MLS is considering changing to a fall-spring calendar after the 2026 World Cup
5 months ago

MLS is considering changing to a fall-spring calendar after the 2026 World Cup

New York Times  

Major League Soccer is considering overhauling its calendar, flipping to a fall-spring season with breaks in the summer and winter, multiple sources briefed on the league’s discussions tell The Athletic. Some of those models are for formats themselves, some of those models are how to assess the information that we get.” A change would certainly impact MLS’ competition in the American sports calendar. A fall-spring calendar would also mean that MLS, like the rest of the world, would pause the season during all FIFA international windows, which would be a welcome change for most teams and players. “The playoffs are the most valuable piece of real estate in a league season, and playoffs that would be spring or summer suggests a different dynamic,” Rodriguez said. The league would also have to determine how the U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship fits into the new calendar, though MLS pulled back its participation in the Open Cup this season.

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Players and coaches among those who favor seeing MLS shift to an international calendar
1 month ago

Players and coaches among those who favor seeing MLS shift to an international calendar

Associated Press  

As Major League Soccer readies to open its 30th season, some players and coaches are advocating for a fall-to-spring calendar, a major move that would align the league with its international counterparts. Complicating matters is Major League Soccer’s already crowded schedule — and top players called in and out of their national teams during the busy summer months. There’s also …

Major League Soccer looking to switch to European-style calendar that could change 50-year tradition
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Major League Soccer looking to switch to European-style calendar that could change 50-year tradition

The Hindu  

Major League Soccer is mulling a radical overhaul of the league’s calendar to mirror a European-style autumn-to-spring season, a revolutionary move that would break with nearly 50 years of tradition in North America. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup championship game in Los Angeles, MLS commissioner Don Garber told reporters the league was considering a switch “more than ever before” …

MLS commissioner looks ahead to a busy next 2 years as the league concludes its 29th season
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MLS commissioner looks ahead to a busy next 2 years as the league concludes its 29th season

Associated Press  

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MLS needs to make a meaningful change to keep up. A calendar shift can be just that
5 months ago

MLS needs to make a meaningful change to keep up. A calendar shift can be just that

New York Times  

Major League Soccer is ready for change. The Athletic has written and spoken numerous times about the differing opinions at the league’s board level regarding how to take MLS forward. For a while, it felt like MLS was going to sit by and watch this unprecedented confluence of moments in the sport’s North American history — Messi’s arrival, the Copa …

MLS has a new playoff format: our writers offer their thoughts
2 years, 1 month ago

MLS has a new playoff format: our writers offer their thoughts

New York Times  

Major League Soccer announced a new playoff format on Tuesday, which will see 18 total teams make the postseason, an increase of two teams per conference. The Athletic has reported that the changes were made in part to create more high-stakes playoff games for Apple as part of MLS’s 10-year, $2.5 billion media rights deal with the tech giant. But …

MLS planning to start 2021 regular season in March despite pandemic concerns
4 years, 4 months ago

MLS planning to start 2021 regular season in March despite pandemic concerns

New York Times  

Major League Soccer intends to start its 2021 regular season in early March, as usual, despite the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. “Based on the crowded international calendar next year, we are targeting to start our season in early March, as usual,” MLS deputy commissioner Mark Abbott said in a statement. Like all leagues, we are concerned about those restrictions continuing …

MLS to resume regular season following Florida tournament
4 years, 7 months ago

MLS to resume regular season following Florida tournament

The Hindu  

Major League Soccer said Saturday it will resume its season once the MLS is Back tournament in Florida wraps up. Dallas and Nashville are playing three additional games after withdrawing from the league’s tournament because of positive COVID-19 cases. The league has been playing the month long MLS is Back tournament without fans at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex …

MLS season to resume with LAFC and Galaxy meeting twice in five games
4 years, 7 months ago

MLS season to resume with LAFC and Galaxy meeting twice in five games

LA Times  

The Galaxy’s Sebastian Lletget, right, kicks the ball as LAFC’s Mark-Anthony Kaye, far left, and Dejan Jakovic defend July 18 in Florida. Soccer Galaxy resume training following COVID-19 scare The Galaxy returned to training Tuesday following a COVID-19 scare in which eight members of the team’s USL Championship affiliate tested positive. And we have to start, we’ve got to give …

Major League Soccer to restart season July 8
4 years, 9 months ago

Major League Soccer to restart season July 8

The Hindu  

Major League Soccer said on Tuesday it will restart the season after being shut down for almost three months for the COVID-19 outbreak on July 8 with a tournament without fans at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. “We are pleased to team up with Disney to relaunch the 2020 MLS season and get back to playing soccer,” said commissioner Don …

The Latest: MLS extends training moratorium through April 24
4 years, 11 months ago

The Latest: MLS extends training moratorium through April 24

Associated Press  

The Latest on the effects of the new coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Major League Soccer has extended its training moratorium through April 24 because of the coronavirus outbreak. ___ The Russian Sports Ministry says a major training base near Moscow has shut down after a coach and an athlete tested “provisionally positive” for the new coronavirus. The …

MLS extends suspension of season until May 10 due to COVID-19 pandemic
5 years ago

MLS extends suspension of season until May 10 due to COVID-19 pandemic

LA Times  

Major League Soccer announced Thursday that it will suspend its season another four weeks, to May 10, a delay that figures to push the MLS Cup into December. In a one-paragraph statement, MLS, which a week ago announced a 30-day halt to the season, said that break was being lengthened “in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s …

MLS, Liga MX will announce eight-team Leagues Cup tournament to start in July
5 years, 9 months ago

MLS, Liga MX will announce eight-team Leagues Cup tournament to start in July

New York Times  

Major League Soccer and Liga MX plan to announce a summer tournament featuring four teams from each league as soon as Wednesday, several sources have told The Athletic. Liga MX released a statement at its club owner’s meeting last week that it will announce a “binational” tournament in the “coming weeks.” ESPN Mexico previously reported that MLS teams Chicago Fire, …

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