The League Soccer

 The first edition of Leagues Cup has come to a close. The obvious story line is of course the greatest soccer player on the planet coming to Miami to lead them to the first trophy in their club's history. There were a lot of questions about the validity of the cup and how teams from both leagues would handle the aded workload. The Competition It was apparent early on that some teams cared more than others. No one really threw in the towel, and no one wanted two full weeks off before their return to league play. However I think some teams welcomed some rest and the opportunity to return to health. The Format The only oddity of the format was the defending league champs coming in during the knockout stages. You could suppose with the timing of this tournament in the MLS season that not having to grind through two group stage games would be advantageous to defending MLS Cup Champions LAFC. The one mind blowing aspect of the format was that all games were played in MLS stadiums. This ...