MLS Unveils 2026 Regular-Season Schedule

Major League Soccer unveiled its 2026 regular-season schedule on Thursday, marking the final full campaign under the league's current winter-to-fall format before a shift to align with international calendars. The 34-match season for each of the league's 30 teams begins February 21 with all clubs in action, highlighted by Los Angeles FC hosting Lionel Messi's Inter Miami at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The schedule features 17 home and 17 away games per team, with clubs facing conference opponents twice and six cross-conference foes once each. Play will pause from May 25 to July 16 to accommodate the expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup, hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19. The tournament's final is set for July 19 at MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, New Jersey, with several MLS venues, including those in Vancouver, Toronto, Seattle, Los Angeles and Miami, serving as host sites. League matches resume July 16 and 17, just before the World Cup's third-place game and final, including key fixtures such as CF Montréal versus Toronto FC and LA Galaxy versus LAFC.

Inter Miami will start with five consecutive road games before inaugurating...