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Mexico federation president resigns, Liga MX announces tweaks to promotion-relegation system

Decio de Maria will make way for Yon de Luisa after the 2018 World Cup, one of several changes announced after a meeting of the general assembly

Friday was a day of change in Mexican soccer, with two major decisions announced after Liga MX owners met in Toluca.

The president of the Mexican federation (the Federacion Mexicana de Futbol), announced his resignation effective once Mexico's participation in the 2018 World Cup concludes. Decio de Maria took over the job in 2015 after long-time president Justino Compean stepped aside because of personal reasons. De Maria now is doing the same, and a successor already is in place.