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MLS Unveils 2022 Schedule With Earliest Start Date Ever — Here’s How It’ll Work

MLS officially released its 2022 schedule on Wednesday, highlighted by the earliest start in league history to account for the year-ending World Cup.

At 28 teams with the addition of expansion Charlotte FC, the season will begin Saturday, Feb. 26 with nine games. D.C. United will play host to Charlotte FC's debut on the league's opening day.

El Balón 2022 De La Liga MX Es Una Siesta En Comparación Al Que Tendrá La MLS

Si la idea es llevar la rivalidad entre México y Estados Unidos hasta el más mínimo detalle, hoy podemos decir que en el 2022 la Liga MX ya pierde 0-1.

Esto solamente basado a la hora de comparar los balones con que se jugarán cada una de las competencias. Sí, puede ser un elemento pequeño y superficial, pero al mismo tiempo sus estrenos y conceptos exhiben las diferencias a la hora de intentar vender el producto más allá de sus fronteras.

Timbs Overpower The Timbers — NYCFC Overcomes Horrific Blown Call To Win Club’s First MLS Cup

New York City FC lifted MLS Cup for the first time in the club’s six-year history on Saturday after tying Portland 1-1 and defeating the Timbers 4-2 on penalty kicks. The Timbers were heavy favorites heading into the final, but the traveling NYCFC supporters pulled out their secret weapon: the timbs.

One of the biggest talking points of the game was the horrific blown call in the final seconds during the build-up of Portland’s equalizer. NYCFC was seconds from lifting its first title when Larrys Mabiala clearly fouled Maxime Chanot. Felipe Mora then put home the equalizer.

CBS Is Ready For MLS Cup Featuring Porto And New York City FC

CBS doesn’t have the broadcasting rights for MLS Cup and apparently couldn’t give less of a damn about who is playing. I was double-checking which channel was showing the game and clicked on the preview done by CBS.

Timbers Leaning On Home-Field Advantage In MLS Cup vs. NYCFC

Portland head coach Giovanni Savarese said he expects the raucous Timbers fanbase to give his team a major boost when they take on visiting New York City FC in the MLS Cup Final on Saturday.

The team's mascot, the chainsaw-wielding 'Timber Joey,' slices a piece off of a giant tree every time Portland scores, and Savarese said he expects his side to cut NYCFC down too.

"I believe so, 100 percent," he told reporters when asked if his team would claim the franchise's second Cup at Providence Park.

Charlotte FC Unveils First Kit; Or Maybe It’s Just An Arsenal Shirt With An Identity Crisis

What would you get if you combined Arsenal and Manchester City? Well, you certainly wouldn’t get the new MLS team in North Carolina in terms of quality on the pitch, but you might get the inaugural Charlotte FC uniform, which was unveiled this week.

Charlotte FC begins play in Major League Soccer in 2022 as the 28th franchise. Do we need a 28th franchise in MLS? Questionable. Does The18 need more soccer jerseys to wear? Always. So without further ado:

New MLS Academy League To Feature 20 MLS Affiliates And Jamie Vardy’s Team

Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy, co-owner of re-founded U.S. club Rochester NY FC, has told Reuters the team will play in the newly-formed lower division MLS NEXT Pro division next season.

Major League Soccer has created a 21 team league in order to give academy players experience of competitive action before they become first team players in MLS.

Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe Among Nominees For U.S. Soccer’s Player Of The Year

U.S. Soccer announced the nominees for its wide range of 2021 Player of the Year awards, and voting is open now for fans until Dec. 12. The finalists for the awards highlight where the men’s and women’s national teams are right now, and they’re clearly not in the same place.

Missing 6 Starters Through COVID, Philly Suffers Crushing Last-Minute Heartbreak To NYCFC

That’s the Eastern Conference final decided then, and it’ll live long in the memory as one of the most batshit crazy games in MLS playoff history from build-up to finish.  

Clock Strikes Midnight On RSL’s Cinderella Story With Two Of The Clunkiest Timber Goals

MLS Cup is returning to Portland as the Timbers played spoiler to Real Salt Lake’s incredible Cinderella story with a 2-0 victory in the Western Conference Final on Saturday night. Portland finished the regular season with more points (55) than NYCFC (51) and the Philadelphia Union (54) meaning the final will be hosted in Portland.

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