A few days ago The Athletic reported what Major League Soccer’s plan to resume and play the remainder of the 2020 season was.
A tentative plan for MLS to resume its regular season following the conclusion of its Orlando competition has emerged, according to multiple sources.
Details via @jeffrueter and @samstejskal u2935ufe0fhttps://t.co/hJq96HXDaC— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) July 24, 2020Here’s the cliff notes version of the plan:
- Two Stages of play with a total of 18 games between them
- Nashville SC and FC Dallas will make up their missing three games with a series between each other
- Stage one would begin 11 days after the MLS is Back Final (8/22) consisting of six games
- The three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps) would stay in Canada and play amongst themselves
- Stage two would run 9/16 - 11/8 with the remaining 12 games so each team has a total of 23 matches
- The MLS Cup Playoffs would have 9 teams per conference make it in and use a single elimination format finishing on 12/12
Honestly for the most part I actually don’t see many issues with this.