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According to new reports, the Barclays Premier League and Major League Soccer are in talks to bring the top British and USA teams together for a new champions Cup, known now as the Anglo-American Cup. If this venture does work out, we can see league winners from each side of the pond going head to head, with FA Cup and US Open Cup winners also getting involved. We know the MLS has grown in many ways thanks to the BPL, so this joint Cup is certainly something fans can get behind. Find out more details below!
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We know that the International Champions Cup is a draw for fans, but the matches are friendlies, which MLS commissioner Don Garber feels isn't enough for his audience. A new competitive cup would definitely garner plenty of attention and ticket sales!
"We have been talking to the Premier League about doing some sort of official competition as opposed to just having clubs come over to the country on a random basis playing in a tournament that takes place every summer,' he said, according to The Daily Mail. "I would love to find a way that we could play our cup champion and our league champion against an FA Cup and league champion in a tournament and play it in New York City every year. If not every year, then every four years."
There's clearly some scheduling issues to work out, but the idea isn't bad considering the amount of BPL and international talent currently in the MLS (Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, David Villa, Pirlo, Kaka, etc)
"This concept of super cups involving the MLS, whether it's one with Mexico or one with some of the other leagues, would be smart," Garber explained. "And many years ago they used to take place before MLS was in existence. It was called the Toyota Cup. That took place around the world. Overall there is no doubt that there are opportunities for the MLS and Premier League to work more closely together on either a tournament or some other type of activity, but that is about as far as it has gone."
