Leagues Cup
Leagues & TournamentsAn annual competition between clubs from Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX (Mexico).
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Promotion and Relegation
The system where the best teams in a lower division move up to the higher division, and the worst teams in the higher division move down.
Bundesliga
The top professional football league in Germany.
Primeira Liga
The top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system.
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The age group cut-off date is moving from a January 1st birth year to an August 1st school year system.