The Seattle Sounders will officially go down in history as the only MLS team to win the Concacaf Champions League after the regional organizing body announced plans to rename the tournament the “Concacaf Champions Cup” on Tuesday.
The new name accompanies a previously announced expanded format that will begin in 2024 with 27 teams. Also part of the announcement was a significant boost to the prize pool, which was increased to $5 million. That’s more than five times as much as was distributed during the most recent CCL.
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The first four rounds of the revamped tournament will feature two-legged, home-and-home series just as they have in previous tournaments.