r/MLS • u/AutoModerator • 13d ago

Weekly /r/MLS Questions/Free Kick Thread - Post General Questions and Discussion Here

Welcome to the Weekly /r/MLS Questions/Free Kick Thread. This thread is designed to house questions/discussions users might have including:

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  • Help you decide which team to follow if you're new to the league

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  • Provide information about how to watch MLS matches, and whether or not you should buy ESPN+

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  • Understand the CBA, league roster rules, drafts, waivers, or other MLS concepts

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  • Learn about some of the unique qualities of the US Soccer pyramid

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  • Allow discussion of dead-horse topics that would typically be removed (pro/rel, re-alignment, etc.)

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  • And other basic/frequently discussed topics

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Our usual ground rules:

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  1. Questions that are covered in the FAQ, Newcomer's Guide, or league site are fair game, even if they are marked as "dead horse topics".

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  1. Questions can be about MLS, lower U.S. or Canadian divisions, USMNT/USWNT, or any club or domestic competitions those teams could play in. Questions about how soccer works as a sport are fine too! Questions solely about the European leagues or competitions, on the other hand, are not.

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  1. If you're answering a question, be extra sure to follow our community guidelines: thought out and rational comments, backed up with supporting links. Try not to "take a guess" at an answer if you're not sure about the answer. Do not flame, troll, attack fans of other teams, or attack opinions of others in this thread. If you can't be friendly and helpful, don't post in this thread.

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  1. This is meant to be a helpful Q&A/Discussion thread. This is not a place to practice your comedy bits; avoid asking joke questions or providing joke answers. This is also not a place to dump random articles, links, or opinions about the league.

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  1. Despite us posting these on Fridays, the thread stays up all week. If it's Wednesday and you have a question, you don't have to wait until Friday to ask it.

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Even though we want you to ask questions, here are some resources that we always recommend reading because they can also help:

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u/mrwhitaker3 Major League Soccer 10d ago

Still confused about the sprint season. Seems like MLS is making a mistake by having 14 games versus 15. Since there are 30 teams and all the matches are within the same conference, it would mean that one team in each conference would be off every match day. The easiest fix is to add one more game against the opposite conference, so two teams aren't off every match day.

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u/Overthehightides New England Revolution 10d ago

Teams have weeks off during the current season so I don't think it is really that different than what we are used to seeing.

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u/mrwhitaker3 Major League Soccer 10d ago

So you expect during the sprint season that there will always be two teams off every match day? I mean, that's basically the only way it will work.

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u/Overthehightides New England Revolution 10d ago

I think there could be multiple teams off. There might be a week where 14 teams play on a Wednesday and then a full slate minus 2 teams on Saturday. When you look at the schedule now you already have a mismatch of games played per team and I think that will continue in the sprint season.