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  "description": "Regular season will run February-April and MLS Cup will be in May.",
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  "textContent": "MLS has unveiled the details of the 2027 “sprint” season that will serve as a bridge to the calendar change that begins with the 2027-28 campaign.\n\nAmong the key details:\n\n  * Each team plays 14 games from February-April, with all of them being intra-conference\n  * Top 8 teams from each conference advance to single-elimination playoffs with MLS Cup final being held in May\n  * Five teams will qualify for 2028 Concacaf Champions Cup\n  * Top 18 qualify for 2028 Leagues Cup\n\n\n\nThis will set up the new calendar, which is scheduled to being in July 2027 when MLS will embark on a summer-to-spring schedule with MLS Cup in May 2028. The league will take a midwinter break from mid-December through early February, with no league matches in January.",
  "title": "MLS unveils details of 2027 ‘sprint’ season",
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