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Four professional soccer<\/a> matches in Mexico were postponed Sunday after violence flared near Guadalajara \u2014 one of the country\u2019s host cities for the 2026 World Cup \u2014 in the wake of a military operation that left cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” dead.<\/p>\n

Liga MX officials removed two top-flight fixtures from the schedule \u2014 Quer\u00e9taro\u2019s matchup against Ju\u00e1rez FC in the men\u2019s league and the women\u2019s showdown between Chivas and Am\u00e9rica \u2014 and also called off two second-division contests amid security concerns.<\/p>\n

The disruption followed operations earlier in the day in Tapalpa, Jalisco, roughly two hours southwest of Guadalajara. Mexican authorities said Oseguera, a former police officer who rose to lead the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generaci\u00f3n (CJNG), was killed during the operation.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath, vehicles were set ablaze and highways were blocked across nearly a dozen Mexican states, according to officials.<\/p>\n

MAJOR DRUG LORD ‘EL MENCHO’ KILLED IN MEXICAN MILITARY OPERATION WITH US INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco state, is slated to stage four matches during the 2026 World Cup<\/a>, including two involving South Korea. Mexico, Spain, Uruguay and Colombia are also scheduled to play at the venue.<\/p>\n

Mexico\u2019s national team remains set to host Iceland in a friendly Wednesday at Corregidora Stadium in Quer\u00e9taro. As of Sunday, the Mexican soccer federation had not announced any changes to that match.<\/p>\n

Not all sporting events were affected. Organizers of the Mexican Open in Acapulco said the ATP tournament would begin Monday at the GNP Arena as planned.<\/p>\n

“The tournament’s operation continues as normal,” organizers of the tournament said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Oseguera had carried a $15 million U.S. bounty and rose to prominence following the arrest of Joaqu\u00edn “El Chapo” Guzm\u00e1n, the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel. Over the past decade and a half, CJNG expanded from a regional criminal group into a global trafficking network operating across much of Mexico from its stronghold in Jalisco.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve just been informed that Mexican security forces have killed ‘El Mencho,’ one of the bloodiest and most ruthless drug kingpins,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said in a post on X. “This is a great development for Mexico, the US, Latin America, and the world. The good guys are stronger than the bad guys.”<\/p>\n

The Mexican Defense Department said the operation was conducted as part of bilateral coordination and cooperation with the U.S., and that U.S. authorities provided complementary intelligence that contributed to El Mencho’s killing.<\/p>\n

After El Mencho’s death, cartel members burned cars and blocked roads in nearly a dozen Mexican states.<\/p>\n

TOURISTS IN MEXICAN SEASIDE RESORT TOLD TO STAY ON RESORT AS GOVERNMENT WARNS OF ‘CLASHES’<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generaci\u00f3n is considered the most powerful cartel in Mexico with an estimated 19,000 members and operations across 21 of the country’s 32 states.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration designated the cartel as a foreign terrorist organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/el-mencho-killed-soccer-matches-postponed <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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