CONCACAF to launch its own Champions League
Published 1/28/2008 at FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Soccer's North and Central American and Caribbean governing body is launching its own Champions League to mirror Europe's.
The 24-team competition will start in August and will replace the CONCACAF Champions Cup, which has determined the region's champion since 1962 and will end after 2008.
"This is a project we've been working on for more than a year," CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer said at a news conference Monday. "We believe this event will bring exciting football to our region.
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