We're less than a week away from the draw for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, a fact that it seems few people are excited about. And to me, that's really sad. I get it that in the Champions League Era, 2008 until now, MLS has never won the tournament. Only twice has MLS even put a team in the finals, 2011 when it was Real Salt Lake, and 2015 when it was the Montreal Impact. Still, it's our continent's BIGGEST CLUB TOURNAMENT! MLS has FIVE TEAMS in it. There are only sixteen teams total! We don't get the World Cup this summer, so let's go all-in on the CCL. I really hope that our five teams take it seriously and that we see starters on the field rather than a hodgepodge of prospects and seldom used veterans. Winning this tournament would be a huge deal for MLS and for soccer in the U.S. (and maybe Canada). If we want to be the best league in our region, we need to show that we can be better than Liga MX. Hey, and maybe one of these days, they'll even put the games on tv!
Here's a look at the 16 team field, the draw will be held on the 18th of December:
America (Mexico)
UANL (Mexico)
Guadalajara (Mexico)
Tijuana (Mexico)
New York Red Bulls (USA)
Seattle Sounders (USA)
FC Dallas (USA)
Colorado Rapids (USA)
Saprissa (Costa Rica)
Herediano (Costa Rica)
Motagua (Honduras)
Olimpia (Honduras)
Toronto FC (Canada)
Tauro (Panama)
Santa Tecla (El Salvador)
Cibao (Dominican Republic)
Some Americans you may see on the non-MLS sides include José Francisco Torres (UANL), Joe Corona (Tijuana), Alejandro Guido (Tijuana), Michael Orozco (Tijuana), and José Bernardo Majano (Santa Tecla).
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