The Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League is currently underway and filled with drama. Not just with scorelines but with politics and immigration. Following Austin FC’s embarrassing loss, 3-0, to Haitian side Violette AC it began to look as though the return leg in Texas wouldn’t happen.
Violette’s technical director admitted not long after his team’s first-leg win that the Carribean club was struggling to get visas for the players approved for the trip. It’s a situation that has become common in recent Concacaf competitions. Last year Haitian side Cavaly AS forfeited their Round of 16 series against the New England Revolution because they were unable to travel for the match.