Borgetti establishes scoring record

by Notimex, Vida en el Valle
(Published Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 09:05AM)

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica -- Mexican forward Jared Borgetti established a new record for most-consecutive goals scored in the CONCACAF qualifying competition.

Puerto Rico's Paulo César Wanchope's held the record 21 goals after 37 official CONCACAF matches, according to the newspaper 'El Nación.' Wanchope retired from his country's national team after the 2006 World Cup, played in Germany.

Borgetti wearing his Mexican national team colors has scored 23 goals, including the three goals against Belize in a 9-0 global defeat at México's Universitario Stadium in Monterrey on June 22.

"The records are meant to be broken," said Wanchope to "La Nación."

México's El Tri U-20 earn CONCACAF qualifyer

PUEBLA, México -- Empatan México y Costa Rica 2-2 y definirán en penales pase a Mundial.

After the Mexican women's national U-20 soccer team finished tied at 2-2 with Costa Rica the Mexican national women's U-20 team earned the third spot to qualify in the Concacaf World Cup for Chile 2008.

Goals by Erika García (28) and Dinorah Garza (116), while Raquel Rodríguez scored twice (48, 101) for Costa Rica.

Copa Cali moves to Visalia

According to Octavio Ramírez, owner of Giandvi Marketing and Event Management, the inaugural Copa Cali in the Fresno area will be played in Visalia.

Giandvi hosts the tournament throughout California, including three completed in Stockton and one in Sacramento.

Thirty-two adult soccer league teams from the areas of Fresno, Merced, Sacramento, Vacaville and San Francisco and Redwood City areas will be represented. The winner receives $4,000 and runner up $2,000. Third place receives $1,000. Consolation's first place team will receives $1,500, while second-place finisher gets $1,000 and third $750.

Teams from the Fresno area include Valley United Soccer League's champions Helados La Tapatía and runner up Club Italia. Also scheduled is Oaxaca and Burros Blancos.

From Sacramento's Central California Soccer League is Dixon León; from San José El Jérez. From Redwood City/San Francisco of the Mid Peninsula League is Agauje, Arsenal and Parma.

All-star squads from Visalia, Sunnyvale and the Premiership League (Merced's La Wajira) are schedule to play.

Matches begin at 8 a.m. July 5 with the finals on Sunday at Visalia's Riverway Sports Park at

For information call Ramírez at (707) 384-3267.

Pacquiao beats up on Díaz

Philippino Manny Pacquiao has won his fourth world title in various divisions after successfully knocking out David Díaz of the United States last Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.