The Américas Kings League (also known as Kings League Américas, and Américas Kings League Santander or simply Kings League Santander for sponsorship reasons) is an upcoming
seven-a-side football league made up of twelve teams presided by footballers and
Internet streamers from across the Spanish-speaking countries of
Latin America. It is based on Spain's
Kings League
The Kings League (officially known as the Kings League InfoJobs since November 2023 due to sponsorship reasons) is a seven-a-side football league in Barcelona established in 2023. The league features rules that differ from traditional football ...
, launched by
Gerard Piqué in late 2022.
Background
After the Kings League began play in early 2023, league CEO Oriol Querol stated that they had a goal to bring the format to multiple countries, with talks for a version in Brazil and another one across the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America ongoing at the time. The Latin American league was formally announced on 14 July 2023, with a statement saying that it would begin play in 2024 in
Mexico City. Two weeks later, during the Kings and Queens Finals event held at the
Metropolitano Stadium
Metropolitano Stadium (Spanish: ''Estadio Metropolitano''), also referred to as Cívitas Metropolitano for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Madrid, Spain. It has been the home stadium of Atlético Madrid since the 2017–18 season. It is lo ...
in Madrid, Mexican footballer
Javier Hernández was the first team chairman to be announced.
A launch event for the league was held on 24 October 2023, with the reveal of all the competing teams and chairpersons,
where it was also announced that former Mexico national team player
Miguel Layún would be serving as chairman of the league, with
Marc Crosas appointed as the league's sporting director.
The Américas Kings League will feature a team styled after the eponymous football club from the Mexican comedy-drama series ''
Club de Cuervos
''Club de Cuervos'', also known as ''Club of Crows'', is a Mexican comedy-drama streaming television series produced by Gary Alazraki and Michael Lam. Premiering with its full first season on August 7, 2015, it is the first Spanish-language Netf ...
'', with actors
Luis Gerardo Méndez
Luis Gerardo Hernández Méndez (born 12 March 1982) is a Mexican actor and producer born in Aguascalientes City. Having previously mostly appeared in smaller films and on television, Méndez shot to fame with his starring role in the 2013 comed ...
and
Mariana Treviño reprising their roles from the show for a video that was aired during the league's launch livestream.
Team organisation
The teams and their chairpersons were announced during the league's launch event on 24 October 2023.
Perfomance by equip
See also
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Media football
Media football is a version of football in which the teams are mainly made up of celebrities (influencers, actors, business stars, etc.). Media football emerged and developed in Russia in the late 2010s, although Russian teams have held matches b ...
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Kings League
The Kings League (officially known as the Kings League InfoJobs since November 2023 due to sponsorship reasons) is a seven-a-side football league in Barcelona established in 2023. The league features rules that differ from traditional football ...
References
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Seven-a-side football competitions
Sports leagues established in 2023