MLS All-Stars Divided Over League’s Potential Calendar Change
The post MLS All-Stars Divided Over League’s Potential Calendar Change appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. LAFC goalie Hugo Lloris tries to clear a path for a free kick during a match against Real Salt Lake … More in March 2024. Getty Images The MLS Board of Governors will hold their annual meeting during MLS All-Star Week on Wednesday prior to the 2025 MLS All-Star Game which pits the league’s top stars against LigaMX stars at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. The biggest topic on the agenda for club owners is the potential adoption of the fall-to-spring international soccer calendar utilized by the majority of leagues around the world, particularly the big five in Europe: Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1. With the MLS announcing in April that the Board of Governors authorized a “second phase of exploration into a potential move to the international soccer calendar” and that “any potential changes would not take effect until the 2027 season at the earliest,” it’s unlikely a decision will be made this week in Austin. MLS All-Stars seemed equally divided on the benefits and potential drawbacks of the switch, which would move the MLS season from February-to-December to July/August to May/June. “For me as a player, I think it would be very beneficial being on the same calendar as Europe and the whole world,” Nashville SC forward Hany Mukhtar said. “We’re all the same. We all play the same sport and in my opinion, we should all be on the same calendar. We have the same rules, so we should have the same calendar.” “I just love playing games so whenever we’re playing doesn’t really matter to me,” Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Sebastian Berhalter said. “I think eventually you want to get to that European calendar, but then you’re also competing in the market with everyone. When we end our season, that’s their winter…
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LAFC goalie Hugo Lloris tries to clear a path for a free kick during a match against Real Salt Lake … More in March 2024. Getty Images The MLS Board of Governors will hold their annual meeting during MLS All-Star Week on Wednesday prior to the 2025 MLS All-Star Game which pits the league’s top stars against LigaMX stars at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. The biggest topic on the agenda for club owners is the potential adoption of the fall-to-spring international soccer calendar utilized by the majority of leagues around the world, particularly the big five in Europe: Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1. With the MLS announcing in April that the Board of Governors authorized a “second phase of exploration into a potential move to the international soccer calendar” and that “any potential changes would not take effect until the 2027 season at the earliest,” it’s unlikely a decision will be made this week in Austin. MLS All-Stars seemed equally divided on the benefits and potential drawbacks of the switch, which would move the MLS season from February-to-December to July/August to May/June. “For me as a player, I think it would be very beneficial being on the same calendar as Europe and the whole world,” Nashville SC forward Hany Mukhtar said. “We’re all the same. We all play the same sport and in my opinion, we should all be on the same calendar. We have the same rules, so we should have the same calendar.” “I just love playing games so whenever we’re playing doesn’t really matter to me,” Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Sebastian Berhalter said. “I think eventually you want to get to that European calendar, but then you’re also competing in the market with everyone. When we end our season, that’s their winter…
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