A report called “El cartel del Gol” was recently published, where the promoter networks that “have maintained almost absolute control over the hiring of players” in Mexican soccer are disclosed.
The investigation points to Greg Taylor , who stopped being a promoter to become a partner in Querétaro; but it also mentions technicians such as Miguel Herrera , José Manuel de la Torre, Juan Francisco Palencia and Antonio Mohamed.
Given the allegations of being involved In a corruption network of promoters in Liga MX , Miguel Herrera came out to deny the accusations.
In an interview with ESPN, El Piojo denied any relationship with Greg Taylor and Carlos Hurtado, who are said to “manage” Mexican soccer, and explained that he has never had a promoter.
“I honestly have no promoter, I have never had a promoter. I have always expressed it. I once greeted Greg Taylor in America because he represented Raúl Jiménez, it must have been 2012 – 13. I ever ran into Hurtado in Miami in a restaurant. I’ve never seen them again ”
“ I greet all the promoters because I am football people, my phone number is one of the talk of all the people, everyone talks to me and they mark us to offer ourselves players when we have a team, ”said Miguel Herrera.
🇲🇽⚽️ They uncover a network of corruption in Mexican soccer 😯😯😯https: // t.co/nFWjLCL2jI
– Universal Deportes (@UnivDeportes) January 11, 2021
He Former America coach dismissed the investigation as “not very serious” that drew attention just by mentioning the names of recognized coach such as him, Mohamed, Palencia and Chepo de la Torre.
“It seems to me a not very serious note, of a type who is also in Quintana Roo and that is a small note and that has made it bigger because of the names that he put than because of the research he could having given this person, which seems to me is nothing serious about his research. ”
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