Main League Soccer has launched particulars of its 2027 “dash season,” the shortened marketing campaign it’ll use to facilitate the league’s calendar shift.
The dash season will see every staff play a 14-game common season from February to April, with eight groups from every convention advancing to the playoffs in Might.
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From there, the playoffs will proceed in a single-elimination bracket match that can conclude with the 2027 MLS Cup.
Since its inception in 1996, MLS has adopted a spring-to-fall calendar however beginning subsequent 12 months, the that can align it with a lot of the world’s prime leagues.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Mar. 18, 2026: Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF celebrates with teammate Sergio Reguilon #3 of Inter Miami CF after scoring his staff’s first aim through the CONCACAF Champions Cup Spherical of 16 Second Leg match between Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Messi, the Argentine World Cup champion, scored his 900th aim for membership and nation in Inter MiamiÕs match towards Nashville SC.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Mar. 18, 2026: Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF celebrates with teammate Sergio Reguilon #3 of Inter Miami CF after scoring his staff’s first aim through the CONCACAF Champions Cup Spherical of 16 Second Leg match between Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Messi, the Argentine World Cup champion, scored his 900th aim for membership and nation in Inter MiamiÕs match towards Nashville SC.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Dec. 6, 2025: Lionel Messi lifts the Philip F. Anschutz trophy after Inter Miami’s win in 2025 MLS Cup. Messi was named the sport’s MVP within the 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Nov. 29, 2025:Lionel Messi and Tomas Aviles have a good time with the trophy after profitable the Jap Convention closing towards New York Metropolis FC at Chase Stadium on in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Nov. 8, 2025: Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring towards Nashville SC throughout a first-round playoff recreation at Chase Stadium. Messi scored two objectives as Inter Miami prevailed, 4-0, in Sport 3 of the best-of-three sequence to advance to the Jap Convention semifinals.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Nov. 5, 2025: Lionel Messi holds the “key to the town” that he acquired from Miami mayor Francis Suarez on the American Enterprise Discussion board on the Kaseya Heart in Miami.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Oct. 24, 2025: Lionel Messi scores a aim off a header towards Nashville SC through the first half of a Spherical 1 playoff recreation at Chase Stadium. Messi scored two objectives as Inter Miami received the primary recreation of a best-of-three sequence, 3-1.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Oct. 24, 2025: MLS commissioner Don Garber presents the league’s Golden Boot award for essentially the most objectives scored through the common season to Lionel Messi earlier than a playoff recreation towards Nashville SC at Chase Stadium. Messi led MLS with 29 objectives scored through the 2025 season.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Sept. 24, 2025: Lionel Messi celebrates his aim towards New York Metropolis FC at Citi Subject. Messi scored two objectives in Inter Miami’s 4-0 win.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
July 5, 2025: Lionel Messi celebrates together with his Inter Miami teammate after scoring a aim towards CF Montreal through the first half at Saputo Stadium. Messi had two objectives in Inter Miami’s 4-1 win.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
June 29, 2025: Lionel Messi is consoled by Paris Saint-Germain’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia throughout Inter Miami’s 4-0 loss to PSG within the Spherical of 16 of the FIFA Membership World Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Might 31, 2025: Lionel Messi scores a aim towards the Columbus Crew at Chase Stadium. Messi scored two objectives in Inter Miami’s 5-1 win.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Might 3, 2025: Lionel Messi celebrates with Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez (9) after scoring a aim towards the New York Pink Bulls at Chase Stadium. Inter Miami received the sport, 4-1.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
April 9, 2025: Lionel Messi scores towards Los Angeles FC through the first half at Chase Stadium. Messi scored twice within the recreation as Inter Miami went on to defeat LAFC, 3-2 on combination, of their Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal matchup.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
March 16, 2025: Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a aim towards Atlanta United throughout Inter Miami’s 2-1 win at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Feb. 22, 2025: Lionel Messi (10) controls the ball through the MLS season-opening weekend match towards New York Metropolis FC at Chase Stadium. Inter Miami tied NYCFC, 2-2, within the recreation.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Nov. 9, 2024: Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after Inter Miami’s first-round playoff loss to Atlanta United at Chase Stadium.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Oct. 2, 2024: Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a aim towards the Columbus Crew through the first half at Decrease.com Subject. Messi scored twice in Inter Miami’s 3-2 win, which clinched the MLS Supporters’ Protect.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Sept. 14, 2024: Lionel Messi celebrates a aim scored towards the Philadelphia Union at Chase Stadium. Messi scored two objectives within the 3-1 Inter Miami win.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
April 27, 2024: Lionel Messi makes an attempt a nook kick towards the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium. Messi scored two objectives in Inter Miami’s 4-1 win. A crowd of 65,612 confirmed up at Gillette Stadium, setting a New England Revolution residence attendance document (earlier excessive: 61,316 for 2002 MLS Cup).
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
April 20, 2024: Lionel Messi shakes arms with the officers after the sport towards Nashville SC at Chase Stadium. Messi scored two objectives in Inter Miami’s 3-1 win.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
April 6, 2024: Lionel Messi and the Colorado Rapids’ Kimani Stewart-Baynes (27) battle for the ball through the second half at Chase Stadium. Messi scored a aim for Inter Miami in a 2-2 draw.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
March 13, 2024: Lionel Messi celebrates with Luis Suarez after scoring a aim towards Nashville SC through the second leg of a Concacaf Champions Cup Spherical of 16 match. Inter Miami received the sport, 3-1, and superior on combination 5-3, to the quarterfinals.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
March 2, 2024: Lionel Messi talks to the media after Inter Miami’s 5-0 win towards Orlando Metropolis at Chase Stadium. Messi scored two objectives within the win.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Feb. 25, 2024: Lionel Messi scores an equalizing aim previous Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy through the second half at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park. Messi’s aim salvaged a 1-1 draw for Inter Miami on the highway in Carson, California.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Feb. 21, 2024: Lionel Messi reacts after a 2-0 season-opening win over Actual Salt Lake at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Nov. 10, 2023: Lionel Messi poses with the Ballon d’Or trophy earlier than Inter Miami’s pleasant towards New York Metropolis at DRV PNK Stadium.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Sept. 20, 2023: Lionel Messi locations the captains armband on defender DeAndre Yedlin after being subbed off through the first half of Inter Miami’s 4-0 win over Toronto FC at DRV PNK Stadium.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Sept. 3, 2023: Lionel Messi and Los Angeles FC’s Mateusz Bogusz (19) battle for the ball through the second half of Inter Miami’s 3-1 win at BMO Stadium.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Aug. 30, 2023: Inter Miami’s DeAndre Yedlin (2) and Lionel Messi hoist the Leagues Cup trophy earlier than the sport towards Nashville SC at DRV PNK Stadium.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Aug. 26, 2023: Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring a aim towards the New York Pink Bulls with teammate Benjamin Cremaschi (30) through the second half at Pink Bull Enviornment. Inter Miami received, 2-0, in what was Messi’s first MLS regular-season recreation.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Aug. 23, 2023: Lionel Messi celebrates with Facundo Farias (11) after defeating FC Cincinnati in penalty kicks within the U.S. Open Cup semifinals at TQL Stadium.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Aug. 19, 2023: Messi through the trophy ceremony for the Leagues Cup Championship match.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Aug. 19, 2023: Messi waves after profitable the Leagues Cup closing towards Nashville.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Aug. 15, 2023: Messi reacts after scoring towards the Philadelphia Union. Inter Miami received the Leagues Cup semifinal, 4-1.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Aug. 11, 2023: Messi celebrates after scoring towards Charlotte FC within the Leagues Cup quarterfinals.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Aug. 6, 2023: Lionel Messi scores in penalty kicks towards FC Dallas in a Leagues Cup Spherical of 16 knockout recreation.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Aug. 6, 2023: Messi celebrates a aim towards FC Dallas with teammate Jordi Alba.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
Aug. 2, 2023: Lionel Messi scores a aim previous Orlando Metropolis SC goalkeeper Pedro Gallese through the Leagues Cup.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
July 25, 2023: Lionel Messi celebrates a aim towards Atlanta United through the Leagues Cup.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
July 21, 2023: Lionel Messi celebrates scoring a game-winning aim towards Cruz Azul through the Leagues Cup opener.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
July 21, 2023: Lionel Messi celebrates a aim towards Cruz Azul within the Leagues Cup opener.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
July 16, 2023: Lionel Messi was launched as a Miami participant at an occasion at DRV PNK Stadium.
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Lionel Messi in MLS: Photographs from soccer star’s tenure with Inter Miami
July 16, 2023: Lionel Messi was launched as a Miami participant at an occasion at DRV PNK Stadium.
The 2026 marketing campaign will function as typical and will likely be adopted by the dash season, which is able to lead into the 2027-28 season that can kick off in July and finish with the 2028 MLS Cup in Might.
Although the dash season will likely be truncated, it is going to be thought of a totally legitimate MLS marketing campaign, crowning a league champion and figuring out qualification for the 2028 Concacaf Champions Cup and 2028 Leagues Cup.
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The 2027 dash common season will consist solely of intra-conference play. Groups will face every of their 14 convention opponents as soon as — seven matches at residence and 7 matches away.