Major League Soccer will be heavily represented at the upcoming Copa America 2024. The tournament is scheduled to start on Thursday, June 20th as reigning World Cup winners Argentina face Canada. The entire competition will play out across 14 cities in the United States. This is just the second time that the tournament is scheduled to be hosted by a nation outside of South America. Brazil previously hosted the last two iterations of the Copa America.
With just a couple of days to go before the start of the competition, a new report has sifted through every Copa America roster to determine which league is the most represented at the tournament. According to the review, MLS is tied with England’s Premier League for the most players in the prestigious competition. Both leagues will have 41 players competing in the summer tournament.
USMNT currently features just three MLS players for Copa America 2024
While a plethora of Copa America stars currently play at MLS clubs, not many of these players come from the USMNT. As hosts, the Stars and Stripes will compete at the tournament for just the sixth time. Just three Americans listed in Gregg Berhalter’s squad currently feature for MLS teams. This trio includes goalkeeper Sean Johnson (Toronto), Miles Robinson (Cincinnati), and Shaq Moore (Nashville).
Canada, on the other hand, currently has the most MLS representation of any national team at the Copa America. Jesse Marsch’s new team features 14 total players on MLS rosters. Eight of these stars are currently on American clubs, with the remaining six featuring for one of the trio of Canadian MLS teams. In total, 21 of the 29 MLS clubs have players at the 2024 Copa America.
Leagues that have the most players at Copa America 2024:
41 – Premier League (England)
41 – MLS (USA/Canada)
35 – Liga MX (Mexico)
35 – Serie A (Brazil)
28 – La Liga (Spain)
23 – Serie A (Italy)
20 – Primera División (Bolivia)
16 – Primera División (Argentina)
16 –…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-06-18 17:08:13
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