So ... it's NYCFC. Then ... Philly or Mazatlan. Both at home. To get to the Finals. What a favorable draw.
And the good news is the Crew are famously great in tournaments when they have a favorable path. I'll see myself out.
Another thing about tonight, 2/3 major supporters shield contenders lost so far. If this is going to be a resume competition for the CWC, we undercut one of our competitors and Philly handled the other. Quakes could help. Lalas Abubakar looks really good for the rapids. They lost Bombito to Nice.
This edition of the League Cup will have a total prize purse of $40 million, which will be distributed throughout the tournament. What's more, each team will earn $100,000 from participating and $50,000 for every game won. Show me the money !
Rapids score at 90+5 to take out Toluca St Louis leading America 2-1 midway through the second half LAFC thanks to some home cooking from the officials is up 3-1 over the Quakes If results hold: LAFC at Seattle Colorado at St Louis Mazatlan would be the only Liga MX team left, as everyone predicted
They didn't get any of the spots from last year's leagues cup either. MLS took 3/3 leagues cup spots and 10/10 of their available spots overall. I
Crew comeback win over Miami Followed by Colorado late winner over Toluca Followed by America and STLCity with a bonkers 2H The equitableness of the tournament for Liga MX teams and the meaningfulness of it can be questioned. The entertainment value tonight cannot be questioned. Great stuff.
A week ago we were talking about the Crew residing in the quadrant of death: Columbus, Miami, Pachuca, and Tigres. A week later, the West is now the tougher gauntlet: LAFC, America and Seattle.
Bwomp. https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2024/06/19/cruz-azul-giakoumakis-ok-to-lose-mls/ "Cruz Azul is a team for sure that I think is a level higher than MLS. It’s a team that is chasing records, chasing trophies and is trying to win always every single trophy," said Giakoumakis.
Once a loser, always a loser. He's always been an arrogant hothead. Since being dispatched in round 1 last year, he's made his living by padding his stats against the dreck of MLS. He's gone 11 games without finding the back of the net, including all four LC matches. Good luck to Cruz Azul, the $10 million transfer fee plus $3 million salary is over 25% of what the team is worth and puts him as the fifth-highest paid player in Liga MX. Doesn't seem like the best idea to sink that kind of money into a 29-year-old one-trick pony but what do I know?!
I’ve enjoyed all of Leagues Cup, it would be nice if they could figure out to how to schedule the matches in between league matches (like the FA Cup or Champions League) instead of cramming the whole thing in month.
Having a hearty chuckle thinking about potentially beating LAFC in another final, and in the middle of that sandwich going out to their house and clowning them 5-1.