Major League Soccer announced key details Thursday regarding the 2027 "Sprint Season."

The truncated campaign will see every team play 14 matches from Feb. 19 until the end of the regular season on May 8. That will be followed by the playoffs with eight teams from each conference qualifying for a single-elimination tournament, and the Eastern and Western Conference champions meeting for the MLS Cup on Memorial Day Weekend.

MLS is instituting the Sprint Season for 2027 so it can transition into a summer-to-spring schedule in 2027-28, much like the top European leagues.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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