Javier Aguirre Lifts Sunday Ban For Club Deportivo Guadalajara Players
Javier Aguirre will let Mexico’s players leave the CAR on Sunday for Día de las Madres, giving selected club deportivo guadalajara players a brief break from a World Cup camp that has kept them in long preparation. The move comes after more than one month of concentration before Clausura 2026, but it does not open the door to club action in the Liguilla.
Aguirre and the CAR break
The players can see their families after three days in the Centro de Alto Rendimiento. Aguirre told them they would be free on Sunday, May 10, and then return to the national team’s preparation.
That leave is narrow. The same players will not have the opportunity to help their clubs in the Liguilla, even though the national team camp has already pulled them away from Liga MX duty for an extended period.
Toluca and the original agreement
The friction started before Clausura 2026, when owners and the Federación Mexicana de Futbol agreed to a concentration lasting more than one month. Toluca later tried to use its selected players for the return leg of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, arguing the match was hours before Aguirre’s call-up time for the Vuelta de las Semifinales.
Toluca still sent its players to the CAR on time. Other owners followed that same approach after Toluca did not break the agreement, and the national team camp kept moving with the selected players in place.
What Sunday changes
The Sunday leave gives players a temporary family break, but it does not restore club access for the playoff rounds that followed. The directiva had already blocked players from joining their clubs for the return legs of the quarterfinals, so the Liguilla restriction now runs through the national team camp as well.
For the players involved, the practical reality is simple: one day away from the CAR, then back into the Mexico setup under Aguirre. Club Deportivo Guadalajara and the other affected clubs will have to finish the postseason without those selected players, even after the Mother’s Day pause.
