The MLS Cup Playoffs have never been set in stone. In the league’s 27 seasons, no fewer than four playoff formats have been used to varying degrees of success. The current system, which features a single elimination format with seven teams from each conference, is easy to understand and follow but could definitely use some improvement, at least according to MLS.
Después de la vergüenza institucional que significó pagar una multa económica para no descender, en Toluca se sacaron el polvo de las rodillas y se pusieron manos a la obra para devolverle un poco de dignidad a su historia.
Si bien los fichajes bombásticos de Luis Suárez, Edison Cavani y Luuk de Jong nunca se concretaron, apenas unos meses después de haber tocado fondo, miren donde están los Diablos: disputando la final del Apertura 2022 ante el Pachuca.
To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This is the preview for Group B's USMNT.
World Cup appearances: 11th
Best finish: 3rd (1930)
How they got here: The USMNT qualified directly as Concacaf's third-place finisher, behind Canada and Mexico and above Costa Rica on goal difference.
Ni América ni Monterrey. La final del Apertura 2022 es una que nadie esperaba y que es inédita en los libros de la Liga MX: Pachuca y Toluca definirán esta semana al nuevo campeón del fútbol mexicano.
El equipo de Guillermo Almada llega a su segunda final consecutiva. En el Clausura 2022 no pudieron con Atlas, pero ahora los Tuzos confían en que levantarán el séptimo título de su carrera.
The United States men's national team will host one last camp on native soil in an effort to give roster hopefuls a final chance at making the squad for next month's World Cup at Qatar.
The camp has been labeled "fitness workouts" by U.S. Soccer and will take place at Frisco, Texas. It was set to begin Tuesday and run until Nov. 5, which is just 16 days before the USMNT takes the field for its World Cup opener against Wales.
BARCELONA - Barcelona will be eager to show everyone that they are better than rivals Bayern Munich when the two teams face off in the Champions League on Wednesday, manager Xavi Hernández said.
Barcelona were beaten 2-0 by Bayern in last month's Group C fixture, a result that Xavi said was not a true reflection of the team's talent. But having won only one of their four matches in Europe this season, Xavi wants his team to show their true worth at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This is the preview for Group B's Wales.
World Cup appearances: Second
Best finish: Quarterfinals (1958)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola joked he wanted striker Erling Haaland to lay off the food and drink during the mid-season break for the World Cup and come back fit to spearhead the club's hunt for trophies in the second half of the season.
Norway's Haaland, who has scored 22 goals in 15 games across all competitions so far, will not be heading to Qatar for the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 tournament after his country failed to qualify.
To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Here's the Costa Rica World Cup 2022 preview. Los Ticos will play in Group E against Spain, Germany and Japan.
World Cup appearances: 6th
Best finish: Quarterfinals (2014)
The draw made next summer's tournament in Australia and New Zealand come into focus, but we can really start to anticipate the event with FIFA now revealing the 2023 Women's World Cup kick off times.