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MLS Moves Start Of Season Back Two Weeks To April 17

MLS pushed back the start of its '21 regular season from April 3 to April 17. The league's announcement comes on the heels of MLS and the MLSPA ratifying a new CBA through the '27 season. The season "will see each of the league's 27 clubs play 34 matches." Other major dates "already established for the regular season are not expected to change" (ESPN.com, 2/10).

MLS Commissioner Don Garber said that the "full league schedule should come out in early March," and a date for "teams to open training camp should come soon." Garber also said that the league is considering allowing teams that are scheduled to participate in the Concacaf Champions League "an earlier start to training camp." Garber "isn’t confident that teams will be able to host large groups of fans in stadiums for most of the season" (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITION, 2/10).

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