Liga MX title-contenders Membership León have been kicked out of this summer season’s Membership World Cup after they did not move FIFA’s multi-club possession check.
León and fellow qualifiers CF Pachuca are a part of the identical possession group, Grupo Pachuca, so this isn’t actually an enormous shock. FIFA knowledgeable each groups that one in every of them would get eliminated earlier this week, and evidently it’s León who’ve drawn the brief straw. (As to why Liga MX permits house owners to have a number of groups of their league — Pachuca aren’t distinctive in that regard — effectively, that’s one other query.)
León certified for the Membership World Cup because the 2023 CONCACAF Champions Cup winners, whereas Pachuca would win the identical competitors final yr. CF Monterrey (2021 winners) the Seattle Sounders (2022 winners), and Inter Miami (“host membership”?) are the opposite representatives from CONCACAF. Presumably León’s substitute will come from the identical confederation: FIFA are set to announce “in the end” who that is likely to be.
Chelsea have been set to start our Membership World Cup marketing campaign on June 16 in Atlanta with a Group D match in opposition to León, who presently rely legendary veterans James Rodríguez and Andrés Guardado amongst their numbers. I’d assume the date and time of this fixture is not going to change, simply the identification of our opponents.
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