C.F. Monterrey

Club de Fútbol Monterrey is a Mexican football club from Monterrey, Nuevo León. Founded on 28 June 1945, it is the oldest active team in the professional division from the northern part of Mexico, and currently play in the Liga MX.

The club is owned by FEMSA, Latin America's largest bottling company. Home games are played in the Estadio BBVA Bancomer since August 2, 2015, where they inaugurated the stadium with a 3–0 win over S.L. Benfica.

The club has enjoyed success in recent years, winning 4 league titles in 1986, 2003, 2009 and 2010; a Copa México in 1991, and winning three straight CONCACAF Champions League tournaments in 2011, 2012 and 2013, being the only North American team along with Cruz Azul to have successfully defended the trophy three times. The team is commonly known as the Rayados (the striped ones), due to the club's traditional navy blue striped uniform, reflected in the club's current crest, which is also decorated with stars above representing the club's league titles and stars below representing continental titles, in terms of overall performance it is the best Mexican club at the FIFA Club World Cup, with a 4th place ranking in the all-time table.

Jürgen Damm

Jürgen Damm Rascón (born 7 November 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and Mexico national team.

According to a study conducted by Mexican club Pachuca, and backed by FIFA, Damm is the second fastest player in the world, only behind of Gareth Bale. He is able to reach 35.23 km/h running with the ball.

Early life

Jürgen Damm was born to an upper middle class family. His paternal grandfather is from Germany, and as a result, he holds a German Passport. He was born in the coastal state of Veracruz, and due to his father's job, 2-year-old Damm and his family moved to Toronto. After 2 years in Canada, Jürgen and his family returned to Mexico and settled in Guadalajara, where he began his football career. As his father always believed education was first, Jürgen was not allowed to join any clubs until age 17. This made Jürgen Damm continue to pursue a degree in Business Administration.

Jürgen was spotted by Magdaleno Mercado and invited to a try out with Atlas. He spent 6 months with the team but left due to sitting on the bench. He was then transferred to Estudiantes Tecos under management of Francisco Chavez.