per capita 700 percent above ours, and they consume televised games two times compared to the Mexican consumer,” Arriola said. “We are a net exporter of football as a country because we have 60 million consumers in the U.S., and those 60 million people have a G.D.P. Arriola acknowledged that, like Mexico’s soccer federation, the Mexican clubs he represents see valuable revenue streams waiting on the northern side of the border. Mexico’s national team, through its own partnership with the M.L.S.-affiliated Soccer United Marketing, already plays more games in the United States than it does in Mexico, and Liga MX matches regularly draw higher television ratings than M.L.S. will do the same for his league.įor Liga MX, an increased presence in the United States means spurring revenue growth by tapping into a larger fan base.
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And also another thing happened that year, which was the execution of NAFTA,” he said, referring to the free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada.įor Arriola, whose career was mostly spent in a series of Mexican government positions, NAFTA best represents what soccer is now trying to replicate: It jump-started economic growth in Mexico, and he contends collaborations with M.L.S. “If you remember what happened in 1994, we had a soccer championship here,” said Mikel Arriola, the new president of Liga MX. and Mexico that extends well beyond soccer. The collaboration between Liga MX and M.L.S., then, represents how soccer economics are being upended globally, as well as a close relationship between the U.S. While teams from different countries often square off in various continental competitions, rarely do the leagues themselves interact unless there is a problem that needs fixing. all-stars prevailed in a penalty shootout, 3-2, after the team played a 1-1 tie - that the game happened at all was perhaps the best demonstration yet of where the two leagues, and therefore their two countries, believe their futures lie: together.Īlejandro Irarragorri, who controls the Liga MX clubs Santos Laguna and Atlas, this week described the leagues as having arrived at an inflection point at which they could continue to go their separate ways, or choose to work together.Ĭollaboration between leagues in different countries is rare in world soccer. Whether in a series of new cross-border club competitions or in two important national team tournaments, the Nations League and Gold Cup, U.S.-Mexico matchups - in a variety of jersey colors - are now more frequent than ever.īut whatever Wednesday’s exhibition lacked in stakes - the M.L.S. All-Star Game on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, it was not - for a handful of them - the first time they had played an important match north of the border this summer. When some of the best players from Mexico’s Liga MX lined up against some of the biggest stars from Major League Soccer in the M.L.S. However, an absolute bomb from Pachuca defender Kevin Álvarez in the 85th minute brought the game back to life, and MLS managed to get through a fairly convincing penalty kick shout from the Liga MX side after a collision in the box arguably contained both a trip and a handball from Inter Miami’s DeAndre Yedlin.One could forgive the top soccer players in Mexico and the United States if they feel as if they have seen quite a lot of each other recently. MLS managed to regain their feet a bit in the second half, and a few minutes after Paul Arriola had a goal called back for offside, Sounders striker Raul Ruídiaz fired home from the spot in the 73rd minute. Clair gave home fans a reason to cheer with a fine diving save to preserve MLS’s lead just before halftime, denying the busy Dinenno as Liga MX’s high pressing caused MLS fits. It was a potential disaster for an exhibition scheduled mid-week, but fortunately Nagbe was able to play on. Liga MX certainly had more control of the game, but Columbus Crew fans were given a serious worry after Darlington Nagbe was caught by a bad tackle from Pumas UNAM forward Juan Dinenno.
After a VAR check cleared Walker Zimmerman of any wrongdoing, MLS went up to the other end, where LAFC star Carlos Vela nodded home a cross from his club teammate Diego Palacios. Within the first 150 seconds, MLS had survived a VAR check for a handball, and then took the lead. men’s national team having the better head-to-head record in World Cup qualifying, but both all-star teams did appear to play with more intensity than your average mid-season showcase tends to have. The All-Star Game obviously means less than the Seattle Sounders taking the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League, ending over a decade of Mexican dominance, or the U.S. MLS continues to make the case that it’s catching up to Liga MX, with the latest chapter being a 2-1 win in the 2022 MLS All-Star Game.
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