Report: MLS to Drastically Change Playoff and Regular Season Schedule

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY SportsI’ve been complaining about the playoff structure in Major League Soccer for years. It’s good to hear that MLS Commissioner Don Garber and other high level members of the league read The Blue Testament.

According to Miki Turner of The Athletic, major changes are on their way to the MLS Cup Playoffs and by extension the regular season schedule. According to sources that spoke with Turner, starting in 2019, the league will look to ensure the playoffs end by the FIFA International Break that lands in early or mid-November. The one we are currently suffering through.

By moving the MLS Cup Final up to early/mid November, the league would avoid the two week lull that…