Comments on: Is it time for a Champions League in the Americas?

By: Uwvie

Uwvie — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:18:55 +0000

a supercup between the libertadores and CCC champions is viable and would be a small start.

By: -a

-a — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:20:32 +0000

I doubt the format will change to include non-South American clubs. Besides that, Copa Liberatadores is great the way it is.

By: Luciano from Brazil

Luciano from Brazil — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:37:03 +0000

JUST DO IT NOW
It could be like this:

3 teams from Brazil
3 teams from Argentina

2 teams from Mexico
2 teams from Chile
2 teams from Uruguai
2 teams from USA
2 teams from Paraguai
2 teams from Colombia

1 team from every other country

That would be GREAT stuff

By: Bruno Romani

Bruno Romani — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:02:09 +0000

a couple of things:

1) yes, it is a pain in the ass to travel from brazil and argentina to mexico and the us. it’s time consuming AND considering that clubs play twice a week (one for the local leagues and one for the continental cup), the cost of a tournament like this would also imply the need for more players to play both competitions, which makes the financial aspect a bitch. Can you imagine a flight to LA on Wednesday and then having a match on Sunday against a local rival?

2) Copa Libertadores is great the way it is. competitive AND much more attractive than the copa sudamericana. ask any fan in south america and you will know what i’m talking about.

3) Copa libertadores has such a huge tradition that the thought of killing it throws me shivers.

4) even the name “Copa Libertadores” is more charming and attractive than “American Champions League” or whatever you wanna call it.

By: Longshoe

Longshoe — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:47:40 +0000

I follow the Sudamericana much more than the Libertadores. That’s probably due to becoming more familiar with it due to DC’s participation, but it’s a more interesting tournament to me.

I’d rather see a true CONCACAF Champions League first before a CL of the Americas. Just expand the CONCACAF tournament to 16 teams, doubling the number of bids each country/region gets, and there you go. Four groups of four, and whittle it down to quarterfinals, semis, and a final.

By: Justo

Justo — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:54:49 +0000

What Copa Libertadores need is a mediatic facelift. They need to do what UEFA did with the European Cup in 1993.

By: Matth

Matth — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:01:37 +0000

We have a CONCACAF Champions League. The winner gets a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup in December. Pachuca beat Chivas in April for the title. Club America won the year before that, and bowed out of the CWC to Barcelona 4-0.

By: bluemeanies

bluemeanies — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:47:08 +0000

Concacaf has benched a number of proto champions league ideas for the fed because of the financial burdens for central am and the carribean. Superliga is an attempt to either get MLS in Libertadores or establish a firm financial basis for international competitions that might make a champions league possible (either that or its a blatant money grab). I think this springs CCC matches had record attendance and interest even in Mexico which might show the recent switch to home and home legs is bearing some fruit.

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:56:09 +0000

It’s what is needed in North America for sure. Theres no reason why this ship isn’t sailing now. Sure, Argentine, Mexican and Brazil leagues are all huge in their countries in comparison with the MLS but a Champions League (which is what it should be called) would make the Americas a top place to play.
Hell, Pele never played in Europe and is still considered the greatest ever but now a days you have to play for the biggest clubs who play for the CL.
If it’s possible that players like Ronaldinho or Henry could come to the MLS soon, would they ever if they haven’t won the CL? Will Henry come if Barca fail to win and in the last WC he was subbed off only to see his replacement miss the only PK. Domestic titles are great but ultimately, your only the best domestically. Thank McClaren and whoever made it possible that you can play in the MLS and still get called on by your over sees country. Now that thats done lets make a CL that crowns a best in OUR hemisphere.

By: David Keyes

David Keyes — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:27:12 +0000

I think the finances are a bigger impediment than the distances. With the ease of air travel, I don’t think going from the US to Argentina is out of the question in terms of teams being able to play after doing so. However, having the money to make that trip is another question. Hopefully, once MLS has more money it will be worth the trouble to include their teams in the Libertadores.