The United States Major League Soccer (MLS) begins the most important stage of its brief history with the arrival of the Argentine star Lionel Messiwhich will mark a before and after for the contest that began in 1996.
The MLS has 29 teams, 26 from the United States and three from CanadaMeanwhile in 2025 the number 30 will be added, San Diego, after starting with just ten founding franchises.
How the clubs are divided
The clubs are divided into two conferences, 15 in the East and 14 in the Westand compete in the regular phase of 34 dates that will end on October 21: the Inter Miami sits last in their zone after collecting just 18 points in 21 games.
The eighth and ninth seed from each conference they will face a match to define the 16 teams that will advance to the Playoffs.
In this instance, the first round will be played for the best of three games and the following qualifiers will be played in a duel on the field of the best ranked in the regular phase, just like the final that It will take place on December 9.
Messi’s participation in the Leagues Cup
Besides the MLS, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will also participate in the League CupOf 2July 1 to August 19, that will feature teams from the league of United States plus those of Mexico.
Finally, in the current season the team from Rosario will seek the title in the US Open Cupgiven that on August 23 they will play the semifinals against FC Cincinnati in order to purchase a ticket to the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup to have a chance of qualifying Club World Cup.
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