Liga MX Side Morelia President Laments Prevalence Of Extortion

Over half of Liga MX club Morelia's players "have received calls attempting to extort them and signing new faces from abroad has been complicated due to insecurity concerns," club President Álvaro Dávila said, according to Tom Marshall of ESPN.com. The club is in 15th place in Liga MX. Dávila said that part of the club's problems "were beyond his control." He said, "It's a delicate topic. Over half of our players have received extortion calls and we know that because they talk between themselves about it. It's an obstacle to players coming, above all foreigners." Morelia is capital of the state of Michoacán, "which has been one of the states most affected by narco-related violence in Mexico in recent years" (ESPN.com, 2/7).