Major League Soccer announced on Monday that the league will play a full 34-game schedule, which will kick off on April 3.
The regular season will run from April through November 7, with the playoffs scheduled to begin November 19 and end with MLS Cup on December 11.
Also back on the schedule are the MLS All-Star Game, Campeones Cup and Leagues Cup during the late summer, while MLS clubs will also feature in the U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship and CONCACAF Champions League throughout 2021.
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With the start of the 2021 season, MLS will see the introduction of the league's 27th club, Austin FC, which will compete in the Western Conference, making them the conference's 13th team compared to the East's 14.