Major League Soccer is aligning its schedule with the rest of the world. Here’s why.

Professional soccer in the United States aligning with the rest of the world?

However, it is with the announcement late Thursday that Major League Soccer will align its calendar beginning in summer 2027 to a traditional calendar akin to the world’s top leagues.

Typically, that timeline runs from August to May with championship dates held in May. In addition to the shift in timeline, the league also announced that the move could mean yet another change to its playoff structure, a configuration that seems to change almost annually at this point.

MLS commissioner Don Garber described the move as “one of the most important decisions in our history,” given that the league

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