MLS announces ‘sprint season’ schedule, with accommodations for cold-weather locales - 南宫体育

• Season will begin on 19 February in Miami

• MLS Cup due to be played on Memorial Day weekend

• Decision Day lands on 8 May

Major League Soccer’s 2027 “sprint season” will begin on 19 February, with MLS Cup taking place during Memorial Day weekend at the end of May.

The stopgap half-season is a one-off, as the North American league inverts its calendar to align with most top leagues around the world beginning with the 2027-28 season. The nuts and bolts of the change were initially announced in March.