Club America's Dominance and MLS Expansion in 2025

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00:00Let's start with Liga MX because they're going to come back to play right away.

00:07Early January, we have games, Chiba, what can we expect on the next Apertura?

00:12But who's going to stop Top America, man? Who? Somebody, please help.

00:16Yeah, man, these guys.

00:18Three campeones, America just won their third short tournament championship in a row.

00:24The first time that ever happened in this format of play.

00:27They are also the first team to do three championships in the older long tournament format.

00:32America is the most powerful team in Mexico.

00:35Also, the one with the biggest pockets and the biggest support of TV.

00:40Sometimes you will say the referees.

00:44But, you know.

00:46Do I sense a little jealousy here?

00:48Man, you know, as a Puma fan, I've been for this whole season, I've been very stable and very journalistic about it.

00:55This is the end of the year.

00:57So I'm going to throw it out of the window.

00:59I'm going to say that, you know, America is America and is the way it goes.

01:03But Chiba, do you see someone coming and challenging the supremacy that Chivas has shown in this tournament?

01:12Of course, you got Tigres and Monterrey.

01:14The two clubs are always investing a lot of money to be at the top.

01:18I think Toluca is building a really good team.

01:21And why not Chivas?

01:22Chivas is also working with a new coach, with new players coming in.

01:25We're going to go for that call, man.

01:27Do you see San Luis maybe repeating the performance and getting in the top four again?

01:31Or do you think that was kind of a fluke?

01:33No, it wasn't a fluke.

01:34I mean, San Luis, they have really good players, you know.

01:36Very underpaid, but really good players that were a sensation back in the days in Europe and South America.

01:43I think if they keep the same squad, they're going to be strong again.

01:46Amazing.

01:47You know, the tournament in Mexico is always up and down.

01:51You never know what's going to happen.

01:52It's always at the end of the season where it really happens.

01:55What are the keys for teams in the early part of the tournament for them to get a head start?

02:00I mean, to win games.

02:01You know, in Liga MX, you can have a six-loss streak, and then you win five, and you're going to be in the playoffs.

02:09And so, since the beginning, if you start winning games, it's going to be very easy for you to make it to La Liguilla.

02:14And it's going to be an interesting year because Liga MX and MLS, that we'll get to in a minute, Nick,

02:20they're going to be competing again in the Nations—not in the Nations League—in the Leagues Cup.

02:26And the Leagues Cup have now a midweek game, which is going to be exciting to see the players do their domestic leagues on the weekends

02:34and international games on the midweek, just like they do in Europe.

02:38I feel like it's going to bring some legitimacy, and it's also going to challenge teams.

02:42But speaking of MLS, Nick, any highlights that we are expecting to see in 2025?

02:48I think Galaxy getting another title is on the docket, for sure.

02:53No, I'm joking. I mean, anything can happen in terms of that.

02:56See, nodding your head over there.

02:58But I'm excited for the Galaxy, honestly.

03:01They've got some great players, and they've got a lot of momentum behind them.

03:04But, you know, we also have teams like San Diego FC.

03:07The Wave coming out of nowhere.

03:09Coming out on a wave.

03:10Yeah, coming out on a wave.

03:11Let's see if they can surf their way to some early victories, you know, and make a splash.

03:15San Diego Football Club, the main player that they're going to be building around is Chucky Lozano,

03:22one of the best players in Mexico.

03:24He hasn't been so successful recently with the national team, but champion with Napoli.

03:29I think he's one of the most exciting players to watch that we currently have.

03:33I think he should be in the national team.

03:35Now that he's going to be playing in MLS, I feel like, just like Carlos Vela did when he came,

03:40I think there's going to be a spark.

03:42The level of play is going to be high.

03:45It's about time, by the way, San Diego gets a team, right?

03:47Yeah.

03:48I mean, talk about a city that's probably passionate about the game.

03:51And one thing about MLS now is that the newcomers, the new teams are not coming.

03:54They're not joking.

03:55When they come strong, they come in to win.

03:58And that's why I was going to say it's going to be difficult for LA to see for Galaxy to win another championship

04:01because the league is only growing and growing.

04:03Miami, they're talking about bringing Neymar.

04:05I mean, big names coming in the next season.

04:08I mean, LAFC saw that spark, that momentum from being a new national team, right?

04:12Yep.

04:13It's definitely a thing.

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