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Forbes
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Forbes
2025 Leagues Cup: Your Cheat Sheet For The MLS And Liga MX Showcase
Atlanta United midfielder Pedro Amador, left, battles with Club Santos Laguna forward Antony Lozano ... More during a 2024 Leagues Cup match. The 2025 Leagues Cup gets underway on Tuesday night. Like its name suggests, the competition involves multiple leagues. The format is slightly tweaked in its third year, with 18 teams from MLS competing against all 18 Liga MX teams. Here's everything you need to know about the event. The format The competition has been adjusted from a World Cup-style event to a new format that somewhat mirrors the new UEFA Champions League competitive structure. There are two phases, with 36 teams playing in the intial league phase (similar to the UCL's League Phase) followed by eight teams contesting the knockout phase. Each MLS team will play three matches against a Liga MX team and vice versa After all 36 teams have played three intraleague fixtures, the top four teams from each league on total points earned will advance to the quarterfinals. All matches that finish level after 90 minutes will go straight to penalties. Each team will earn three points for a win in normal time, two for win in a shootout win, one for a shootout loss and none for a regulation loss. Both the 18 MLS teams and 18 Liga MX teams have been divided into six, six-team groups, with three from each league in each group. Every match contested will feature an MLS and Liga MX teams from the same group, at the MLS team's home venue. Advancement to the knockout phase will be determined by a single 18-team table each for MLS and Liga MX clubs, without accounting for group alignment. The top four MLS teams and top four Liga MX sides will advance to the quarterfinal fixtures arranged as follows: MLS teams will host all four quarterfinals. Semifinals, the finals and the third-place match will also be played in MLS markets, with the higher seeded MLS team having host priority if the game is between two MLS foes, and a neutral venue announced if the game is between two Liga MX sides. All games not decided after 90 minutes will go straight to penalties, rather than playing 30 minutes of extra time seen in other knockout competitions. The Schedule The group phase will be played in its entirety between Tuesday, July 29 and Thursday, Aug. 7 while both Liga MX and MLS halt domestic play. Both leagues will resume their domestic schedules on the weekend of Aug. 9-10, with the knockout phase to be played on midweek dates as follows: What's at stake There are both financial and competitive motivations for teams participating in Leagues Cup, in addition to the intracontinental bragging rights of lifting a major trophy. Three berths in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup will be awarded to the competition's top three finishers. The winner will be placed automatically in the round of 16. The second- and third-place finishers will be placed as two of 22 teams competing in the first round. This makes the event similar to two other club events in Concacaf, the Caribbean Cup and the Central American Cup, which each also place three teams in the Champions Cup each year. The amount of prize money at stake for the 2025 competitors isn't available, but we can make some guesses based on previous figures. In 2023, reports suggested the overall purse was around $40 million spread across 47 competing teams, including around $2 million for eventual winners Inter Miami. How to watch Every match of the 2025 Leagues Cup is available with a subscription to Apple TV's MLS Season Pass service, but if you're not a subscriber there are other ways to keep pace with some of the action. According to World Soccer Talk, 12 games will be shown in English on FS1 during the league phase, and seven more will be shown in Spanish on UniMas and TUDN. Additional knockout phase matches will be shown on both platforms.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Atlanta United honors Children's Healthcare of Atlanta patients at match
Patients overcoming pediatric illnesses were honored during Atlanta United's Pediatric Illness Awareness match against the Seattle Sounders on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United partnered with the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta to honor the strength and resiliency of patients during the match. Barzi, who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, which caused him to have his leg amputated, walked on stage to hit the golden spike. He also designed a special scarf for the match that highlighted special moments of his life. Alejandro, who lives with sickle cell anemia, served as Atlanta United's honorary captain. Colton, who was diagnosed with b-cell acute lymphatic leukemia two years ago, rang the honorary bell at halftime. For him, it was a special ceremony that marked the end of his cancer treatment. And Rowan, an avid Atlanta United fan who recently had his appendix removed at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital, was the in-stadium graphic designer. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Walton County family sues after home sold using forged deed PHOTOS: Best 25 public middle schools in Georgia Geo-fencing technology leads to arrest in 71-year-old grandmother's cold case murder [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Reuters
2 days ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Atlanta United acquire Inter Miami F Leo Afonso
July 27 - Atlanta United acquired forward Leo Afonso in a trade with Inter Miami, both teams announced on Sunday. Atlanta also receives $225,000 in general allocation money from Miami in exchange for an international roster slot and $50,000 in conditional GAM. Afonso, 24, recorded two goals in 14 MLS matches (two starts) with the Herons during the 2024-25 seasons. The Brazilian international joined Inter Miami as a second-round pick (32nd overall) in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Getafe star labelled as ‘very likely to leave' this summer
A member of the defensive ranks at La Liga outfit Getafe is expected to be on the move before the summer is out. That's according to , who point towards Juan Berrocal as the player in question. Stopper Berrocal for his part played something of a bit part role for Getafe over the course of the 2024/25 campaign. All told, the 26-year-old featured in half of the Azulones' La Liga fixtures, 11 of them from the off. As alluded to above, though, if the latest word stemming from the media this week is anything to go by, then Berrocal's stint in Madrid appears to be inching towards an imminent close. As per a report from MD: 'The Andalusian center-back has several offers on the table and is very likely to leave this summer.' According to Marca, amongst the proposals in front of Berrocal is one from MLS outfit Atlanta United, who are understood to be eyeing a loan deal featuring an option to buy. Conor Laird – GSFN
Montreal Gazette
6 days ago
- Sport
- Montreal Gazette
CF Montréal acquires Efrain Morales from Atlanta United
Club de Foot Montreal CF Montréal announced on Wednesday it has acquired defender Efrain Morales from Atlanta United. Atlanta gets $450,000 in 2025 general allocation money and $350,000 in conditional GAM, and retains a percentage of a future transfer. 'We are thrilled to welcome Efrain to Montreal,' said Luca Saputo, CF Montréal's managing director of recruitment and sporting methodology, in a statement released by the team. 'He is a defender that possesses great athletic qualities and who is able to initiate the play. We are confident that Efrain will bring his qualities to the squad and that he will become an important component of our defensive line, like he is showing with the Bolivian national team.' Morales, 21, was born in Decatur, Georgia, but plays for Bolivia internationally. He began his professional career with Atlanta United 2 in 2020. He has one assist in nine Major League Soccer games since May 7, 2024.
