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Leagues Cup Final Eyes Solid Crowd For Liga MX Matchup

Sam Boyd Stadium tonight will host the inaugural Leagues Cup final, and organizers are "hoping 20,000 fans will attend" the match featuring Liga MX clubs Cruz Azul and Tigres UANL. The tourney began with four MLS and four Mexican clubs, but all of the U.S. teams are eliminated. The event is an "opportunity for Las Vegas to showcase its soccer infrastructure because the city is trying to get" an MLS expansion bid (LVSPORTSBIZ.com, 9/18). MLS Commissioner Don Garber has said that the "atmosphere for the Leagues Cup final could have some influence on the league's decision" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 9/18).

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