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Club America's Dominance and MLS Expansion in 2025
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12/27/2024
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00:00
Let's start with Liga MX because they're going to come back to play right away.
00:07
Early January, we have games, Chiba, what can we expect on the next Apertura?
00:12
But who's going to stop Top America, man? Who? Somebody, please help.
00:16
Yeah, man, these guys.
00:18
Three campeones, America just won their third short tournament championship in a row.
00:24
The first time that ever happened in this format of play.
00:27
They are also the first team to do three championships in the older long tournament format.
00:32
America is the most powerful team in Mexico.
00:35
Also, the one with the biggest pockets and the biggest support of TV.
00:40
Sometimes you will say the referees.
00:44
But, you know.
00:46
Do I sense a little jealousy here?
00:48
Man, you know, as a Puma fan, I've been for this whole season, I've been very stable and very journalistic about it.
00:55
This is the end of the year.
00:57
So I'm going to throw it out of the window.
00:59
I'm going to say that, you know, America is America and is the way it goes.
01:03
But Chiba, do you see someone coming and challenging the supremacy that Chivas has shown in this tournament?
01:12
Of course, you got Tigres and Monterrey.
01:14
The two clubs are always investing a lot of money to be at the top.
01:18
I think Toluca is building a really good team.
01:21
And why not Chivas?
01:22
Chivas is also working with a new coach, with new players coming in.
01:25
We're going to go for that call, man.
01:27
Do you see San Luis maybe repeating the performance and getting in the top four again?
01:31
Or do you think that was kind of a fluke?
01:33
No, it wasn't a fluke.
01:34
I mean, San Luis, they have really good players, you know.
01:36
Very underpaid, but really good players that were a sensation back in the days in Europe and South America.
01:43
I think if they keep the same squad, they're going to be strong again.
01:46
Amazing.
01:47
You know, the tournament in Mexico is always up and down.
01:51
You never know what's going to happen.
01:52
It's always at the end of the season where it really happens.
01:55
What are the keys for teams in the early part of the tournament for them to get a head start?
02:00
I mean, to win games.
02:01
You 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.
02:09
And so, since the beginning, if you start winning games, it's going to be very easy for you to make it to La Liguilla.
02:14
And it's going to be an interesting year because Liga MX and MLS, that we'll get to in a minute, Nick,
02:20
they're going to be competing again in the Nations—not in the Nations League—in the Leagues Cup.
02:26
And 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
02:34
and international games on the midweek, just like they do in Europe.
02:38
I feel like it's going to bring some legitimacy, and it's also going to challenge teams.
02:42
But speaking of MLS, Nick, any highlights that we are expecting to see in 2025?
02:48
I think Galaxy getting another title is on the docket, for sure.
02:53
No, I'm joking. I mean, anything can happen in terms of that.
02:56
See, nodding your head over there.
02:58
But I'm excited for the Galaxy, honestly.
03:01
They've got some great players, and they've got a lot of momentum behind them.
03:04
But, you know, we also have teams like San Diego FC.
03:07
The Wave coming out of nowhere.
03:09
Coming out on a wave.
03:10
Yeah, coming out on a wave.
03:11
Let's see if they can surf their way to some early victories, you know, and make a splash.
03:15
San Diego Football Club, the main player that they're going to be building around is Chucky Lozano,
03:22
one of the best players in Mexico.
03:24
He hasn't been so successful recently with the national team, but champion with Napoli.
03:29
I think he's one of the most exciting players to watch that we currently have.
03:33
I think he should be in the national team.
03:35
Now that he's going to be playing in MLS, I feel like, just like Carlos Vela did when he came,
03:40
I think there's going to be a spark.
03:42
The level of play is going to be high.
03:45
It's about time, by the way, San Diego gets a team, right?
03:47
Yeah.
03:48
I mean, talk about a city that's probably passionate about the game.
03:51
And one thing about MLS now is that the newcomers, the new teams are not coming.
03:54
They're not joking.
03:55
When they come strong, they come in to win.
03:58
And that's why I was going to say it's going to be difficult for LA to see for Galaxy to win another championship
04:01
because the league is only growing and growing.
04:03
Miami, they're talking about bringing Neymar.
04:05
I mean, big names coming in the next season.
04:08
I mean, LAFC saw that spark, that momentum from being a new national team, right?
04:12
Yep.
04:13
It's definitely a thing.
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