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Cesar Hernandez

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🇲🇽 fútbol, 🇺🇸 soccer, and more for ESPN. Previous work: The Guardian, MLS, The Athletic, Vice Sports. 📍 San Diego https://www.instagram.com/cesarhfutbol

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 15d

You ever watch an MLS player walk into a game and think: What are those little bags that they carry?

From Marco Reus' designer tote with a customized cologne, a knockoff from the streets of NY, and even grocery bags, there's much more than meets the eye.

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From designer clutches to grocery bags: Inside soccer's toiletry bag obsession

Toiletry bags are soccer players' fashion statements, and the stars of MLS opened theirs up and showed ESPN what's inside.

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 22h

No shade to The Aquabats, up there on my top 10 list of live shows

Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 22h

Ella Fitzgerald could have listened to The Aquabats

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 2d

Today's HT entertainment at the Estadio Caliente

Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 2d

My unpopular hot take on tacos is that, because of the Mexican diaspora, the best tacos in the world could possibly be from a place like Idaho or Wyoming.

Tijuana and Mexico City are elite, L.A. and San Diego obviously have plenty of options, but I've had some good tacos in surprising spots

dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 2d

That looks solid. Best stadium tacos I’ve had were in, to my surprise, St. Louis.

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 2d

Do we have FootyScran on BS? Carnitas taco at Estadio Caliente

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 2d

Let's see what Sergio Ramos and Anthony Martial can do against Xolos, is 100% not something I would have asked myself a few years ago. Should be a fun game in Tijuana

Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 3d

#NWSLafter...noon?

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 3d

San Diego gets an equalizer in stoppage time but Kouassi responds with the winner from distance for Washington - both goals

Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting Concacaf-ish battle in Juve vs AC Milan.

Weston McKennie & Jonathan David vs. Santi Gimenez & Christian Pulisic.

Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 3d

7 games in a row that include Toluca that have 3+ goals and 23 goals in the last 6. Must-watch Liga MX soccer these days.

Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 3d

Was going to post stats about SDFC's expansion year records, and the chaos of this game that included 4 goals after the 84th minute and a goal in the 103rd minute, but Diesel is now the main story for me

Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 3d

Houston Dynamo's Diesel is absolutely devastated about that loss to San Diego FC

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 4d

I've never liked over-hyping players like these and adding more pressure, but Mora is the real deal. Anybody in the San Diego/Tijuana region and from the So Cal/Baja region in general should watch a Xolos game before he goes on to achieve big things in Europe

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 4d

I've run out of compliments for Gilberto Mora and he's still just 16 years old

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 4d

I forget which Liga MX or Liga MX Femenil game that I went to, but they had a Bad Bunny impersonator during halftime that basically did a caricature of his voice and 90% of the shtick was him mumbling in Spanish you couldn't understand lol

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 4d

Mexico without Álvarez, Jiménez for October friendlies

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Mexico missing Álvarez, Jiménez for friendlies

Raúl Jiménez and Edson Álvarez have been left out of Mexico's squad for friendlies against Colombia and Ecuador following recent injury issues.

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 5d

this is fascinating stuff

Tony ElHabr @tonyelhabr.bsky.social · 5d

MLS playoffs are coming soon, so here's my cheat sheet to digest how every team has performed this season

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Herculez Gomez @herculezg.bsky.social · 5d

World Cup Final resale market is officially out.

Good luck getting your hands on a ticket. #2026WorldCup 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 🇨🇦

via @TeamStubHub

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 5d

Welp, at the very least, the Padres made that last inning an interesting one

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 6d

Mexico international Huescas out for season, World Cup in doubt

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Mexico int'l Huescas out for season, WC in doubt

Mexico international Rodrigo Huescas has been sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a long-term injury with FC Copenhagen that has put his World Cup hopes in doubt.

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Jeff Carlisle @jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social · 6d

The #usmnt roster for the October window is out.
Jedi, McKennie, Turner back.
Tessmann, Morris, Sands in.
Dest, Pepi, Gio out injured.
Adams Musah, Sargent not called in.

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Pulisic, McKennie top U.S. roster for Oct. games

AC Milan attacker Christian Pulisic, Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie and Fulham defender Antonee Robinson highlight the 26-player roster named by United States manager Mauricio Pochettino for two ...

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 6d

Some #ConcacafAfterDark vibes in the Campeones Cup.

Toluca coach Antonio Mohamed earns a red, his son/assistant coach earns a red, Galaxy took a 2-1 lead in the 83rd minute shortly after a Toluca goal was ruled offside, and then Toluca scored an equalizer in the 88th and a game-winner in the 94th

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Douglas Reyes-Ceroñ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 6d

Shoutout to the CBS Golazo Show crew, they interviewed the owners of El Farolito pictured here in the USOC Final post-game show to talk about their history in the competition and success in the #USOC2025 edition @burritobrava.bsky.social @thecup.us

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 6d

For those wondering about the NFL-style Toluca jerseys that the Liga MX club walked in with ahead of the Campeones Cup. Absolute fire, love these

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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 6d

Pretty cool seeing the Dewar Cup earlier this summer, Nashville's own plaque will be added to the bottom rung of the trophy at the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Retired, to an extent, but time to bring this design back for the US Open Cup over the latest one?

Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 6d

Prepping for the U.S. Open Cup final by thinking about this again

Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · Jun 17

While @jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social is providing important USMNT training updates, here's my contribution from Austin:

Space that holds the lawn mower for Austin's training ground has a sign that says Mow The Legend (a reference to their Grow The Legend motto)