The first two games of the Superliga are set to start tonight. Chivas will take on FC Dallas at 9pm followed by Pachuca versus the L.A. Galaxy sans Beckham (maybe he will dress just so we can cut to the "Beckham cam" every minute to see if his shoes are on or off) at 11pm.This is the first time this tournament has taken place and it will be interesting to see how successful it is. Of course success for the MLS doesn't mean beating the Mexican clubs. Despite the large "futbol" loving, Hispanic population in the United States, the MLS has not been successful in converting them into fans of the US domestic league, they instead they have chosen to follow clubs back in Mexico. Thus the Superliga. The MLS thinks that by pairing up the top 4 teams in Mexican football with the top 4 teams in the MLS that they will be able to attract what could potentially be a gold mine demographic for them.
As for predictions - all bets are off. Will the pre season Mexican teams be fit enough to take on mid season MLS teams? Will the Mexican teams completely embarrass the MLS teams? Will the any of teams take the tournament seriously? Since this is the first time anything like this has ever taken place its so hard to predict how it will go.
If anyone is interested in watching, www.mlsnet.com is streaming the games on their website tonight.
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