2019 Leagues Cup: Andrés Ibargüen (36′ PEN) America 1-1 U.A.N.L
2019 Leagues Cup: Paul Aguilar (14′ OG) America 0-1 U.A.N.L
Josef Martinez converted his second penalty attempt to score Atlanta United’s winner and secure the first Campeones Cup win for an MLS side.
Atlanta United head coach Frank de Boer believes his team’s 3-2 victory over Club America on Wednesday is a significant step to MLS closing the gap with Liga MX.
Mexico’s top division has traditionally dominated against MLS teams, but Atlanta’s victory over Liga MX’s most successful club saw MLS take the second edition of the Campeones Cup, with Tigres having lifted the inaugural trophy last year against Toronto.
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“I think it’s very important,” said De Boer, speaking in Spanish, at the postgame…
Josef Martinez converted his second penalty attempt to score Atlanta United’s winner and secure the first Campeones Cup win for an MLS side.
Atlanta United head coach Frank de Boer believes his team’s 3-2 victory over Club America on Wednesday is a significant step to MLS closing the gap with Liga MX.
Mexico’s top division has traditionally dominated against MLS teams, but Atlanta’s victory over Liga MX’s most successful club saw MLS take the second edition of the Campeones Cup, with Tigres having lifted the inaugural trophy last year against Toronto.
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“I think it’s very important,” said De Boer, speaking in Spanish, at the postgame…
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Josef Martinez converted his second penalty attempt to score Atlanta United’s winner and secure the first Campeones Cup win for an MLS side.
Josef Martinez netted the winning goal to hand Atlanta United a 3-2 victory over Club America and lift the 2019 Campeones Cup after an epic game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Martinez netted MLS champion Atlanta’s third from the penalty spot in the 65th, having seen a first-half penalty saved.
The Campeones Cup is played out each year between the MLS champion and the Liga MX Campeon de Campeones, with Tigres defeating Toronto FC in the inaugural 2018 edition.
The game started out at a frantic pace and…
Josef Martinez converted his second penalty attempt to score Atlanta United’s winner and secure the first Campeones Cup win for an MLS side.
2019 Campeones Cup: Josef Martinez’s penalty saved (41′) Atlanta United 1-1 America
2019 Campeones Cup: Renato Ibarra (13′) Atlanta United 1-1 America
Brian McBride explains how playing Liga MX teams mid-season in the Leagues Cup will either help or hurt the four MLS teams involved.
Herculez Gomez explains why the new Leagues Cup is a first step toward more direct competition between MLS and Liga MX.
MEXICO CITY — Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa is set to return to Club America from Standard Liege, the Liga MX side announced on Tuesday evening.
Ochoa was thought to be intent on staying in Europe, but offloading Agustin Marchesin to Porto last week left America in need of a starting goalkeeper and the 34-year-old has chosen to return to the Mexico City club he made his professional debut for in 2004.
“‘Memo’ Ochoa is without doubt one of our fans most beloved players and one of the references…
Brian McBride explains how playing Liga MX teams mid-season in the Leagues Cup will either help or hurt the four MLS teams involved.
MEXICO CITY — Queretaro coach Victor Manuel Vucetich believes signing Guillermo Ochoa to replace the outgoing Agustin Marchesin would be a step down in quality for Club America.
A possible return for Ochoa to America has been the talk of the Mexican press following the departure of Argentine international Marchesin to Porto on Wednesday, but former Mexico coach Vucetich believes there are shortcomings in the national team keeper’s game.
“He’s a great shot-stopper, but he has difficulty playing…