2024 Concacaf Champions Cup (and qualifying: Leagues Cup, Central American Cup, Caribbean Cup, Caribbean Shield)

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Draw delivers Round One matchups for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup

https://www.concacaf.com/champions-cup/ ... pions-cup/

27 of the region's best clubs will battle to be crowned as the Confederation's club champion.

Winner qualifies for an expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, joining CF Monterrey, Seattle Sounders FC, and Club Leon as the region's four representatives.

Round One begins play the second week of February 2024

Miami, FL – Concacaf today conducted the official draw for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup, the region's premier men’s club competition.

ESPN host and reporter Fernando Palomo hosted the draw event, which also included the participation of Concacaf President and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani and former players Moises Munoz and Diego Valeri. Concacaf Chief Football Competitions Officer Carlos Fernandez conducted the draw.

The tournament's 59th edition, revamped to include 27 of the best clubs from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean and five rounds, crowns the Confederation's club champion and is the sole qualification route for the region's clubs to the new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup.

In Wednesday's draw, the clubs participating in the tournament's Round One were drawn into a matchup and will play as follows:

Round One

RO Matchup #1: Philadelphia Union (USA) vs Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)
RO Matchup #2: Deportivo Toluca (MEX) vs CS Herediano (CRC)
RO Matchup #3: Club America (MEX) vs Real Estelí FC (NCA)
RO Matchup #4: CD Guadalajara (MEX) vs Forge FC (CAN)
RO Matchup #5: New England Revolution (USA) vs CA Independiente (PAN)
RO Matchup #6: Houston Dynamo FC (USA) vs St. Louis CITY SC (USA)
RO Matchup #7: Tigres UANL (MEX) vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN)
RO Matchup #8: Orlando City SC (USA) vs Cavalry FC (CAN)
RO Matchup #9: CF Monterrey (MEX) vs Comunicaciones FC (GUA)
RO Matchup #10: FC Cincinnati (USA) vs Cavalier FC (JAM)
RO Matchup #11: Nashville SC (USA) vs Moca FC (DOM)

Following home and away play, in February of 2024, the aggregate score winner in each matchup will advance to the Round of 16. The Round of 16 matchups will be as follows:

Round of 16

R16 Matchup #1: CF Pachuca (MEX) vs W1
R16 Matchup #2: SV Robinhood (SUR) vs W2
R16 Matchup #3: W3 vs W4
R16 Matchup #4: LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs W5
R16 Matchup #5: Columbus Crew (USA) vs W6
R16 Matchup #6: W7 vs W8
R16 Matchup #7: W9 vs W10
R16 Matchup #8: Inter Miami CF (USA) vs W11

The Round of 16 will be played in March 2024, followed by the Quarterfinals and Semifinals in April, and the single-leg Final on Sunday, June 2.

Concacaf will announce the complete schedule for Round One in the coming days.

To view the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup bracket, click here (also available below)

Fans will be able to follow and enjoy the competition through the Confederation's TV partner networks, including FOX Sports | Tubi (USA-English), TUDN | ViX (USA-Spanish), Fox Sports Mexico (Mexico-Spanish), ESPN | Star+ (Central America, Caribbean, and South America), and the Concacaf Official Platforms for all other territories (subject to territory restrictions).

2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Windows

Round One: February 6-8 (Week 1), 13-15 (Week 2), 20-22 (Week 3) and 27-29 (Week 4)
Round of 16: March 5-7 (First Legs) and 12-14 (Second Legs)
Quarterfinals: April 2-4 (First Legs) and 9-11 (Second Legs)
Semifinals: April 23-25 (First Legs) and April 30 - May 2 (Second Legs)
Final: Sunday, June 2 (Single Leg)

In the competition's previous edition, disputed in 2023 between 16 clubs, Club Leon (Mexico) defeated Los Angeles FC (USA) 3-1 in the Final on aggregate to claim their first-ever Concacaf crown. The Mexican club will represent the Confederation in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia between December 12 and 22, 2023. Leon will make their Club World Cup debut on December 15 versus the 2023 Asian Football Confederations champion Urawa Reds (Japan) in the Second Round. Should they emerge victorious, they will advance to the Semifinals, where they will face the 2023 UEFA Champions League winners, Manchester City (England).

By virtue of winning the 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup, Club Leon also secured a berth in the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, joining the 2021 and 2022 champions, CF Monterrey (Mexico) and Seattle Sounders FC (USA), respectively. The 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup winner will join these three clubs as the region's four representatives in the expanded 32-club FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

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2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Regulations: https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windo ... ns-eng.pdf

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Columbus Crew, Robinhood move up in Concacaf Club Rankings

https://www.concacaf.com/champions-cup/ ... -rankings/

MIAMI, Florida – The latest edition of the Concacaf Club Rankings (CCR) is out, and with domestic leagues coming to a close and the Concacaf Central American Cup and Concacaf Caribbean Cup both concluded, there has been movement in the Rankings.

Among the biggest movers over the last month were a pair of newly crowned champions: 2023 MLS Cup winners Columbus Crew and 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Cup champions Robinhood of Suriname.

The Confederation launched a revamped rankings system earlier this year, with clubs gaining points for results in official domestic league matches, regional cup matches and Concacaf Champions Cup play.

The CCR determines draw seedings and pots for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup. The Draw for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup took place on Wednesday. The rankings used for the Champions Cup Draw were published on Monday.

Further detail explaining the rankings and how clubs earn points can be found here: Concacaf launches new ranking system for region’s clubs and leagues.

Club America retain top spot

Mexican giants and seven-time Concacaf Champions Cup winners Club America retained their spot atop the Rankings for the second straight month. Club America marched their way to the Final of the 2023 Liga MX Apertura, eliminating 2023 Champions Cup winners Club Leon and Atletico San Luis along the way with respective 4-2 and 5-2 aggregate victories. Club America will face Tigres in the Final.

MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew vault into Top 10

For the first time, the Columbus Crew are in the Top 10 thanks to their 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC in the Final of 2023 MLS Cup, earning the Crew their third MLS crown. Columbus vaulted into ninth-place in the Rankings.

The top four remained the same, with Club America, Monterrey, Tigres and Club Leon. The Philadelphia Union and Toluca swapped places, with the Union rising to fifth and Toluca dropping to sixth. There was also a change in places between Pachuca and Chivas, with Pachuca edging ahead in seventh and Chivas in eighth. Columbus and 2023 MLS Cup runners-up LAFC rounded out the Top 10.

Eight of the Top 10 clubs are qualified for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup: Club America, Monterrey, Tigres, Philadelphia Union, Toluca, Pachuca, Chivas and Columbus Crew.

Saprissa surge past Alajuelense in Central American Top 10

There was a shake-up in the Central American Top 10. Honduran giants Olimpia maintained their spot as the top Central American side and 39th overall, but coming in second in the region and 44th overall was Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica, who surged past domestic rivals Alajuelense, who fell to third in Central America and 46th overall. Saprissa did so on the strength of reaching the Costa Rican final, while Alajuelense were eliminated in the semifinals by Herediano.

Herediano (49th) and Comunicaciones of Guatemala (52nd) remained fourth and fifth in the region, while newly-minted Panamanian champions CAI (53rd) re-took the sixth spot in front of seventh-place Municipal of Guatemala (56th). Rounding out the Central American Top 10 was Motagua of Honduras (57th), Guatemala’s Antigua GFC (58th) and Tauro of Panama (59th).

Robinhood keep climbing in Caribbean

2023 Concacaf Caribbean Cup champions Robinhood of Suriname made another big move in the Caribbean Top 10, picking up another eight points to go from sixth to fourth in the region and 100th overall.

Haiti’s Violette (68th) kept their lead as the top Caribbean club, with no change in the second and third Caribbean spots by Cibao FC of the Dominican Republic (92nd) and Jamaican side Mount Pleasant (99th). Following Robinhood is Haitian club Arcahaie in fifth (106th), while Caribbean Cup finalists Cavalier of Jamaica are sixth (108th), one spot ahead of Caribbean Cup Third-Place Series winners Moca of the Dominican Republic (109th). The rest of the Caribbean Top 10 is rounded out by Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force (110th), ASC of Haiti (113th) and Jamaican club Arnett Gardens (114th).

Robinhood earn mantle of biggest mover up the Rankings

Robinhood’s 2023 could not have ended any better. The Surinamese club captured the 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield and then used that momentum to win the 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Cup, the exclamation point being a 3-0 win against Cavalier of Jamaica in the Final, moving Robinhood a whopping eight spots up in the overall Rankings from 108th in November to 100th in December. Since October, Robinhood have climbed 14 spots in the overall Rankings.

Other big movers included 2023 Liga MX Apertura semifinalists Atletico San Luis up eight spots to 22nd overall and Jocoro of El Salvador up eight spots to 125th.

Robinhood register biggest upset win

Robinhood’s 3-0 aggregate victory over Cavalier in the Final of the 2023 Caribbean Cup also went down as the biggest upset win over the course of the last month. Heading into the Final, Robinhood were 110th overall while Cavalier were 100th, but now Robinhood have moved past Cavalier with their victory into 100th, while Cavalier fell to 108th.











Club rankings: https://www.concacaf.com/rankings/club/

League rankings: https://www.concacaf.com/rankings/league/

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Concacaf announces schedule for 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One and Round of 16 matches

https://www.concacaf.com/champions-cup/ ... 6-matches/

27 of the region's best clubs will battle to be crowned Concacaf club champion and qualify for the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Champion will earn USD $5m+ from Concacaf in financial distributions.

22 clubs begin play in Round One in February 2024.


Miami, FL (Monday, December 18, 2023) – Concacaf has announced the schedule for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One and Round of 16 matches.

The Concacaf Champions Cup 59th edition, which has been revamped to include 27 of the best clubs from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean and five rounds, crowns the Confederation's club champion and is the sole qualification route for the region's clubs to the new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup.

The matchups for Round One and the Round of 16, as well as each club's path to the Final were determined at the official draw on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, and are as follows (bracket available here and below):

RO Matchup #1: Philadelphia Union (USA) vs Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)
RO Matchup #2: Deportivo Toluca (MEX) vs CS Herediano (CRC)
RO Matchup #3: Club América (MEX) vs Real Estelí FC (NCA)
RO Matchup #4: CD Guadalajara (MEX) vs Forge FC (CAN)
RO Matchup #5: New England Revolution (USA) vs CA Independiente (PAN)
RO Matchup #6: Houston Dynamo FC (USA) vs St. Louis CITY SC (USA)
RO Matchup #7: Tigres UANL (MEX) vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN)
RO Matchup #8: Orlando City SC (USA) vs Cavalry FC (CAN)
RO Matchup #9: CF Monterrey (MEX) vs Comunicaciones FC (GUA)
RO Matchup #10: FC Cincinnati (USA) vs Cavalier FC (JAM)
RO Matchup #11: Nashville SC (USA) vs Moca FC (DOM)

Following home and away play, the aggregate score winner in each Round One matchup will advance to the Round of 16.

The Round of 16 includes five pre-seeded clubs (three regional cup winners and the champions of the two best-ranked domestic leagues) and the 11 Round One winners. The Round of 16 matchups are as follow:

R16 Matchup #1: CF Pachuca (MEX) vs W1
R16 Matchup #2: SV Robinhood (SUR) vs W2
R16 Matchup #3: W3 vs W4
R16 Matchup #4: LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs W5
R16 Matchup #5: Columbus Crew (USA) vs W6
R16 Matchup #6: W7 vs W8
R16 Matchup #7: W9 vs W10
R16 Matchup #8: Inter Miami CF (USA) vs W11

The Round of 16 will be played in March 2024, followed by the Quarterfinals and Semifinals in April, and the single-leg Final on Sunday, June 2.







2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One
*Kickoff times listed in ET (local) and home club listed first

WEEK 1

Tuesday, February 6, 2024
20:00 (19:00) Comunicaciones FC vs CF Monterrey - Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, GUA
22:00 (21:00) Real Estelí FC vs Club América - Estadio Independencia, Estelí, NCA

Wednesday, February 7, 2024
18:00 (17:00) CS Herediano vs Deportivo Toluca FC - Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, CRC
20:00 (20:00) Forge FC vs CD Guadalajara -Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, CAN
22:00 (19:00) Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Tigres UANL - Starlight Stadium, Langford, CAN

WEEK 2

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
22:00 (21:00) CD Guadalajara vs Forge FC - Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, MEX

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
20:00 (19:00) Tigres UANL vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC - Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, MEX
22:15 (21:15) Club América vs. Real Estelí FC - Estadio Ciudad de Deportes, Mexico City, MEX

Thursday, February 15, 2024
20:00 (19:00) Deportivo Toluca FC vs CS Herediano - Estadio Nemesio Diez, Toluca, MEX
22:15 (21:15) CF Monterrey vs Comunicaciones FC - Estadio BBVA, Monterrey, MEX

WEEK 3

Wednesday, February 20, 2024
20:00 (19:00) St. Louis CITY SC vs Houston Dynamo FC - CITYPARK, St. Louis, MO, USA
22:00 (21:00) Deportivo Saprissa vs Philadelphia Union - Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, CRC

Wednesday, February 21, 2024
20:00 (20:00) CA Independiente vs New England Revolution - Estadio Universitario, Penonomé, PAN
22:00 (19:00) Cavalry FC vs Orlando City SC - Starlight Stadium, Langford, CAN

Thursday, February 22, 2024
19:00 (20:00) Moca FC vs Nashville SC - Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago, DOM
21:00 (21:00) Cavalier FC vs FC Cincinnati - National Stadium, Kingston, JAM

WEEK 4

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
18:00 (18:00) Orlando City SC vs Cavalry FC - Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FL, USA
20:15 (20:15) Philadelphia Union vs Deportivo Saprissa - Subaru Park, Chester, PA, USA
22:30 (21:30) Houston Dynamo FC vs St. Louis CITY SC - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX, USA

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
19:00 (19:00) FC Cincinnati vs. Cavalier FC - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH, USA
21:15 (20:15) Nashville SC vs Moca FC - GEODIS Park, Nashville, TN, USA

Thursday, February 29, 2024
20:15 (20:15) New England Revolution vs CA Independiente - Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA, USA


2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16
*Kickoff times listed in ET (local) and home club listed first.

First Leg Matches

Tuesday, March 5, 2024
18:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #1 vs CF Pachuca - TBC
20:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #8 vs Winner RO Matchup #7 - TBC
22:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #2 vs SV Robinhood - TBC

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
18:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #5 vs LD Alajuelense - TBC
20:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #6 vs Columbus Crew - TBC
22:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #4 vs Winner RO Matchup #3 - TBC

Thursday, March 7, 2024
19:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #10 vs Winner RO Matchup #9 - TBC
21:00 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #11 vs Inter Miami CF - TBC

Second Leg Matches

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
18:00 (18:00) Columbus Crew vs Winner RO Matchup #6 - Lower.com Field, Columbus, OH, USA
20:15 (18:15) CF Pachuca vs Winner RO Matchup #1 - Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, MEX
22:30 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #7 vs Winner RO Matchup #8 - TBC

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
18:00 (19:00) SV Robinhood vs Winner RO Matchup #2 - Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, SUR
20:15 (20:15) Inter Miami CF vs Winner RO Matchup #11 - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
22:30 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #3 vs Winner RO Matchup #4 - TBC

Thursday, March 14, 2024
20:00 (18:00) LD Alajuelense vs Winner RO Matchup #5 - Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, CRC
22:15 (TBC) Winner RO Matchup #9 vs Winner RO Matchup #10 - TBC



2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Windows

Round One: February 6-8 (Week 1), 13-15 (Week 2), 20-22 (Week 3) and 27-29 (Week 4)
Round of 16: March 5-7 (First Legs) and 12-14 (Second Legs)
Quarterfinals: April 2-4 (First Legs) and 9-11 (Second Legs)
Semifinals: April 23-25 (First Legs) and April 30 - May 2 (Second Legs)
Final: Sunday, June 2 (Single Leg)



Financial distributions

In addition to expanding the competition format, Concacaf has significantly increased the financial distributions for all participating clubs in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Starting in 2024, for each edition, the tournament’s champion will receive USD $5m+ in financial distributions, an increase of close to five times compared with the Concacaf Champions League era.



Broadcast Information

Fans will be able to follow and enjoy the competition through the Confederation's TV partner networks, including FOX Sports | Tubi (USA-English), TUDN | ViX (USA-Spanish), Fox Sports Mexico (Mexico-Spanish), ESPN | Star+ (Central America, Caribbean, and South America), and the Concacaf Official Platforms for all other territories (subject to territory restrictions).

In the previous edition of the Concacaf Champions Cup, Club Leon of Mexico won its first continental title after defeating LAFC 3-1 in the Final on aggregate. By winning the title, Club Leon secured a berth in this year's FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia and the 2025 expanded edition. The 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup winner will join Club Leon, Seattle Sounders FC (2022), and CF Monterrey (2021) as the region's four representatives in the 32-club 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

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First round fixtures























As there is no country protection in the draw, there is an all-USA tie in the first round between Houston and St Louis.

In fact, it is possible for the winner of this tie to play all five rounds of the tournament against another team from USA.
Round of 16: vs Columbus
Quarter-finals: vs Orlando
Semi-finals: vs Miami/Cincinnati/Nashville
Final: vs Philadelphia/New England

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CONCACAF Champions Cup, titles by country



From the list of countries above, only Mexico, Costa Rica, USA, Suriname, and Guatemala will be present this year.

No clubs from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, and Trinidad and Tobago have qualified for 2024.

Instead we will have teams from Canada, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Panama.

[Jackson Harrison]

@amenina any news on the hosting arrangements for the final?

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@amenina any news on the hosting arrangements for the final?

Not announced yet.

From the regulations: https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windo ... ns-eng.pdf

12.8 The final will be hosted by Concacaf at a neutral venue.

12.8.1 At its sole discretion, Concacaf reserves the right to grant the hosting rights to the club with the highest standings as per section 12.12.5.

12.12.5 The highest-ranked club based on section 12.13 after the completion of the Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals (not including Round One) of the Competition will host the Final.

[Jackson Harrison]

@amenina any news on the hosting arrangements for the final?

Not announced yet.

From the regulations: https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windo ... ns-eng.pdf

12.8 The final will be hosted by Concacaf at a neutral venue.

12.8.1 At its sole discretion, Concacaf reserves the right to grant the hosting rights to the club with the highest standings as per section 12.12.5.

12.12.5 The highest-ranked club based on section 12.13 after the completion of the Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals (not including Round One) of the Competition will host the Final.

An right so not just some venue in like every other one.

I like that idea actually, gives teams incentive to win every match and score as many goals as possible.

[amenina]

@amenina any news on the hosting arrangements for the final?

Not announced yet.

From the regulations: https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windo ... ns-eng.pdf

12.8 The final will be hosted by Concacaf at a neutral venue.

12.8.1 At its sole discretion, Concacaf reserves the right to grant the hosting rights to the club with the highest standings as per section 12.12.5.

12.12.5 The highest-ranked club based on section 12.13 after the completion of the Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals (not including Round One) of the Competition will host the Final.

An right so not just some venue in like every other one.

I like that idea actually, gives teams incentive to win every match and score as many goals as possible.

As the regulations says, the final could be played at a neutral venue, or hosted by the team with the better record.

And it is up to CONCACAF to decide. And we still don't know when they will make that decision.

But of course, it is still better to have the better record, since you at least avoid having to play the final at your opponent's home venue.

[Jackson Harrison]

Not announced yet.

From the regulations: https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windo ... ns-eng.pdf

12.8 The final will be hosted by Concacaf at a neutral venue.

12.8.1 At its sole discretion, Concacaf reserves the right to grant the hosting rights to the club with the highest standings as per section 12.12.5.

12.12.5 The highest-ranked club based on section 12.13 after the completion of the Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals (not including Round One) of the Competition will host the Final.

An right so not just some venue in like every other one.

I like that idea actually, gives teams incentive to win every match and score as many goals as possible.

As the regulations says, the final could be played at a neutral venue, or hosted by the team with the better record.

And it is up to CONCACAF to decide. And we still don't know when they will make that decision.

But of course, it is still better to have the better record, since you at least avoid having to play the final at your opponent's home venue.

You reckon they'll use this to cover themselves to get away with moving it to for more ?

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An right so not just some venue in like every other one.

I like that idea actually, gives teams incentive to win every match and score as many goals as possible.

As the regulations says, the final could be played at a neutral venue, or hosted by the team with the better record.

And it is up to CONCACAF to decide. And we still don't know when they will make that decision.

But of course, it is still better to have the better record, since you at least avoid having to play the final at your opponent's home venue.

You reckon they'll use this to cover themselves to get away with moving it to for more ?

Since this is the first season they are having this one-game final, I honestly don't know how they will decide the venue.

Most likely they will look at who the teams are (Both Mexico? Both USA? Mexico vs USA? Or a team from another country?), and see which venue makes the most sense in terms of attendance.

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Draw video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q8Y5SUwXvE

[Jackson Harrison]

Draw video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q8Y5SUwXvE

Better late than never

[amenina]

Draw video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q8Y5SUwXvE

Better late than never

The link I posted a month ago did not work.