Liga MX president Mikel Arriola believes that Mexico’s first division can turn into a top-five league on this planet by participation within the Leagues Cup with MLS.
“We’re evolving by way of dimension,” stated Arriola through the World Soccer Summit. “I do not see why not with MLS, we’re going to be within the prime 10 or the highest 5 of the leagues on this planet.”
Each MLS and Liga MX will pause subsequent summer season to participate within the interleague Leagues Cup, with the winner getting a spot within the CONCACAF Champions League spherical of 16 and the second and third place finishers incomes spots within the opening spherical.
Through the summit, Arriola centered on the advantages of not solely the collaboration with MLS, but additionally talked concerning the significance of taking part in video games in america, utilizing Mexico’s nationwide workforce for instance of the monetary advantages.
“You’ve got seen numerous video games of our nationwide workforce performed within the U.S.,” Arriola stated. “Nicely that’s not a component of shock as a result of every time the nationwide workforce of Mexico performs within the U.S. they generate seven occasions extra revenue in comparison with a nationwide workforce [game] performed in Mexico,” Arriola stated, whereas including that of its 157 million followers, 60 million stay within the U.S.
Arriola additionally revealed new particulars concerning the Leagues Cup with MLS, together with that the entire event’s 2023 video games shall be performed within the U.S. with groups put in 15 teams of three and the highest two groups from every group advancing to the knockout spherical.
Earlier this 12 months, Liga MX’s president instructed TUDN that the plan is to have 15 venues for the competitors.
Arriola was adamant on Thursday that Liga MX has centralized TV rights for the Leagues Cup. Historically in Liga MX, golf equipment have particular person rights for TV.
“Our intention is to proceed centralizing the TV rights and different property, by going from an organizer of video games, to asset dealer,” he stated.
The Liga MX president additionally talked about areas of enhancements that should be made, particularly relating to the switch of home gamers overseas. Though the league moved 9 gamers over the summer season switch window to Europe — a file for Liga MX — Mexico stays far behind different nations relating to exporting up-and-coming names.
“What occurs once they turn into skilled at 20? Or 18 or 19? The issue in our league is that we pay extra at that age than the European leagues,” Arriola stated. “We now have 32 gamers in Europe, the U.S. has 220, Brazil has 1,200, Argentina has 700.”
As a way to shut the hole, Liga MX has lately signed agreements with LaLiga, the Bundesliga and Serie A to foster connections overseas.