CONCACAF (soccer)

sucks for santos, their 4th loss in a final since 2010

am kinda curious, as reading stuff this morning about rayados' victory i saw that this competition hsa been won 13/17 times by mexican clubs. i don't really watch the mls but i would have thought the level of its club would be somewhat similar to those of mexican ones. am i completely wrong and mexican clubs are far better? or do the mls teams not really care about this competition?

also btw thanks for posting as this reminds me to go check on the rayados

Over the past several years the starting 11 for the MLS clubs in the CCL can hang with the Mexican clubs for the most part, but the Mexican clubs are a lot deeper when it comes to quality of players and also have a ton more money to throw around. I mean Monterrey has Suazo and De Nigris who are damn good but also has Luis Perez w/ 80-some caps for Mexico, Walter Ayovi who played for Barca and many times for Ecuador, plus a bunch of other lesser-capped players in support. I think the way the seasons for each league are laid out has a lot to do with it, too. The way it works currently the knock-out rounds start just as MLS is coming into pre-season but the Mexican clubs are in the midst of their tournament.

On the whole though, really, they're just better. :)

In the group stages of this latest tournament an MLS club beat a Mexican side in Mexico for the first time ~ever~, too.

ok thx for the explanations.

SoccerPlus ‏@SoccerPlusEN

BREAKING: Copa America 2016 to be played in USA with several #CONCACAF teams according to several South America sources. Details to come.

Hearing 10 South American teams + USA, Mexico, and 4 more CONCACAF nations.

love this confederation

http://vine.co/v/bHwJjFVpVAD

Gold Cup Final tickets are slightly expensive.

are you looking? I've got a household of angry Mexicans who would like to sell...

jajajajaja yeah I figure there will be a flood of cheapos on stubhub now, que lastima

I'd still like to go! But convincing them to go see their most hated team vs. the team that just knocked them out (and played like little bitches the whole time, too) is gonna be a hard sell, even if we already got the tickets - it's still about a 3 hour drive each way. And I admit that part of me is relieved that I won't have to go to a US/Mexico game.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/the-rise-and-fall-of-chuck-blazer-the-man-who-built-and-bilk

Fantastic article

Montreal up 1-0 at Aztecs in the champions league final. Long way to go.

Azteca

Just when I was thinking the referee was being uncharacteristically good for a concacaf final, an arguable last man red card on America is only given as yellow.

Guess if it's arguable it isn't a red but

#ilx4montreal
u23s crushed mex tonight. jordan morris is the deal

What a week for USA/Mexico... Blue lives matter flag in AO smh.

think how much fun the commentators can have when the US make a wall

I am watching over the air en Español bc fuck Trump.

Congratulations to Curacao on their first Caribbean Cup title. They beat the holders, Jamaica, this morning.

They have strikers called Jimbertson Vapor, Jafar Arias, Rangelo Janga, Felitciano Zschusschen and Elson Hooi, which is a wonderful collection of names.

Florent Malouda currently playing in a Gold Cup match despite being ruled ineligible, so French Guiana will forfeit.

The most Concacaf thing ever?

It's goalless at half, but with the ineligible Malouda on the field for #GUF, we know how this movie ends... #GoldCup2017 pic.twitter.com/hRQpCrWAPw

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 12, 2017

Chuck Blazer dead

Does anyone know the best way to get hold of Mexico vs Trinidad tickets for the Azteca? I'd imagine the away allocation is unlikely to sell out but i'm not sure if you can just roll up on the day.

I'm resisting making a Jack Warner joke…

Truth is I don't know. Friends of mine have gotten away tix for US games at Aztecs but they knew people who work for the federation. That's my only guess, actually, to get in touch with the Trinidad FA. (And resist making Jack Warner jokes.)

Thanks! Would have been easier when Jack was my aunt's MP but still might be something I can do.

Is anyone watching this particular tournament this year?

canada look good!

I only saw the first USA match because my wife and I were gifted tickets, but I just saw that Haiti won all their games and their group, including beating Costa Rica, which is absolutely noteworthy imho.

I was surprised at how many of the Martinique players are home based. They gave Mexico a decent scare.

Excited to see if we can score our first goal since September 2018 tonight.

champions league semifinal tonight between LAFC and Club America was bonkers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgU3o6AZ45o

Just gonna keep posting this nonsense

CONCACAF a Soccer Odyssey.#LAFC #MLSpic.twitter.com/B6qP3OqStr

— Maximiliano Bretos (@MaxBretosSports) December 20, 2020

JFF President Michael Ricketts confirmed all of these players (except Max Aarons) listed + Michail Antonio have or are in the process of acquiring passports for Jamaica MNT

via @SportsMax_Carib 🇯🇲 #jff pic.twitter.com/MzIaZDPzO0

— chris bowerbank (@chrisbowerbank) March 3, 2021

Wild, what's the situation that led to this?

Brexit?

this is the great lengths some players will go to - to avoid Jamie + Rebecca Vardy

Puro CONCACAF

So…the Vice President of Suriname, who is 60 years old, is PLAYING in Concacaf League against Olimpia tonight, captaining the team he owns. pic.twitter.com/Ktij4FiOoZ

— Jon Arnold (@ArnoldcommaJon) September 21, 2021

Can the story get more CONCACAF? Yes, yes it can.

https://wired868.com/2021/09/23/concacaf-investigates-brunswijk-the-61-year-old-inter-owner-player-and-convicted-drug-dealer-for-potential-integrity-issues/

oh yes

i've been following canadian soccer since i was a kid. so, incredibly proud of canada. this is the best team we've ever had. and now leading the pack!

Top of the table! FULL TIME IN EDMONTON#Iceteca#CANMNT #WCQ #ForCanada pic.twitter.com/wPObqc2riK

— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) November 17, 2021

Canada dos, USA cero

Canada reminds me of the US teams of the 00s

https://www.twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN/status/1487925951182815233