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Ricardo La Volpe clarifies his exit from the FMF board of experts
The ex-head coach of El Tri published a series of tweets explaining his decision to leave the role.
Ricardo La Volpe, the man who led Mexico in the 2006 World Cup, sent a series of messages on social media in which he explained his decision to leave the Mexican Football Federation board of experts. “Friends, I want to explain to the people who are unsure why I have decided to leave the board”, he began.
The ex-manager put his exit down to too many people being involved in the board, saying that “I think there are too many people for one role and I feel that more than helping, things end up getting confused”.
He also thanked the FMF and sent a message to current Mexico boss, Jaime ‘Jimmy’ Lozano. “I want to thank the FMF for thinking of me in the moment and I want to thank Jaime Lozano who has my door open if he needs any advice. Thank you.”
Across the past week, the Mexican federation called the Argentine and other distinguished names in Mexican and world football such as Javier Aguirre, Rafael Márquez, Carles Puyol, Fernando Hierro and Bernardo Cueva in order for them to analyse the situation at the top of the FMF and better prepare things at an institutional level ahead of the 2026 World Cup, which is set to take place in Mexico, the USA and Canada: the Estadio Azteca is reportedly going to host the opening game of the tournament.
Ricardo La Volpe took charge of El Tri for a period of 4 years, from 2002 until the end of the Germany World Cup in 2006, where his side were knocked out in the Round of 16 against Pékerman’s Argentina. La Albiceleste won 2-1 thanks to goals from Hernán Crespo and Maxi Rodríguez, who both scored after Rafael Márquez’s 6th minute goal had put Mexico ahead early on. During La Volpe’s time at the helm, Mexico played in the 2005 and 2006 Gold Cups, winning the first one, as well as the Athens Olympics in 2004 and the Confederations Cup in 2005.
Lozano has rescued Mexico from the depths
Mexico have seen something of a resurgence under Lozano, who was put in charge following the dismissal of Diego Cocca after he failed terribly at the Concacaf Nations League, where Mexico were embarrassed by the USMNT, 3-0.
Since Lozano’s entrance onto the training pitch at the FMF HQ, he has guided the team to Gold Cup success, beating teams such as Panama, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Honduras. The coach has been confirmed as the man to lead the team to the 2026 World Cup, so he will have his chance to stake his claim as the man fit to carry the side to potential glory.
