MLS’ schedule changed to allow international play, creating a longer offseason

The Major League Soccer season is nigh. And if it’s felt like an elongated amount of time since you’ve seen your favorite team in action, you’re mostly right.MLS tweaked its schedule before the start of last season in an effort to solve some problems it had with momentum, particularly in the playoffs. The league went to an all-knockout postseason format and moved up the end of the regular season by about a month to avoid the November FIFA break.But the consequence of those chan