'LIGA MX is proud to be part of the 2021 MLS All-Star Game,' said LIGA MX Executive President Mikel Arriola. The 2021 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target is the latest piece of the partnership between MLS and LIGA MX, which also includes major events on the soccer calendar such as Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup. This event is a perfect expression of the groundbreaking partnership that continues to build between MLS and LIGA MX.” “A game of this magnitude in Los Angeles, played in front of incredible fans in one of the greatest soccer stadiums in global soccer, is unlike anything our sport has seen. “Fans have been looking forward to this historic matchup for more than a year, and we have no doubt the 2021 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target will prove to be worth the wait,” said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. With the city of Los Angeles as the perfect backdrop, MLS All-Star week will come to life with both Leagues leaving a lasting legacy through fan engagement opportunities and charitable initiatives that foster more inclusive and equitable communities including providing access to soccer in underserved communities through the MLS WORKS Community Day presented by Target and MLS WORKS Day of Service presented by Wells Fargo, spotlighting the style of soccer during the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T, and celebrating the intersection of soccer and music at the MLS All-Star Concert presented by Heineken®. on FS1 and Univision, in Canada on TSN and TVA Sports, on ESPN throughout Mexico and Latin America, and in more than 190 countries and territories around the world. The match on August 25 will be broadcast in the U.S. For the first time ever, two rival leagues will go head-to-head in an unprecedented matchup that will be the showpiece event of the summer, as the entire soccer community unites to celebrate the sport and soccer culture in North America. “I have given instructions that the law be applied with all of its consequences,” he said.īoth teams issued statements condemning the violence.NEW YORK (June 9, 2021) – After a year of building anticipation, Major League Soccer today announced that the 2021 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target will see the MLS All-Stars face off against the LIGA MX All-Stars on Wednesday, August 25, at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. He also pledged to investigate whether authorities or anyone else had been remiss in not quelling the violence. Kuri condemned the violence and said the owners of the Queretaro club would have to answer for what happened. “Unfortunately, what is happening in Queretaro …is happening in my country,” said Rafael Márquez, a former captain of the Mexican national team who started his career with Atlas and later became its coach. Last year, the “classic” with crosstown rival Chivas saw a brawl in the stands. Guadalajara is the capital of Jalisco state, and Atlas has also had issues recently with violence among its fans. In fact, violence between gangs of rival soccer fans is commonplace at stadiums in Mexico. “The darkest day for Mexican soccer,” was the front-page headline in the Mexican newspaper El Universal on Sunday. Others destroyed one side’s bench and some fought in the tunnel to the field. One fan could be seen pulling a knife to cut the nets of one goal. Some people were armed with chairs and metal bars. Other Queretaro players, including Uruguayan goalie Washington Aguerre, stayed near the bench trying to calm the fans.Īfter several minutes some of the fights moved to the field where they continued punching and kicking. I have no words strong enough to condemn the violence, the abusiveness and the senselessness of what happened yesterday.”Īfter the melee broke out, players from visiting Atlas quickly fled to the locker rooms as did some from the Queretaro side.

Mauricio Kuri said Sunday: “What happened yesterday fills me with pain, with shame and a lot of rage. Our thoughts are with all those who suffered its consequences,” the statement said. “FIFA joins the Mexican Football Association and Concacaf (the North American soccer federation) in condemning this barbaric incident and encouraging the local authorities to bring swift justice to those responsible. They may have been the three men who were seen unconscious or badly beaten on the ground, being repeatedly kicked and pummeled in videos posted on social media.įIFA, the international soccer governing body, said in a statement that it was “shocked at the tragic incident that took place at La Corregidora stadium in the city of Queretaro during the fixture between Queretaro and Atlas.” It called the violence “unacceptable and intolerable.”

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