xxSanDiegoMagazine.comJune2010
That’s a decent hack at the
tangled name of the soccer club
responsible for sparking a home-
town pride revival in the border
city. Named a er an ancient
breed of hairless dog, in May the
Xoloitzcuintles won their way
into the Primera Division, the
crema de la crema of Mexico’s
football realm. While the team
spent its inaugural season in
the majors doing whatever
necessary to keep from tripping
into last place, including fi ring its
head coach, fi lling the 33,000-
capacity Estadio Caliente for
nearly every home game were
unfazed Xolos lovers from both
sides of the frontier.
“CHOHLOHEATSQUEENTLAYS”