Why don't MLS teams play in the Champions League?

The UEFA Champions League is a competition that is held by, as the name suggests, by the European Football's governing body, the Union of European Football Associations. This is a competition that is exclusive to Europe, no other nations from any other continent can play. read more

They do, but not in the European Champions League. MLS teams, as well as those from the Mexican League, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama compete in the CONCACAF Champions League. read more

Best Answer: putting MLS teams in the champions league, or even the europa league would be the best way to grow soccer in the united states. americans like the world cup, but they don't like MLS because they haven't grown up watching it so they're not attached to a team. if it was an underdog MLS team playing with the best in europe, i think they could generate interest similar to the way people watch team USA play. read more

MLS teams play in CONCACAF Champions League (North America). If you mean UEFA Champions League, only European clubs play there. Champions League is competed among a continent. Winners of each Champions League then compete in FIFA Club World Cup. read more