Leagues Cup 2025 Kicks Off with Dramatic Penalties & Early Goals

Leagues Cup 2025 is officially underway with a new format and a fresh new look. Check back throughout the night for updates from around the grounds.

GOAL

Columbus have doubled their lead over Toluca thanks to USMNT wide-man Max Arfsten!

GOAL

Before we could even get going, Puebla have snatched the lead against NYCFC!

Juan Manuel Fedorco has scored just two minutes into the match at Red Bull Arena!

– Wednesday, 30 July 2025

HALF-TIME

Columbus Crew 1-0 Toluca

CF Montréal 0-1 León

🎥 A look back on León's opener in Montréal.

– Tuesday, 29 July 2025

The games have settled down now after a rapid opening 25 minutes, but don't you can't let your guard down when Liga MX and MLS square off.

🥊 It's all kicking off in Columbus as the players come together after the a rough tackle in midfield.

It is getting very chippy very quickly.

The penalty for Toluca has been taken away after a VAR checked revealed an offside in the buildup! Drama galore in the early going.

ANOTHER PENALTY IN COLUMBUS!

Toluca have been awarded a penalty of their own in Columbus after a takedown in the box. It's all happening in the opening 15 minutes, folks.

– Tuesday, 29 July 2025

GOAL

We've had simultaneous goals in our two early games as León have snatched the lead over CF Montréal! Veteran striker Rogelio Funes Mori has given the Mexican side the lead in Canada.

– Tuesday, 29 July 2025

GOAL

The spot-kick has been coolly dispatched by Columbus talisman Diego Rossi. The reigning champions have the lead!

– Tuesday, 29 July 2025

PENALTY!

Luan Garcia's attempted clearance in the box went wrong has he kicked a Columbus player on his follow-through, forcing the referee to award the Crew a spot-kick.

And we're underway in Columbus and Montréal!

– Tuesday, 29 July 2025

– Tuesday, 29 July 2025