CBS News: "Mexico's scheduling conflict between a presidential candidates' debate and a soccer quarterfinals match got ugly Tuesday, amid accusations of skullduggery, greed and authoritarianism.
It seems to have been turned into a grudge match, between whether Mexicans will tune in to watch politicos batting around ideas, or two of the nation's best teams kicking around a ball.
Electoral authorities made plans two weeks ago to hold the debate at 8 p.m. this Sunday.
Then on Monday, Mexico's soccer federation announced it will hold a first-division quarterfinals match between Tigres and Morelia at the same time.
Leonardo Valdes, the head of Mexico's electoral institute, condemned some broadcasters' decision to show the soccer game and not the debate." read more
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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