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Mexico players given World Cup training ultimatum
Key takeaways
- Mexico coach Javier Aguirre is holding the pre-World Cup camp at the Mexican Football Federation's High-Performance Centre in Mexico City
- The Mexican Football Federation has told domestic players from Liga MX they will be dropped from the country's World Cup squad if they fail to report for a training camp and stay with their clubs instead.
- The camp, starting Wednesday, 6 May, is taking place outside Fifa's designated international window and clashes with Liga MX play-offs in the top flight of Mexican football and Concacaf Champions Cup matches.
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Mexico coach Javier Aguirre is holding the pre-World Cup camp at the Mexican Football Federation's High-Performance Centre in Mexico City
The Mexican Football Federation has told domestic players from Liga MX they will be dropped from the country's World Cup squad if they fail to report for a training camp and stay with their clubs instead.
The camp, starting Wednesday, 6 May, is taking place outside Fifa's designated international window and clashes with Liga MX play-offs in the top flight of Mexican football and Concacaf Champions Cup matches.
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