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The CONCACAF Champions League is no more, with the CONCACAF Champions Cup making its return for the first time since 2008. 2023 Leagues Cup winners Inter Miami, with Lionel Messi in tow, will hope to lead the American charge, while Liga MX giants Club América and Chivas are the fancied Mexican hopefuls among the 27 participants. What is the format for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup? The new format - rather bucking the trend in soccer of late - could hardly be simpler. There is no group phase, with each of the five rounds consisting of knockout ties. From round one through to the semifinals, all ties are played over two legs , with away goals used as the first tiebreaker if the two teams involved are level after 180 minutes. If they still can’t be separated, extra time - in which away goals no longer count - and a penalty shootout will determine the winner. The first #ConcaChampions week is finally here! 🔥 2️⃣ Epic Battles on Tuesday! 3️⃣ Epic Battles on Wednesday! Book your ...

The 2023/24 season of European club football kicks off the traditional curtain-raiser of the UEFA Super Cup. Theoretically, qualifying for the Champions League began on 27 June (just 17 days after last season's final between Manchester City and Inter) but the Super Cup has been viewed as the season opener since Anton Witkamp, a journalist at the Dutch publication De Telegraaf , dreamed up the competition in the early 1970s. At its inception, Witkamp said of the competing teams: "More than money and glory, they were pursuing the right to be called the best." The economic reality of the modern game has seen some of the Corinthian spirit fade but the Super Cup remains the first available prize of the European season. Here's everything you need to know about the 2023/24 edition of the competition. When is the 2023 UEFA Super Cup? The 48th UEFA Super Cup will take place on Wednesday 16 August 2023 , after the first weekend of league football for the English and Spanish top...