MLS and Liga MX announced a new partnership Tuesday that will pit the leagues' top teams and players against one another for the years to come.
On a day when the two North American leagues will have teams go head-to-head for places in the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, they joined forces to create a new annual competition, the Campeones Cup. The match will feature the reigning MLS Cup champion and a reigning Liga MX champion, with the Mexican entrant being decided in a playoff between the Apertura and Clausura winners. The inaugural edition will be hosted by Toronto FC, who will face either Tigres UANL or the upcoming Clausura playoff winner on September 19 at BMO Field.