MLS regular season to pause for FIFA World Cup 2026 hosted in North America 2026 MLS season highlighted by opening of Inter Miami CF’s new home at Miami Freedom Park

Major League Soccer unveiled its full 2026 regular-season schedule on Wednesday, locking in a historic calendar shaped around the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup — and delivering one of the most

The MLS board of governors voted Thursday to align with the international soccer calendar by shifting the regular season to a summer to spring campaign beginning in 2027.

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MLS will pause after matches on May 24 and return to action on July 16, three days before the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The league's season had concluded before the December 2022 World Cup, but MLS went on just a nine-day hiatus in 2018, owing largely to the USMNT 's failure to qualify for that tournament.

WASHINGTON — Don Garber said it when MLS announced its switch to a winter-centric schedule a few weeks ago, and he said it again Thursday at his State of the League address. The commissioner knows as well as anyone that the league needs to not just change when it plays,

The Crew will start the 2026 season on the West Coast on Feb. 21 before returning to Columbus for their home opener on March 7.

FC Cincinnati will begin its 34-game regular season schedule on Feb. 21 against Atlanta United FC at TQL Stadium. Major League Soccer announced the full 2026 regular season schedule for FC Cincinnati.

Major League Soccer today shared details for media activities and availabilities around 2025 MLS Cup presented by Audi. In addition to team trainings and community events, MLS will host pre-match press conferences with head coaches and select players at Chase Stadium on Thursday,

Should MLS reach that point, Garber would not be involved in a Commissioner capacity. The New York City native has led the league since 1999 and signed on in 2024 to remain in the role through 2027, before MLS adopts the new schedule in 2027–28.