MLS to Align Calendar with European Leagues Starting Next Year
Major League Soccer will transition to a summer-to-spring schedule next year, aligning with major European leagues, a move executives see as an opportunity.
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MLS’s calendar flip is coming. Clubs are already planning how to exploit it
Starting next year, MLS will align itself with big European leagues and become a summer-to-spring operation. Executives see the change as an opportunity
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Starting next year, MLS will align itself with big European leagues and become a summer-to-spring operation. Executives see the change as an opportunity Few constants have endured from MLS’s 1996 debut to now. It’s still an operational soccer league, for one thing. There’s the name itself, although its initial logo was shelved in 2015 for its current shield-and-kickstand. Eight of the 10 teams that launched the league remain involved, though each one has changed their name, crest, or both over time. Another rare constant will soon fade into the rearview: the league’s schedule. MLS has run spring-to-fall/winter since its launch, more specifically from late February to early December in recent years. Preseason kicks off at the start of each new year, three weeks or so after the previous season’s championship bout. It’s a pretty well-ironed routine, even as ancillary competitions like the Leagues Cup and Club World Cup shuffle the middle bits each year. Continue reading...
By Jeff Rueter
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