In An Effort To Catch Up To Liga MX, Major League Soccer Mandates That Mexican Teams Use MLS Roster Rules During Leagues Cup

NEW YORK - In an effort to catch up to Liga MX after an abysmal performance in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, Major League Soccer (MLS) mandated that Mexican teams in the Leagues Cup be forced to use MLS roster rules.

“Teams like Tigres, Cruz Azul, Monterrey and Club America will be required to adhere to roster rules that we use here in Major League Soccer,” stated MLS Commissioner Don Garber. “They will only be allowed 3 designated players, and will be required to ensure that they are salary cap compliant.”

Sources say that Monterrey and Club America are already complaining about the 2024 Salary Budget of $5,470,000 as they attempt to figure out how to reconfigure their salary structure to ensure compliance.

“It’s like they are trying to figure out a way to intentionally make it possible to field a decent team,” stated one anonymous Liga MX owner. “There’s no way to actually have a roster capable of playing well with U-22 initiative slots and GAM/TAM.”

MLS sources were adamant that this was the way forward, for the competition, as they stated, “The only way to catch up to Liga MX is to ensure they actually go in reverse. We need to make certain they can’t actually spend money on players. Then and only then can we compete with them day in and day out.”

The nutmeg news will have more on this as Monterrey still manages to beat Inter Miami.