The fourth edition of the Leagues Cup, the second endorsed by Concacaf, kicks off this Friday, July 26, with 18 teams of the Liga MX and 29 of the MLS.
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami won last year’s title, the first official one according to FIFA statutes, while the Mexicans won the first two tournaments.
The tournament will be played in the United States and Canada and will run until August 25, the date of the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am\u00e9rica \u2013 9 <\/em><\/td><\/tr>| Inter Miami \u2013 10 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> | Los Angeles FC \u2013 11 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> | Columbus Crew \u2013 11 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> | Cruz Azul \u2013 13 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> | Cincinnati \u2013 19 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> | New York Red Bulls \u2013 19 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> | Monterrey \u2013 21 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> | Colorado Rapids \u2013 21 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> | LA Galaxy \u2013 21 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> | New York City \u2013 21 <\/em><\/td><\/tr> | Tigres – 21 <\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n | Tournament format<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe tournament has 47 teams, which is the totality of the Mexican and American first-division teams. They will be divided into 15 groups of 3, except for Columbus Crew and Am\u00e9rica, the champions of each country (in the case of Mexico, which has two tournaments per year, the chosen one is the team that has obtained the most points in the regular phase of the Apertura and Clausura). These teams qualify directly for the next round. In each group, there are teams from both leagues. <\/strong> Inter Miami, the current tournament champion and MLS leader, is one of the main candidates. However, they will have to defend their title without Lionel Messi. Los Angeles FC is one of the candidates. They are second in the MLS Western Conference with two points less than the LA Galaxy, but also with two games in hand. Like Messi last year, Olivier Giroud will debut with the team in this tournament, improving an already top squad. It is no secret that the last edition of the tournament was played to showcase the MLS new marquee signing to the world, and Messi did what he had to take his team to victory. However, the Argentine will surely miss the event following his injury in the Copa Am\u00e9rica final. The fourth edition of the Leagues Cup, the second endorsed by Concacaf, kicks off this Friday, July 26, with 18 teams of the Liga MX and 29 of the MLS. Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami won last year’s title, the first official one according to FIFA statutes, while the Mexicans won the first two tournaments. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[90],"tags":[171],"class_list":["post-32484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-soccer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Erwin Noguera","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t |