Major League Soccer appears on the cusp of some major changes.

Team owners are expected to vote on Thursday on moving the MLS to a fall-spring calendar — bringing the league in line with top leagues in Europe — and changing the competition format to a single-table system from its current two-conference system, The Athletic reported Wednesday.

The MLS board is scheduled to meet in Palm Beach, Florida.

The game balls lined up on the sidelines before the MLS NEXT Pro Cup Final between New York Red Bulls and the Colorado Rapids at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Nov. 8, 2025. MLS via Getty Images

The calendar change has been a topic of conversation around MLS for some time now. It would mean that the season would run from mid-to-late July or August through April.

The playoffs would take

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