Enrique Bonilla: "There is no competition with MLS"

The start of the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions League has opened, again, a new contest on the playing fields between Liga MX and MLS. Mexico vs. U.S. Hegemony in the football world in North America and the Caribbean. Los Angeles Galaxy, in 2000, was the last club to win the regional championship, and throughout the 21st century, no MLS club has defeated a Mexican rival in the finals. Of course, at the organizational level, there is no competition between the two leagues. There is cooperation. Exchange of ideas

“The experience they give (MLS) to the previous fan, during and after a game is worth replicating”: Enrique Bonilla. #SportsSummitMX pic.twitter.com/nOHA0vTTWO

At least that's how Enrique Bonilla, president of Liga MX, said during his speech at the Sports Summit Mexico 2020: “ They are our partners, we have a union in which we seek to improve both. Exchange of best practices. They have virtues that we have to learn and take to our stadiums; Basically, the experience they offer is worth replicating to the fan of our country. And they have to learn from us the processes of organizing the competition. We can grow hand in hand, ”said the director in a panel in which Jorge Enrique Vélez, president of the Colombian league, also participated; Mariano Elizondo; President of the Argentine Super League; Carlos del Campo, deputy director of the presidency of LaLiga; and Julio Senn, director Senn Ferrero Sports & Entertainment.

The four speakers also addressed issues such as economic control in the leagues, the monetization of transmission rights and the organization of new international tournaments, such as the Club World Cup of 24 participants planned by FIFA for June 2021, replacing the Confederations Cup. “ We need FIFA to listen beyond Europe. They forget us. You have to turn to work together on possible solutions. And the doors are opening, ”said Bonilla at the end of his presentation.