France National Team and Tigres striker Andre-Pierre Gignac said recently Liga MX is better than MLS. As for quality, we're not totally sure that's accurate (it's certainly close), but Liga MX is certainly outpacing the MLS, and every other soccer league for that matter, in TV viewership in the USA.
From the Los Angeles Times:
When Andre-Pierre Gignac swapped Marseille for Tigres last summer, there were many who thought he was taking a step down. In an interview with France Football however, it was clear that Gignac doesn't think so.
Last week was quite a week fir soccer fans. Not only did we get to enjoy the first leg of the UEFA Champions League duel between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich, and the battle between Real Madrid and Manchester City, but we also had the chance to sit back and savor the epic conclusion to the CONCACAF Champions League. The two remaining teams were arguably the top Liga MX teams right now, with Tuca Ferretti’s Tigres taking on Club America in Mexico City in the second leg of the final.
According to an investigation undertaken by ESPN, Liga MX clubs may have broken the same FIFA rules that got Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid slapped with transfer bans.
The investigation found Liga MX clubs may have breached Article 19 of FIFA's Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. Article 19 deals with players under 18 years old leaving clubs in their home countries for clubs in other countries.
A fantastic new video from Copa90 highlights one of the most intense and competitive derbies in all of Mexican football, the Clásico Regiomontano between crosstown rivals C.F. Monterrey and Tigres UANL of Monterrey, Mexico.
Contested since 1974, the two clubs have played each other a total of 106 times. Neither team holds an all-time advantage in the series, both having won 37, drawn 32 and lost 37. Los Rayados won the most recent edition of the derby, defeating Tigres 1-0 on March 5.
It was just another Sunday night in Liga MX. Pumas were on their way to victory against a hapless Monarcas de Morelia team that had already conceded two own goals. All UNAM neaded to do was see out the game and collect three points. In the 58th minute, midfielder Javier Cortes Granados decided seeing out the game wasn't enough.
He needed to score the goal of 2016 so far in Liga MX. So that's what he did.
It was just another Sunday night in Liga MX. Pumas were on their way to victory against a hapless Monarcas de Morelia team that had already conceded two own goals. All UNAM needed to do was see out the game and collect three points. In the 58th minute, midfielder Javier Cortes Granados decided seeing out the game wasn't enough.
He needed to score the goal of 2016 so far in Liga MX. So that's what he did.
Not a bad showing by yours truly last week, as I only missed the Chelsea-Everton match. While many of you will have one eye trained on your NCAA Basketball bracket, the other should be fixed on the football world as this weekend brings its own kind of madness to the pitch. The Manchester Derby along with pivotal matches in Italy, Spain and North America are “can’t miss” viewing. The five best of the weekend are:
1. Manchester City v. Manchester United, Sunday 12:00 p.m. EST, NBC
In case you missed it last week, Liga MX took MLS to school in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. The Mexican clubs (Club America, Queretaro, Santos Laguna, and Tigres) dominated their American opposition. While watching the results unfold, I realized I don’t know much about Mexico’s Liga MX and I needed to learn more.
So after diving into the wild world of Mexican club soccer, I came away with a wonderful, crazy, exciting, and bizarre realization.
Club Tijuana is AWESOME.
Pachuca like Pokemon. A lot.
What could have caused this obsession? Our working theory is "Pachuca" would be a great name for a Pokemon (other soccer clubs with great Pokemon names: Cobresal, Gremio, Melgar, Carmelita and Xelaju) and they just ran with it.
Here are Pachuca's tweets from the second half against Dorados de Sinaloa. Again, these are just from the second half.