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Newsweek
01-08-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
How to Watch Cruz Azul vs Seattle Sounders: Live Stream Leagues Cup, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Seattle Sounders, out of the MLS, face off against Liga MX giants Cruz Azul on Thursday night as both clubs open their respective Leagues Cup campaigns this summer. Mateusz Bogusz of Cruz Azul battles for the ball against Paul Rothrock of Seattle Sounders during the match between Cruz Azul and Seattle Sounders as part of the Concacaf Champions Cup 2025 at Estadio Olimpico... Mateusz Bogusz of Cruz Azul battles for the ball against Paul Rothrock of Seattle Sounders during the match between Cruz Azul and Seattle Sounders as part of the Concacaf Champions Cup 2025 at Estadio Olimpico Universitario on March 11, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. More Photo byThe Seattle Sounders are one of the proudest clubs in MLS, with two MLS Cups on their resume, as well as four U.S. Open Cups and one Supporters' Shield trophy. Meanwhile, Cruz Azul has won nine Liga MX championships in its history, making this matchup between two giants in their respective countries all the more compelling. Plus, with advancement in the Leagues Cup competition on the line, both clubs will be giving it their all to secure three points tonight. How to Watch Cruz Azul vs. Seattle Sounders Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Time: 10:30 p.m. ET Venue: Lumen Field Channel: FOX Sports 1 Stream: Fubo (WATCH NOW) The Seattle Sounders currently sit fourth on the table in the MLS' Western Conference with 38 points through 24 matches, courtesy of a record of 10 wins, eight draws, and six losses. Most recently, the Sounders drew 2-2 with Atlanta United on the back of goals scored by Pedro de la Vega, who scored in the 54th minute, and Osaze De Rosario, who scored what should have been the winning goal five minutes into second-half stoppage time. But, unfortunately for Seattle, Atlanta drew the game nine minutes into second-half stoppage time, ending the game in a 2-2 draw. Cruz Azul, meanwhile, is fifth on the Liga MX table with five points through three matches, based on a record of one win and two draws. Tune the channel to FOX Sports 1 at 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday night to catch the Cruz Azul vs. Seattle Sounders matchup. Live stream the Cruz Azul vs. Seattle Sounders match on Fubo: Start your subscription now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
Forbes
02-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Why Peter Vermes The GM Got Peter Vermes The Manager Fired
Sporting Kansas City fired Peter Vermes, one of the longest-tenured managers in world football, on ... More Monday. His departure brings into question whether it's still possible to be an effective MLS GM and manager at the same time. In the final days of the Peter Vermes era, when Sporting Kansas City's club-worst winless run had grown to double digits, one of the most consistently repated narratives among frustrated fans was of outdated tactics. It was even cited in a letter from the club's most visible supporters groups published on Sunday night, calling for the manager's resignation. (His dismissal followed on Monday.) A closer examination of Vermes' recent managerial record suggests something different altogether. While Vermes' Sporting Kansas City sides finished 12th, 8th and 13th in the Western Conference the last three seasons, what's more interesting is how poorly they played over their first 10 league games since 2022. Across those 36 matches (10 from the past three seasons, plus six in 2025), Vermes' teams held a painful 4W-21L-11D record. They were much better than that – though far from excellent – over the remainder of each campaign. In other words, Vermes got his group to improve from their starting point in each of the last three complete seasons, arguably the definitive sign of good coaching. But the starting point was simply a team less talented than most of its opponents – the sign of a bad personnel department. And until the middle of 2024, when Mike Burns was finally hired to assume the sporting director role, Vermes ran both sides. While managers who doubled as sporting directors were once commonplace in the English game and elsewhere, it has always been the exception to the rule in MLS, reserved for managers who prove exceptionally accomplished as coaches and talent evaluators. With Vermes now out at Kansas City, there only two who currently occupy that dual role: San Jose Earthquakes boss Bruce Arena, and Chicago Fire gaffer Gregg Berhalter. Arena tops the MLS all-time wins list and has an MLS-best five MLS Cup titles to his name. Berhalter was considered a borderline miracle worker on a budget during his time at the Columbus Crew. Both have coached the U.S. men's national team. Even so, that duo has combined for exactly one major trophy since the end of 2014, when Arena's New England Revolution won the 2021 Supporters' Shield. There are some other extenuating facotrs – namely, the timeline of both men's service to the USMNT – but clearly doing both jobs has become harder than it used to be. And it clearly got a lot harder for Vermes, whose best years also came earlier in his tenure, when he won the 2013 MLS Cup, and the 2012, 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open Cups. A major driving force in this has been the growth in the number of avenues MLS clubs can use to stock their rosters. The league debuted Targeted Allocation Money as a way for teams to buy down some salaries in terms of the salary cap in 2015, and General Allocation Money not long after. Then came the league's U-22 Intiative, introduced in 2021. All of these opened additional player markets for MLS clubs around the world, and as such favored clubs with stronger and more robust scouting and talent evaluation arms, and to some extent deeper purse strings. In 2010, Vermes' network of European connections was ahead of its time. By 2023, it probably below league average. And he was also building his teams with one of the more limited budgets in the league, which gave him less margin for error on the big splashes he could make. And that may have sealed his fate. Alan Pulido was a good MLS forward and did a lot of unsung work that made others around him better. But he was plauged by injury, and still not enough of a goal threat when healthy to justify his price tag. Similarly, the decision to reward Daniel Salloi for his extended service to the club by retaining him on a Designated Player contract also has not resulted in DP-level production. Some clubs could afford two miscalulations of that nature. Sporting couldn't. Vermes the manager clearly deserves another MLS job if he wants one. There's also no reason to suspect he couldn't be an effective sporting director if he was orchestrating a personnel department with a solid foundation, and devoting his sole attention to it. But the days of doing both jobs should be over for Vermes, and maybe for everyone.
