Gathered those with -owned clubs of MLSthey decided to change the current calendar of the first soccer division matches of USA which begins at the beginning of February and extends until the end of November, to adapt it to the international soccer calendar from autumn to spring.
“Governing the Major League Soccer Board today has allowed a second phase of exploration for a possible configuration on the international soccer calendar, in addition the review of the regular format and playoffs of the league will continue,” reads a statement that the league released on Thursday.
In December, the commissioner of MLS, Don Garber He declared that the league was considered to be the alignment of the European calendar.
In press statements during its annual report, Garber He indicated that the league was considering the calendar change in a fall/spring format in 2004-05 and 2014-15 periods.
For the 2027 season
Although this calendar change will not be effective next season but for 2027-2028 with the consequences of the end of 2026 in December and waiting until August 2027 to start the new one.
The proposed change will cause the regular league to begin at the end of July or early August, and then continue until mid -December before a winter break. After a pause of approximately five weeks, ending in early February, the period will end at the end of May or early June.
In addition to discussing this calendar change, it is also expected to meet possible competition changes, including the current playoff format where there are no promotions or decreases.
“The calendar becomes crowded. The hotters, especially June, are covered by most international tournaments. We are forced to work hard even more than ever, but we have a lot of work to do and that task continues,” he said Garber.
Alignment with the international football calendar can also help raise the paper of MLS In the global sign market-dominate of large summer movements — which is near the middle of the period of MLS.
Investing in the club
However this process is in a phase of exploration of th -2 after approved of Council of owned by club.
On the other hand, critics warn that markets with cold climates, such as Minnesota, Chicago, Toronto and MontrealThey can be negatively affected. Any calendar adjustment can force these franchises to make significant infrastructure investments, such as heated game surfaces and covered training exercises.
Source: La Verdad
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