Cuauhtémoc Blanco: president and Mexico champion in 2026
Diego Martin Velazquez Caballero
Of course Blanco is better than Hugo Sánchez, Chicharito and several other players; as far as football is concerned. How could he turn out as president of the republic?
A few days ago, the controversy broke out in Mexican soccer regarding the terrible performance of the national team, as well as the increasingly evident corruption translated into full incompetence.
The former American player -and of other teams-, now governor of the State of Morelos, has been considered as a profile to get involved in management positions of FEMEXFUT or assume the technical leadership of the soccer team itself. The thematic influence of the issue allows us to appreciate the level of politics and sports. Governance in Morelos does not exceed the Mexican average, although it also seems interesting to weigh the possibilities of Blanco rescuing national soccer from his fatal condition. After all, one of the worst governors in Mexico: Enrique Peña Nieto, is admired like Vaclav Havel by the PRIANRD.
Should politics and soccer be linked? Could soccer be constituted as a populism that reconciles the social and irresolvable polarization that Mexico is experiencing?
It is not surprising that soccer as a mass sport constitutes the analgesic to alleviate the country's problems; on the contrary, the ambition of the political class that forgets mundane issues seems more serious and, even in the best outsider spirit of the parties, the partisan oligarchies are always afraid of authentic competition.
Some consider soccer to be the most beautiful religion. Could be. The looming world cup in the North American region is even configured as the opportunity for Cuauhtémoc Blanco to set up an axial presidential campaign in the soccer championship for Mexico.
A presidential candidate in sync with Mexico's most popular sport can change the dynamics of the succession of power. What does the United States prefer? An Ávila Camacho resigned to a developmentalism based on the North American maquila? How about a candidate who helps boost the economic power of the main global mass sport in the region?
I hope that Blanco tries to improve the governance and quality of democracy in Morelos, and that he is taken into account to lead the destinies of national soccer. Why is it that no politician with presidential aspirations takes the world cup for Mexico as the center of his national proposal? How many votes could Cuauhtémoc Blanco reach if he intends to break the curse of the fifth game in the World Cups for Mexico? Is what happens with national soccer outside of political power?
Politics is polarized, but soccer is a fire. Blanco is one of the best players this country has ever had and can contribute a lot to the national soccer team, which, unfortunately, is becoming more of a mousetrap every day. There the most popular sport copies the steps of national politics.