El Paso Locomotive FC beat out eight teams across three leagues to be crowned the best professional soccer club in Texas, winning the inaugural Copa Tejas Shield. Admittedly, that wasn’t too hard given how bad the MLS and NWSL clubs in Texas were in 2021, but we’re not here to discuss merits; we’re here to discuss ... chips and dip? No, that can’t be right.
Soccer fans have a different circadian rhythm than others. They're up early to see what's going on in Europe, they're in bed late to follow along with Liga MX, they reach an emotional peak on Wednesday afternoons and frequently block off entire month-long periods in the summer for international festivals of footie. It's a delicate balance, but the 2022 soccer tournaments calendar is a disruptive year with the Qatar World Cup falling between Nov. 21 and Dec. 18.
Here's all the major action between January and December of 2022.
Well, well, well... La batalla para convertirse en el nuevo rey del vecindario comenzó anoche con el anuncio de las parejas que animarán los octavos de final de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf 2022.
No hubo necesidad de hacer un doble sorteo como sucedió hace unos días con esos principiantes de la UEFA y el futuro de Cruz Azul, León, Pumas y Santos Laguna, los equipos que defenderán el estandarte mexicano en la competencia, quedó de la siguiente manera:
Montreal drew Liga MX power Santos Laguna for the most high-profile Round of 16 pairing in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League, as the four MLS teams from the United States randomly drew first-round matches with clubs from Central America.
The two-legged first-round pairings will take place in the last two weeks of February, with quarterfinals scheduled in the windows of March 8-10 and March 15-17, semifinals April 5-7 and April 12-14 and the final April 26-28 and May 3-5.
MLS officially released its 2022 schedule on Wednesday, highlighted by the earliest start in league history to account for the year-ending World Cup.
At 28 teams with the addition of expansion Charlotte FC, the season will begin Saturday, Feb. 26 with nine games. D.C. United will play host to Charlotte FC's debut on the league's opening day.
The earliest opening weekend we've EVER had.
It all gets going on Feb. 26. pic.twitter.com/O1Sr5CbS9b
Si la idea es llevar la rivalidad entre México y Estados Unidos hasta el más mínimo detalle, hoy podemos decir que en el 2022 la Liga MX ya pierde 0-1.
Esto solamente basado a la hora de comparar los balones con que se jugarán cada una de las competencias. Sí, puede ser un elemento pequeño y superficial, pero al mismo tiempo sus estrenos y conceptos exhiben las diferencias a la hora de intentar vender el producto más allá de sus fronteras.
New York City FC lifted MLS Cup for the first time in the club’s six-year history on Saturday after tying Portland 1-1 and defeating the Timbers 4-2 on penalty kicks. The Timbers were heavy favorites heading into the final, but the traveling NYCFC supporters pulled out their secret weapon: the timbs.
One of the biggest talking points of the game was the horrific blown call in the final seconds during the build-up of Portland’s equalizer. NYCFC was seconds from lifting its first title when Larrys Mabiala clearly fouled Maxime Chanot. Felipe Mora then put home the equalizer.
CBS doesn’t have the broadcasting rights for MLS Cup and apparently couldn’t give less of a damn about who is playing. I was double-checking which channel was showing the game and clicked on the preview done by CBS.
Portland head coach Giovanni Savarese said he expects the raucous Timbers fanbase to give his team a major boost when they take on visiting New York City FC in the MLS Cup Final on Saturday.
The team's mascot, the chainsaw-wielding 'Timber Joey,' slices a piece off of a giant tree every time Portland scores, and Savarese said he expects his side to cut NYCFC down too.
"I believe so, 100 percent," he told reporters when asked if his team would claim the franchise's second Cup at Providence Park.