Super Bowl LX Impact on Liga MX: Strategic Scheduling for Mexico's NFL Fans
The upcoming Super Bowl, a major sporting event, is set to take place this Sunday, Feb. 8, featuring a showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. The event garners global attention, including in Mexico, where there is a significant NFL fan base of around 40 million, making it the largest outside the U.S. Despite soccer's dominance in Mexico, the Super Bowl's popularity is on the rise and will impact this weekend's Liga MX games. The Clausura 2026 gameweek 5 will see all nine Liga MX games scheduled on Friday and Saturday, with no matches on Sunday to make way for the Super Bowl LX, which will be broadcasted on two national television channels in Mexico. This strategic scheduling decision aims to avoid overlapping kick-off times and maximize viewership for both events.