The Leagues Cup is a chance for clubs in Liga MX and Major League Soccer to play against one another. Not as prestigious as the Concacaf Champions League yet not quite a friendly, the tournament serves as a bridge for teams in Mexico to teams in the United States and Canada.
While not the same team that pushed Bayern Munich to its brink in the Club World Cup at the end of 2020, Tigres nonetheless will be facing off against the Seattle Sounders in the Pacific Northwest. I spoke with Dave Clark of Sounder at Heart about the club he’s covered for over a decade to give Liga MX fans a bit of insight about Seattle.