LOS ANGELES AND TOLUCA (Friday, September 26, 2025) – Ahead of the seventh annual Campeones Cup, the reigning MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy, and LIGA MX Campeon de Campeones winners Toluca FC, will conduct impactful legacy projects in their local markets that will increase access to soccer programming and build a legacy for future generations.
For the fourth consecutive occasion in Campeones Cup history, these legacy events will be hosted in both the United States and Mexico, reinforcing the commitment of Major League Soccer and LIGA MX, as partners, to be a force for positive change and create impact across both countries.
Community activations began this Friday, September 26, when Toluca FC and LIGA MX launched the-trainer coaching program serving the youth of San Mateo Atenco in Toluca, Mexico. Local community coaches will be mentored by a Toluca FC athletic trainer and will lead weekly clinics for 30 boys and girls between the ages of 10-14. The program will also see first team psychologists and nutritionists provide participants with educational sessions in mental wellness and healthy habits, as well as deliver soccer and training equipment through schedule programming.
On the MLS side, the LA Galaxy has teamed up with Para Los Niños to make a five-year investment in the organization’s middle school boys’ and girls’ soccer programming. With 16 locations across Los Angeles, Para Los Niños (PLN) integrates education, early intervention, mental health, public health, community engagement, and leadership development to support Hispanic and Latino youth. Through this partnership, the LA Galaxy and MLS will provide equipment, coaching, and financial support to strengthen player development and enable PLN teams to compete in regional competitions, giving students the opportunity to grow and challenge themselves against peers across the city. LA Galaxy Youth Coaches will also offer ongoing guidance and training throughout the five-year partnership.
A special announcement of how this community-first legacy initiative comes to life will take place on Monday, September 29 at their Downtown Los Angeles location (835 Stanford Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90021) from 4:15-6pm PT. With MLS Season Pass talent Rodolfo Landeros as emcee, the event will see LA Galaxy and PLN executives introduce the project, followed by a live soccer clinic led by LA Galaxy Youth Coaches. LA Galaxy players Edwin Cerrillo and Mauricio Cuevas, Club President Tom Braun and Para Los Niños President and CEO Drew Furedi will also be at the event.
Reigning MLS Cup champions the LA Galaxy will host LIGA MX Campeon de Campeones winners Toluca FC for the 2025 Michelob ULTRA Campeones Cup on Wednesday, October 1 at Dignity Health Sports Park (7:30 pm PT; MLS Season Pass) in Carson, Calif. Tickets are still available on www.AXS.com.
About Para Los Niños
Founded on Skid Row in 1980, Para Los Niños (PLN) partners with more than 10,000 children, youth, and families each year through integrated education, wellness supports and advocacy, addressing individual and systemic barriers to create pathways to success. In addition to operating early education centers, charter elementary and middle schools, youth workforce development sites and family services, PLN is the only children’s mental health provider in the Skid Row neighborhood. In addition, PLN's community transformation work brings together community members, community-based organizations, city and county agencies, elected officials, and businesses to tackle issues that impact PLN families. Ninety three percent of families served by PLN live in areas with the highest levels of food insecurity and homelessness in L.A. County
