The 2021 Gold Cup group stage had largely been the regular Mexico homecoming to DFW as El Tri played out of AT&T Stadium and the Cotton Bowl, but El Salvador fans turned the Cotton Bowl blue for the group finale.
Author: Dan Crooke
Just an English gent scribbling things about the game I love.
I worked in various capacities in the sport from 2004 until moving to Texas in 2012. As soon as the jet lag wore off, I sought out my new local team and started writing about them before long.
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