"An 18-team division where each team plays each other once, but twice overall in two separate competitions the Apertura and Clausura means 34 games across a calendar year, much more than the average European league. Crowds regularly run into the thousands, salaries are good enough to attract some top names, and crucially there's still room to grow with the league less than a decade old."
"It's been a good choice for me, says Le Sommer, who left Lyon after 15 years and a Champions League winner's medal from 2020. It was really challenging for me to leave Europe and come here but at the same time it was something I felt I wanted, something really different from Europe, because for the end of my career I wanted to enjoy something different and live something different, that's why I chose Mexico."
Eugenie Le Sommer joined Toluca in Mexico's Liga MX Femenil after 15 years at Lyon and a 2020 Champions League winner's medal. Liga MX Femenil has 18 teams and uses separate Apertura and Clausura competitions, producing 34 games per calendar year. Crowds commonly reach thousands and salaries attract established European players. The league is less than a decade old and retains room for growth. Toluca finished fourth in the Apertura and exited in quarter-finals. Toluca signed other French players including Amandine Henry and Faustine Robert and is coached by Patrice Lair. Le Sommer scored a hat-trick in an opening-day 5-3 Clausura victory.
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