Between Wednesday's Leagues Cup Final in Las Vegas and Tuesday's announcement of the expanded format that will see every team from both leagues participate in a reimagined tournament starting in 2023, rivalry talk surrounding MLS and Liga MX has shifted front and center in recent days.

The players on the US men’s national team, when asked, said they were aiming for nine points this week. Certain segments of the fanbase seemed to expect, I don’t know, like 42 or something. Head coach Gregg Berhalter wouldn’t put a number on it but was openly confident heading into

EDITOR'S NOTE: This piece originally ran on April 6, 2016.