Glorified friendlies or legitimate competition? That is the question.
The wild debates over the brand new Leagues Cup competition formed by Liga MX and MLS are furious and plentiful. Criticisms galore can be found on any popular twitter feed related to soccer in North America regarding the new eight-team competition introduced this season. And those criticisms are justified. Tame matches played in front of meager crowds (most of which are fans of the visiting Liga MX club) by MLS teams who aren’t bothered to care during the middle of their domestic seasons. This is not how to convince anyone that a competition should be taken seriously.