MLS commissioner Don Garber attends a press conference in July 2025 Stacy Revere

Major League Soccer will change its competition schedule to align with the world's top football leagues, shifting to a North American summer to spring schedule in 2027, MLS said on Thursday.

The MLS season currently runs from late February to early December, in

Starting with the 2027-2028 campaign, the competition will begin in July and crown its champion in May, the league said in a statement.

The new calendar, similar that of European leagues, also in

Before implementing the new calendar, the MLS will organize a transition season from February to May 2027, with a regular season of 14 matches and followed by playoffs.

Among other implications, the change will allow the MLS transfer window to align wit

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