This is some serious BS if true. No prior criteria was given as to who would be that team representing MLS would be....until Miami won the SS. If SS has more weight than the MLS Cup then MLS should treat as such. 🚨 Exclusive: Inter Miami set to qualify for the Club World Cup with confirmation expected this month. Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium likely to host the opening game.https://t.co/ZkIzQucKrY— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) October 3, 2024
Was there ever any doubt it was going to be Miami? The SS is simply justification for what was decided a long time ago.
Yes there were doubts. Miami not winning SS and/or MLS Cup was going to be pretty difficult to justify why Miami was in. Also, it's not like Messi has never played in a CWC or has never won it before. He has.
They needed a real home team. Miami will play in Miami and actually have support. I guess maybe Seattle will have some support in Seattle too, but nothing like the Messi fest at hard Rock.
But they did win the Supporter's Shield. If they hadn't won the SS, and they gave a spot to Miami for winning the 2023 Leagues Cup and appearing in (and losing) the 2023 US Open Final, that would have been some serious BS. I would have understood it (have to cash Messimania (yawn) and I still would not give a single crap about the Club World Cup.
The problem isn't that the SS winner got a spot. That is justifiable. The problem is that this seems to be a decision (should FIFA actually take it) that was made after determining who the SS winner was and seeing that it gave them a route to get Miami into the competition. They should have announced that the 2024 SS winner would be the representative when they announced the competition or at some point before now.
Seems like all reaction is based on that "Give Me Sports" article, a site I had never heard of before. The article cited no sources, not even anonymous ones. There are a lot of passive voice "it is seen by some" and "confirmation is likely" statements. I won't be surprised if Miami is selected, but we need more confirmation than this and better media literacy.
FIFA wants Messi there obviously. And the competition might need him to be honest. As the Macho Man said, you might not like it but accept it.
Whatever decision FIFA makes, it should have been done months ago. They were waiting for Miami to win something before they announce. A playoff match between Miami vs MLS Cup Champion should be the way to go.
Why does FIFA "need" Messi in the CWC? It's not like he hasn't participated in it before or hasn't won it. The focal point of the CWC in the US will be the European clubs not Messi and Inter Miami which have no chance at winning or even advancing that far.
Because he’s still Messi and the whole point of the expanded CWC is trying to make it like an actual World Cup. You can’t do that with just the Euro clubs.
What the problem with that? It's still just one click above minor league sports in America. The NBA added a tournament, the NFL is playing intentional games, the NHL plays games outside in stadiums, MLB seems to be embracing world baseball classic.... Leagues are constantly fiddling. The Club World Cup has just expanded, you might say the definition of fiddle.
Why wouldn’t they? The World Baseball Classic is a MLB property. Its predecessor, the Baseball World Cup, however was shunned. It’s probably only a question of time until the NHL and NBA try to take control of their respective (nation) world championships. The NHL is already working on a return of their “World Cup of Hockey” but Russia being sidelined probably isn’t helping. As for the subject at hand, it really should be the MLS Cup winner. Or better yet, the USOC winner.
If that's the case then all Football Federation Cup winners should get a spot....... in the spirit of sporting merit.....
Just every team. FIFA should invite every team to the CWC. They could have divisions and play from August to May with 20 teams in each division and promotion and relegation.
In a World Cup or Fed Cup individual teams might have 4 or 5 players involved in the latter stages going into July. The rest of the team would play a normal pre-season with the players involved in tournaments given a few weeks off and light training before starting the new season in August. The CWC will involve entire squads. The players are going to need at least three weeks rest before the start of the new season. That means limited rest, light training and very few build up games. And some of the big teams are going to get knocked out in the early stages. That means they may have a 7 week gap to the next season with no pre-season arranged. Has anyone really thought this through?
Who would come out on top in a four-year aggregate SS table? All other spots have a four-year frame of reference.
I started making a combined table but ran out of patience. I wonder how the Revs 2021 season holds up.
I'm surprised how high Orlando is and how low Atlanta is. I think MLS would be happy enough with the result. From 2021 through this morning: 1. LAFC = 219 2. Philadelphia = 213 3. Orlando = 211 4. Columbus & Seattle = 207 6. New England = 201 7. RSL = 198 8. LA Galaxy = 195 9. NYC & Cincinnati = 194 11. Montreal = 192 12. NYRB & Miami = 191 14. Portland = 189 15. Vancouver = 187 16. Nashville = 186 17. Minnesota = 184 18. Colorado = 181 19. Atlanta = 176 20. Kansas City = 173 21. Dallas = 169 22. Houston = 168 23. Austin = 165 24. DC United = 151 25. Chicago = 143 26. San Jose = 141 27. Charlotte = 130 (only 3 years) 28. Toronto = 121 29. St Louis = 90 (only 2 years)