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MLS will start the season in mid-July with playoffs in May and a winter break to align with international soccer calendars, improving transfer window synchronization and player recovery.
- Thursday, the Major League Soccer Board of Governors voted to align MLS with the international calendar, shifting the season to Summer-to-Spring starting in 2027 at the Palm Beach, Florida meeting.
- To align with global soccer, the shift aims to match international transfer windows and free players for summer national-team duty, improving MLS clubs' competitiveness compared to the MLS primary transfer window Jan. 31 to April 23.
- Under the new plan, the season would kickoff in mid July, end with Decision Day in April, hold MLS Cup playoffs in May, and include a winter break from mid December to early or mid-February.
- MLS and the players' union now must resolve contentious terms, as past rollbacks forced the Major League Soccer Players' Association to give up $150 million and recent disputes over bonuses pose hurdles.
- Viral snowy images from the Atletico Ottawa vs. Cavalry FC Canadian Premier League final prompted concern, leading owners to consider a single-table format with divisions while keeping more than 90 percent of games in the current footprint.
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From the 2027-2028 season and after a transitional exercise, the MLS will align its programme with that of European football.
MLS Moves to Shift Its Season
Major League Soccer owners voted Thursday to shift the league's season to a summer-to-spring calendar in 2027, bringing it closer to being in line with its international counterparts. The move aims to put MLS in a more competitive position for player transfers while also freeing up players for national team...
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Independent EspañolBy ANNIE M. PETERSON The MLS owners voted on Thursday to change the league calendar to one where the season begins in the summer and ends in the spring, in order to align it more with most of the world's leagues. The decision aims to place the MLS in a more competitive position for player transfers, while releasing footballers for service with their national selections during the summer, when many important international tournaments are held. Th…
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MLS to align schedule with world's top leagues in 2027
MLS will follow the lead of the top soccer leagues in the world and move to a summer-to-spring schedule starting in 2027. Since making its debut in 1996, MLS has contained its seasons within a single calendar year by operating a spring-to-fall schedule. The 2025 MLS season is currently in the playoffs with MLS Cup set to take place on Dec. 6. The MLS board of governors voted in July to push a decision on a change of schedule until this week's ML…
MLS owners vote to flip season to align with international calendar
San Diego FC won Game 3 of its best-of-three playoff series against the Portland Timbers at sold-out Snapdragon Stadium on Sunday night and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals. Now they wait 15 days to play it — Nov. 24 at home against Minnesota United — while key members of the roster scatter to distant corners of the planet for national-team duty during a mandated FIFA international break. It is one reason (of several) why the MLS bo…
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