Club America settled for a 0-0 draw against crosstown rival Cruz Azul in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.

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Club Leon was disqualified from the Club World Cup 2025 due to not meeting the competition’s multi-club ownership criteria. FIFA is exploring options to replace the Mexican side.

Leon captain James Rodriguez and coach Eduardo Berizzo urged FIFA on Friday to reconsider booting the Mexican team from the Club World Cup. Leon was axed last week for failing to comply with regulations regarding multi-club ownership.

FIFA said Leon was not eligible to play in the 32-team competition this summer after failing to meet multi-club ownership criteria

The winner would formally replace Club Leon after it was removed from this summer's tournament following the breach of a multiclub ownership rule, FIFA said.

Club Leon will be removed from the Club World Cup in the United States later this year as it and another Mexican club in the tournament, CF Pachuca, failed to meet criteria on multi-club ownership, world soccer's governing body said on Friday.

Already expelled from the 2025 Club World Cup, James Rodriguez's Club Leon is set to challenge FIFA, using their last resort to fight for a spot in the competition.

Mexican team Leon has been kicked out of the Club World Cup after FIFA’s appeals committee upheld a decision that it violated a rule that forbids multi-club ownership.