Shortly after SoFi Stadium was to open its doorways for the primary time in summer season 2020, Actual Madrid was scheduled to play Barcelona in a soccer recreation to assist christen the $5-billion venue. However that match was canceled earlier than it was ever introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two years later MLS and Mexico’s Liga MX are stepping in to convey soccer to SoFi for the primary time, with the Galaxy assembly Chivas of Guadalajara and LAFC taking part in Membership América in August. The leagues had been anticipated to formally announce the video games collectively from New York and Mexico Metropolis on Thursday morning.
“There’s an excellent historical past of huge soccer matches being performed in the US and in Los Angeles, relationship again to the 1994 World Cup, the 1999 Girls’s World Cup, and all the massive video games that the Galaxy has been part of,” Galaxy President Chris Klein stated in a press release. “So having the chance to play in opposition to a storied franchise in Liga MX is an honor that we're trying ahead to.”
LAFC co-President Larry Freedman, who's working with Klein to convey matches for the 2026 World Cup to Los Angeles, echoed these sentiments.
“Los Angeles is displaying, but once more, why it is likely one of the prime sports activities cities on the earth, and it's an honor for our membership to have the chance to compete on this showcase,” he stated.
The golf equipment are 4 of the preferred in North America and the Aug. 3 doubleheader is being billed as a prelude to the Leagues Cup, an annual event that includes all 47 groups in MLS and Liga MX. That competitors will kick off in summer season 2023.
Though the Galaxy used to share a stadium with Chivas USA, the MLS cousin of the Liga MX membership, the Galaxy haven’t performed the crew from Guadalajara in 15 years. The earlier conferences got here within the 1997 CONCACAF Cup of Champions in Chicago, in a 1999 pleasant on the Rose Bowl and within the 2007 Superliga on the L.A. Coliseum. The Galaxy received the primary two conferences, Chivas the final.
Chivas, the second-most-popular crew in Mexico, can be the membership that gave Galaxy captain Javier “Chicharito” Hernández his begin. Hernández’s grandfather additionally performed for the crew whereas his father was each a participant and coach for Chivas.
LAFC’s solely recreation with Membership América — Mexico’s hottest crew — got here within the semifinals of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, in an empty stadium in Orlando. LAFC received that recreation 3-1 behind two targets from Carlos Vela. Membership América, with 13 titles, in essentially the most profitable crew in Liga MX historical past.
Galaxy and LAFC season-ticket holders can have the chance to buy tickets by means of a presale. The general public sale will start April 21 at 10 a.m. Pacific time by way of Ticketmaster.
“I’m very completely happy that Chivas will play in that great stadium. In Los Angeles, we really feel at house; it's a rojiblanca metropolis, and that the crew can meet its followers within the house of the NFL champions,” stated Chivas President Amaury Vergara. “It’s an excellent stadium, with an excellent rival and the very best followers. What extra can we ask for? I’m positive it is going to be a celebration.”
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