Overview
- The 36-team Leagues Cup began in early August with Phase One running Aug. 4–13 and a knockout bracket set for Aug. 25–Sept. 6, with three spots available for the 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
- All 62 matches are streaming live on Apple TV worldwide, while selected games will air on linear broadcasters such as FOX/FS1, TelevisaUnivision and Canada’s TSN, shifting how fans watch and how the event is packaged.
- Inter Miami confirmed Lionel Messi was available and he scored in the club’s Leagues Cup debut on Wednesday, Aug. 5, marking his first post-World Cup goal for the team in the competition.
- Luis Suárez is serving a six-match Leagues Cup suspension and is unavailable for the tournament, and Germán Berterame remains in Inter Miami’s medical protocol without full clearance, leaving the club light on regular attacking options.
- The tournament’s MLS-vs-Liga MX Phase One uses a no-draw format with penalty-shootout tiebreak points, advances the top four clubs from each league to the knockout stage, and for the first time features four Phase One matches played in Mexico.