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MLS announces key 2027 'Sprint Season' matches ahead of calendar shift

Global Published 29 October 2026, 12:10 · archived 29 Oct 2026

Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will kick off Major League Soccer’s 2027 “Sprint Season” when they face Cincinnati on February 19, launching ​the league’s transition to a traditional autumn-to-spring calendar. The standalone match ‌at Nu Stadium in Miami will begin a truncated 14-game regular season and playoff tournament designed to bridge the gap as MLS shifts away ​from its traditional summer schedule to align with Europe’s top ​leagues. The schedule, previewed on Apple TV’s “MLS Countdown,” emphasizes weekly ⁠rivalry matchups. Among the headline games announced, LA Galaxy will ​host Los Angeles...

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