Coca-Cola. | Bimbo and Toyota. |
| claim to fame | Spending loads of cash on top foreign players. | Fielding only Mexican-born players. |
| rivals | Chivas, Pumas and Cruz Azul. | América and Atlas. |
| run for the border | Rumors of expansion in Houston never materialized. | Chivas USA. |
| official song | Himno Águila. | Himno Chivas. |
| infamous porra (fan club) | La Monumental. | Légion 1908. |
| clever catchphrase | Ódiame Más. (Hate me more.) | Soy Chiva...¿Y que? (I'm a Chiva… so what?) |
| bragging rights | Lead Chivas in "Súper Clásico" victories. | Hold the most domestic league titles (11). |
| beloved ex-player | Cuauhtémoc Blanco. | Oswaldo Sánchez. |
| ladies love the cool | Goalkeeper Guillermo "Memo" Ochoa. | Forward Omar Bravo. |
| controversy | Cuauhtémoc Blanco received a one-year ban in South America for fighting. | Owner Vergara has been criticized for running ads that mock other teams. |
| bet you didn't know | Dulce María of RBD once dated Guillermo Ochoa. They broke up before the World Cup in 2006. | Alberto Guerra, father of singer Ely Guerra (romantically linked with a member of Kinky), coached the team to a championship in the mid '80s. |
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