He was responsible for Mexico not going to the World Cup, now he loses his life

One of the most tragic episodes in the history of Mexican soccer occurred in 1990. The Mexican team received the worst news from FIFA and was sanctioned for the conflict known as "Cachirulazo". It was the scandal in which Mexico had fielded senior players in a youth qualifier for the 1989 World Cup.

Now, one of those responsible for this sanction has tragically lost his life at the age of 91. He was a figure who indirectly affected the negotiations between the Mexican Federation and FIFA at the time, with the aim of appealing the sanction that left them out of the 1990 World Cup in Italy.

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This figure was precisely Mikhail Gorbachev, who was one of the great faces of the Soviet Union in the 80s. While FIFA was sanctioning Mexico, the president of the North American country was making agreements with Gorbachev at the time.

Why was Mikhail Gorbachev responsible?

It turns out that after the news of "los Cachirules", the Mexican Federation tried to negotiate with FIFA and due to the political environment and the alliances with the USSR, they thought that they would give any advantage in such talks. However, it was quite the opposite because the European bloc frowned upon such alliances and the Tri's sanction was maintained.