Within that fierce dispute and rivalry that has been generated between the Major League Soccer (MLS) and the teams of the MX League, undoubtedly the fact that the Columbus Crew has surpassed the Mexican teams at the end of 2024 in the Concacaf ranking, represents a hard blow to the pride of the Aztec teams.
The above arises after knowing the latest classification of this football zone in which both leagues are assigned. and where the Americans increasingly surpass the Mexican teams, as has now been demonstrated with the preponderant position of the Columbus Crew, surpassing América, Monterrey, Tigres and Cruz Azul, within the first five classifieds.
However, not only at the club level was the North American competition better than that of Mexico, but at the world league level, lto Uncle Sam, also surpassed the Aztec in an analysis carried out by the consulting firm Opta to define the best football competitions in the world.
The Concacaf ranking
Unfortunately, the Liga MX teams were outclassed by the Columbus Crew that accumulated 1252 points for its overall results, surpassing América, current three-time champion of the Liga MX, the runner-up Monterrey and the Tigres de la UANL.
They even placed themselves above the surprising Cruz Azul who did everything right in 2024, but in the end he left empty-handed in the two tournaments that spanned the 12 months in Mexico, both in the Clausura and Apertura tournaments, where América finally remained the absolute boss.
It should be noted that the LA Galaxy, with its coronation as champion of the recent MLS tournament, took a surprising leap to be located in the tenth step of the classification where it also LAFC appeared in the sixth step, Inter Miami in the seventh, Toluca in the eighth and Pachuca in the ninth.
In this way, The classification of the top ten places was as follows: 1.-Columbus Crew, 2.-Club América, 3.-Monterrey, 4.-Tigres, 5.-Cruz Azul, 6.-LAFC, 7.-Inter Miami, 8.-Toluca, 9.-Pachuca and 10 .-LA Galaxy.
Even the superiority of the MLS over the Liga MX is not subscribed to Concacaf, but also worldwide, since after an analysis carried out by the consulting firm Opta of the best soccer leagues worldwide placed the MLS as the ninth best league in the world and number one in Concacaf.
Under this concept, It is clear that the North American competition increasingly dominates over the Mexican competition and even the Mexican professional league. It was placed fourteenth behind Argentina, Denmark and the Netherlands, in signs that should alarm its leaders who have prioritized the economic aspect over the sporting aspect.
The Best Leagues in the World according to Opta Analyst:
1. Premier
2. Series A
3. Bundesliga
4. The League
5. French League
6. Brazileirao
9.MLS
10. English Championship
11. Argentina
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In this world ranking This is how the main soccer leagues in the world were located: 1.-Premier League, 2.-Serie A, 3.-Bundesliga, 4.-LaLiga, 5.-Ligue 1, 6.-Brasileirão, 7.-Primeira Liga, 8.-Belgian Pro League, 9. -MLS, 10.-Championship (England), 11.-Argentine Professional League, 12.-Superligaen (Denmark), 13.-Eredivisie, 14.-Liga MX and 15.-Czech First League.
According to the data of this study, The Opta brand assured that the data of 13 thousand devices was analyzed of the entire world in order to measure where each league stands.
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