narduch Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Figured I would start the thread here as it serves at CCL qualifying. The groups have been drawn. Tournament starts late July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Eventually, CONCACAF will reinstate their group stage as the argument of "schedule congestion" won't hold. Leagues will have to play the extra games or cut back. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, Ansem said: Eventually, CONCACAF will reinstate their group stage as the argument of "schedule congestion" won't hold. Leagues will have to play the extra games or cut back. MLS is not breaking for the Gold Cup or the March FIFA window in order to be able to squeeze this tournament in. We'll see what happens. Concacaf seems to change the Champions League format every 5-7 years anyways. Nothing ever seems permanent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just based on last year's league standings, TFC look to be in tough, Vancouver has middlish opponents, and Montreal has a relatively easy group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 Yesterday they released a bracket and the schedule. Jedi Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 Laughing at one game at Red Bull Arena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Metro Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 I like the concept of the Leagues Cup, but they make it so inefficient. So teams that get knocked early will have 2-3 weeks of doing nothing. Meanwhile, they will be playing through this month's international window as well as the period of the Gold Cup. So you take this, the fact that teams will be missing their top players for more than "a couple of games", 18 teams making the playoffs...is the regular season a mere nuisance to MLS? narduch, Jedi Ram and Ivan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Will be interested to see how attendance is for the visits by the Liga MX teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 If 2 Mexican teams meet in the Knockout stages where is it played? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, narduch said: If 2 Mexican teams meet in the Knockout stages where is it played? The organizers have designated a number of US cities as hosts should this happen and will select a city for a particular matchup on a case by case basis. It's in here: https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/leagues-cup-2023-schedule-bracket-for-historic-mls-liga-mx-competition Edited March 10, 2023 by Kingston narduch and Watchmen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Ram Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 6:01 AM, narduch said: Yesterday they released a bracket and the schedule. So theorically, E3 winner and runners-up can meet again in Quarters ??? Surely, they can flip to the other part of the draw. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Ram Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 2:49 PM, Watchmen said: Will be interested to see how attendance is for the visits by the Liga MX teams. For TFC, this ticket is part of the season ticket package...so 30K plus...but would have to pay extra for knockout rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Jedi Ram said: So theorically, E3 winner and runners-up can meet again in Quarters ??? Surely, they can flip to the other part of the draw. Trying to keep travel costs low? Seems ludicrous that in a tournament with this many teams that you could face a team from your group earlier than the final Jedi Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 15, 2023 Author Share Posted July 15, 2023 Looks like TSN has picked up the Leagues Cup. Both of Vancouver and Montreal's opening matches are on their schedule nfitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 8 hours ago, narduch said: Looks like TSN has picked up the Leagues Cup. Both of Vancouver and Montreal's opening matches are on their schedule I'm noticing more and more Vancouver games being listed on TSN in general. nfitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 On the latest episode of the AFTN podcast, they mentioned that the players are really looking forward to this tournament. That guys like Gressel and Gauld were looking forward to playing Leon. So, I think at least for the Whitecaps home game we'll see a stronger line up that expected. The game down in LA might be a different matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 10 hours ago, Watchmen said: On the latest episode of the AFTN podcast, they mentioned that the players are really looking forward to this tournament. I think that's the wild card in this tournament. How seriously will any of the clubs approach it? I wouldn't be surprised if some MLS teams (hello LAFC) sent out their 'B' squads for the games. If they win, great. If they lose, take a couple of weeks off to get healthy and get ready for the final push in the MLS season. 10 hours ago, Watchmen said: So, I think at least for the Whitecaps home game we'll see a stronger line up that expected. I hope so. Leon did win the CONCACAF Champions League. I don't know how it and the other Mexican teams are going to approach this tournament but this is almost a must-win for the Caps. Granted, they handled the Galaxy quite well a couple of days ago but that was at home. Playing in LA, I don't like their chances. It would be a shame if they got knocked out in the group stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 That's the kind of thing that could upset a person: Lionel Messi might NOT play Inter Miami's game against Cruz Azul, says David Beckham as the new signing 'needs to be ready' That should be cause for concern, as ticket prices for this match have skyrocketed as fans that pack the 18,000 seat DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale will be eagerly anticipating the arrival of Messi. Some seats are being sold for as much as $110,000 on second-hand markets, with SeatGeek selling its cheapest ticket for $287 at the time of publishing. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12312761/Lionel-Messi-NOT-play-against-Cruz-Azul-says-David-Beckham-Inter-Miami-owner-stresses-new-signing-needs-ready.html nfitz and narduch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Messi will see the field. He may not start but he will get a run out. Too much money changed hands over this. narduch and Watchmen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 Ya. Seeing in Twitter now that Messi and Busquets will start from the bench Goal_Kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saladroit Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Can't wait to see US fans call "upsets" milestones and proof that MLS>Liga MX* *Liga MX are 3 games into their season vs around 23 games in for MLS 🙄 narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 Pretty bush league that you can only join the Bracket Challenge from an Apple device Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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