Sport in Mexico lower division. Each team must earn their promotions. Since 1943, Mexico's five most successful clubs in Mexican football league system matches have been América, Chivas (12 championships), Toluca (10), Cruz Azul (8) and Pumas (7). Chivas are renowned for using only Mexican players in their squad. Consequently, they have long fed players to the Mexico national football team. Antonio Carbajal was the first player to appear in five World Cups, and Hugo Sánchez was named best CONCACAF player of the 20th century by IFFHS. Cuauhtémoc Blanco is the only Mexican football player to be presented with an award (Silver Ball
San Antonio Pumas liability insurance which led to the cancellation of one game. In mid-June 1997, Giovanni De Avila, head of the America of Houston Corporation, purchased the team from Nicholson. He paid all of the Pumas debts and brought in Mexican World Cup player Francisco Javier Cruz However, De Avila was late with payments to Harlandale Memorial Stadium which led to the Pumas moving to Fox Tech High School at mid-season. As the team continued to search for a suitable stadium, the coach ordered the players to leave the field in the second half of a July 28, 1996 game against the