Four matches postponed after Mexican cartel leader's death sparks violence

Four soccer games in Mexico were postponed after violence flared near Guadalajara, one of the country's host cities for the 2026 World Cup, in the wake of a military operation on Sunday that left cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, "El Mencho", dead.



Oseguera, 60, mastermind of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), died in custody after being injured in a special forces operation on Mexico's Pacific coast in Jalisco state, according to the defense ministry.



The Mexican league said on its social media pages that two top-tier games scheduled for Sunday had been postponed indefinitely.



Two second division matches scheduled for Sunday were also called off, local media reported.



The Mexico national team is due to face Iceland on Wednesday in a friendly fixture at the Corregidora Stadium in Queretaro.



Meanwhile, organisers of the Mexican Open men's tennis tournament in Acapulco said the event would begin on Monday as scheduled under established security protocols.