With the playoffs less than a week away, let’s revisit why the MLS Cup Playoffs are broken and see if we can’t come up with some solutions.
Playoffs Should Still be on the Weekend
It’s gotten better than last year, but the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs are scheduled to start on Halloween. That’s a Wednesday, with games also being played the following Thursday. That’s the Knockout Round of the playoffs, being played three for four days after the regular season ends. The season started March 3rd. It will end on October 28th. That’s nearly eight months, then they are playing the first four games just days later.