Major League Soccer is changing its schedule to start in summer and end in spring, starting in 2027.

The move, approved Thursday by the league's board of governors, means the MLS season will kick off in mid-July and run through April with playoffs and the championship game being played in May.

This season, games began in February and playoffs started in mid-October. The MLS Cup final is set to be played on Dec. 6.

The new schedule will include a winter break from mid-December through to the beginning or middle of February, with no games being played in January, and another break in part of June and July when many international competitions are played.

"Today our owners made a decision that I think is one of the most important in our league's history," commissioner Don Garber said at a

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