The Mexican Apertura 2013 Final Quiz

Answer: Leon

The first leg of the Apertura 2013 final was played in the Nou Camp Stadium, also known as Leon Stadium, located in Leon, Guanajuato. Leon was relegated to the second division in 2002 and didn't manage to return to the first division until the 2012-13 season. The team quickly showed it was ready for the first division.

Answer: Cesar Ramos

Cesar Arturo Ramos was appointed to referee the first leg of the final. A tournament before, Miguel Herrera, America's coach, said he thought Ramos deserved to referee the final, as he was "the best referee at the time". However, Herrera strongly criticized his work in the Leon-America game.

Answer: Luis Gabriel Rey

All of these players belong to America, and were the only three players to receive a card during the game. Leon did not receive a single card. The game was constantly getting heated up, especially because of players like Sambueza, who is known for playing somewhat roughly.

Answer: Carlos Peņa

Carlos "El Gullit" Peņa, perhaps the best player of the game, started playing for Leon in 2011, after being drafted from Pachuca. The player got an ovation from the fans when he was substituted in the 87th minute by Fernando Navarro.

Answer: America ended the season with a better position in the standings

As per Mexican soccer rules, the team that ends with better standings has the right to play the second leg (considered the actual final) in its stadium. In this case, America ended as the leader of the competition, which means the second leg had to be played in the Azteca Stadium, home of America.

Answer: William Yarbrough and Moises Muņoz

William Yarbrough, who is of American origin but was born in Mexico, plays for Leon, and Moises Muņoz plays for America. They both had their moments and made great saves.

Answer: Mauro Boselli

Boselli, who has played in Argentinian, Italian, Spanish and English teams debuted with Leon in 2013. He ended up in second place of the top-scorers list of the Apertura 2013, being beaten by Pablo Velazquez by only one goal.

Answer: Law 17

There is a total of 17 "laws of the game". FIFA indicates in law 17 that when the ball crosses the goal line, and it was last touched by a player of the opposing team (usually defenders or the goalkeeper), then a corner kick is awarded. Law 1 talks about the field, Law 10 is about the method of scoring, and Law 14 refers to the penalty kick.

Answer: It was the first final not to be broadcast on free TV channels

As the broadcasting rights of Leon didn't belong to either Televisa or TV Azteca (the two free TV channels in Mexico), the final made history as it was the first to be broadcasted on pay TV, on the Fox Sports channel.
It was also available to watch online.

Answer: Carlos Slim

Carlos Slim is one of the richest men in the world. He owns the formerly state-owned telephone company, the leading cellphone company of Mexico, among many other enterprises. He decided to get into soccer business in 2012, when he bought 30% of Grupo Pachuca (owners of Pachuca and Leon), in order to compete with Emilio Azcarraga and Ricardo Salinas, owners of Televisa and TV Azteca.

The final has been referred to as the "battle of millionaires", as Televisa owns America, so Slim and Azcarraga were going to be, technically, directly competing. A Mexican fake news website even joked with the fact that they had supposedly made a bet in which should America lose, Azcarraga would have to surrender one of his television channels, and if Leon lost, Slim would have to give all of the "Sears" stores to Azcarraga.