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Portland Thorns vs. Club Tijuana: How to watch Summer Cup, TV channel, live stream

The NWSL side hosts the Liga MX Femenil side at Providence Park

The NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup has arrived, and Sunday will see the Portland Thorns kick off the competition against Club Tijuana.

All 14 NWSL teams and six teams from Liga MX will take part in the Summer Cup, with every match aside from the championship taking place over the next two weeks.

The tournament will coincide with the 2024 Olympics, as the NWSL takes a break from its regular season with matches that are likely to see several fringe players get opportunities to shine.

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The Thorns entered the break in league play sitting fifth in the table, and will have to contend with the absences of Olympic players like Janine Beckie, Jessie Fleming, Sophia Smith and Sam Coffey.

The Seattle Reign and the Utah Royals are also in Group B alongside Portland and Tijuana, with Seattle opening the competition with a 2-1 win over Utah on Friday night.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Portland Thorns vs. Tijuana (Summer Cup)

  • When: Sunday, July 21
  • Where: Providence Park (Portland, OR)
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Channel/streaming: Paramount+ (WATCH NOW), CBS Sports Golazo Network

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Fan killed outside stadium following Tijuana-Chivas match

A 24-year-old was shot outside the Estadio Caliente on Friday night

A 24-year-old fan was shot and killed outside Tijuana’s Estadio Caliente following Friday’s game between Club Tijuana and Chivas, local officials have confirmed.

During the Liga MX match, fights between the two sets of fans broke out in the stands. The conflict continued after the game, with a man found injured outside access three of the stadium.

The victim was treated on the scene and transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Mexican Football Federation said in a statement that it had opened an investigation into the events, and was prepared to issue sanctions.

Liga MX also issued a statement saying that it had been in touch with officials from the home team.

“The board of directors of the Xolos de Tijuana Club has been in direct communication with the authorities and with Liga MX, to make available all the resources and information collected that will help clarify the events,” the league said.

“Both Liga MX and Club Tijuana will continue to monitor the development of this unfortunate situation in order to take appropriate measures based on relevant investigations by the responsible authorities.”

Friday was the second time in 2024 that a fan had been killed outside a stadium following a Liga MX game, In January, a fan died after being hit by a vehicle outside Estadio Corona following a match between Santos Laguna and Monterrey.

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Herrera expresses desire to coach in MLS following Tijuana exit

Could the ex-Mexico manager finally make the move to MLS?

After announcing his departure from Club Tijuana, Miguel Herrera has said he would like to coach in MLS.

Xolos confirmed that Herrera would no longer be the team’s coach on Wednesday, ending the manager’s second stint in charge of the Liga MX club.

Herrera, 56, has coached several clubs in Liga MX and also served as Mexico’s national team coach from 2013 to 2015, leading El Tri to a last-16 berth at the 2014 World Cup.

“Piojo” has never coached outside of Mexico but in an interview with TUDN Radio, he declared his interest in moving north of the border for his next job.

“In Liga MX there are very interesting teams that I would like to coach, but it is difficult for them to change coaches,” he said. “Of course MLS is a great attraction for any Mexican or foreign coach, it is a league that is growing impressively.

“Any MLS team would be extraordinary, it is a league that is growing. Suddenly people in Mexico comment that MLS is already surpassing Liga MX.

“I have always said it, MLS is not turning to Liga MX, it is turning to Europe. It is trying to surpass the Premier League, Spain, because that is how our neighbors have a winning mentality.

“They want to build a very strong league and they are doing it. Today the cost of a franchise is impressively high. Soccer is already very strong in the United States. Of course any MLS team would be a great option [to coach].”

Herrera’s name has been mentioned in connection with a vacant job just across the border from Club Tijuana: MLS expansion side San Diego FC, which is set to begin play next season.

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