Mexican League The League Cup will adopt a new format in 2025, scrapping the month-long break in the competition and instead opting for midweek matches, league president Mikel Areola said on Sunday.
“We have just approved the new format for the League Cup. We will no longer hold camps there [in the USA]. “We will play in the middle of the week so that the Mexican teams do not suffer, and the Mexican League matches will be played on weekends,” Areola said before the Mexican League final in Monterrey, Mexico.
The 2023 and 2024 editions of the League Cup forced the Mexican Primera Division and Multilateral To pause regular season games in the summer for one month as teams face each other. Mexican teams traveled across the United States, with a few enjoying “center privileges” in certain cities, while Major League Soccer teams played at home.
Sources told ESPN that Mexican teams have expressed concerns about another halt to the inter-league tournament, and are actively calling for a change for 2025. Now, the next edition of the competition will see all Liga MX teams and 18 MLS teams participate in midweek matches throughout. summer.
Although the MLS participants have not been officially announced, some teams would like to Inter Miami Club They independently confirmed their participation in the 2025 edition.
MLS leads Liga MX in League Cup Champions League, after Inter Miami lifted the inaugural trophy in 2023 and the championship. Columbus Crew Won against LAFC In 2024.
In addition to the trophy, the bottom two teams and the winner of the third-place match receive prize money as well as places in the next edition of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
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