Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd stadium will hold the inaugural championship game of the leagues Cup, a competition between chosen teams from major league soccer as well as Liga MX, on September 18.
“Las vegas is an interesting market that has ended up being a destination for expert teams as well as marquee sports events, as well as we’re pleased to bring the inaugural leagues cup final to the city,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber said. “An intense rivalry is establishing between major league soccer as well as Liga MX clubs, as well as leagues cup will supply thrilling competition while additionally elevating the profile of the game in North America. We have no question that the support for the historic, first-ever leagues cup final from the passionate soccer fans of Las vegas as well as surrounding region will be tremendous, as well as the environment at Sam Boyd stadium will be electric.”
The leagues cup is a new eight-team competition that begins July 23–24 with MLS teams holding Liga MX teams: Cruz Azul at Chicago Fire, Club America at Houston Dynamo, Club Tijuana at L.A. Galaxy as well as Tigres UANL at genuine Salt Lake.
Each of the eight teams has won league championships in their history. The semifinals will take location on August 20, with those venues to be figured out based upon the quarterfinal results.
“Leagues cup is born out of a historic as well as growing rivalry between the three countries as well as two leagues,” stated Liga MX executive president Enrique Bonilla. “Therefore, it was extremely crucial to have a world-class final in this very first edition, as well as Las vegas is a cosmopolitan city that holds a fantastic number of Mexican fans during Mexican self-reliance celebrations. Liga MX is a worldwide league as well as its clubs have a fantastic number of fans not just in our country however across the globe, particularly among the Hispanic neighborhood in the United States, provided the special location our sport holds among our culture. It’s an chance to close out a extremely Mexican weekend with a fantastic soccer match, which we understand will be well represented by our league.”
The event is organized by the two leagues with support from MGM Resorts as well as Las vegas Events, as well as tickets to the title game will be offered to the public starting July 15. Sam Boyd Stadium, with a capability of 40,000, has been hold to Mexican national team matches as well as other worldwide events in the past.
“Las vegas is a continually evolving destination, as well as sports is playing a huge part in the next development of our city,” stated Steve Hill, CEO as well as president of the Las vegas Convention as well as visitors Authority. “We are ecstatic to play hold to the inaugural leagues cup as well as are positive that the style as well as energy that only Las vegas uses will make the match-up a success.”
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