eLIGA MX: Mexican Football to Resume Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Calling all football fans! Liga MX, Mexico's leading football league, will launch an eSports tournament dubbed, "eLIGA MX," on Friday as stadiums were closed and physical play was suspended amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent article.

On Tuesday, sporting officials announced through a press release:

"Always thinking about innovation, about the satisfaction of the fans, This Friday the eLIGA MX will start, a virtual format, a replica of the Clausura 2020 tournament ", they said.

Following the footsteps of Italy and Spain, which brought their soccer tournament online, the virtual event serves as an awareness campaign to encourage the population to stay at home to avoid the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

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"We will be returning to normal soon, meanwhile, let's live the passion together of our League with this virtual tournament, unique in the world for its format. Let's not stop shouting goals and keep fighting together to beat COVID-19, as a family," Liga MX pointed out.

You don't have to fret over not seeing your favorite footballers because the competition will be a "replica" of 2020's closing tournament to be participated by professional players.

The eLIGA will be participated in by the 18 clubs of the first division of Mexico who will have to choose three of their players as representatives, and week by week, one of them will be the one who plays the day. The tournament will be played through the PlayStation 4 video game FIFA20.

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"The team in question will select its player two days before the day who will have the activity on the court through his console; only one per game will be allowed, which will be in front of your Play Station 4, to make more than one vibrate with luxurious plays and memorable goals ", explains a statement.

Moreover, the matches will be televised live through channels TUDN, TV Azteca, Fox Sports, ESPN, and Imagen Televisión and broadcasted on Facebook and Twitch. Expert commentators from standard broadcasts will also be present.

Like the actual national tournament, the eLIGA will have a regular phase of 17 days and will have a general leaderboard, to define the positions of each club.

Each game will run for 6 minutes with a 2.38-minute break between each part; footballers will play one vs. one, and there will be up to 4 games per match.

Also, the coverage includes matches, which will last one hour with pre and post.

It should be noted that the soccer players who will participate are not yet revealed. According to the official Liga MX Twitter account, these will be announced this Wednesday at noon (Mexico time).

Club León of La Fiera has not yet announced its chosen ones. However, it has hinted that Luis Montes would be one of its representatives.

Subject to official confirmation, the team would start with its participation this Sunday at 2:00 p.m. facing Querétaro and in a duel that will be broadcast by TUDN.

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The championship match will be held on June 7.

The winning team will have a special badge that accredits them as the winner of the eLIGA MX. Also, winners in individual categories will be recognized.